Rafael Leao, along with Mike Maignan and Olivier Giroud, led AC Milan to an important derby win against Inter last night. The trio was crucial last season and now decided a derby for the first time.
Stefano Pioli’s men dominated large parts of the derby and the 3-2 win was certainly justified, even if Inter made a push for it towards the end. As highlighted by MilanNews, the protagonists of the Scudetto season stepped up.
Maignan made several impressive stops, including an amazing one on Calhanoglu, and Leao found the back of the net twice. Giroud came up big against the city rivals once again as he was assisted by the Portuguese winger for the 2-1 goal.
These three were absolutely crucial for Milan last season and last night, they decided the derby together. Milan is the team to beat this season and the Scudetto certainly wasn’t a one-off achievement: last night’s clash made that very clear.
