Rafael Leao celebrated his contract renewal in the best possible way, scoring a brace late on against Hellas Verona to earn AC Milan a 3-1 win.
Just as it looked like filtering out to a disappointing draw, Leao unlocked the game. He picked up the ball in midfield and went on a typical surging run through the middle, finishing with a beautiful whipped strike into the bottom corner.
😍 A lovely winning goal
❤️ A hug for Zlatan— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) June 5, 2023
Leao made it 3-1 in the second minute of added time. Again he took possession of the ball inside his own half, playing a one-two with Saelemaekers before dropping both the defender and the goalkeeper to tuck into an empty net.
🥵️ @RafaeLeao7 that is 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀.pic.twitter.com/dxYW04w7js
— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) June 4, 2023
How can a person can suppose to be a Milan fan and not recognize something so plainly obvious, that is to say, that this guy is a truly fantastic player?
I agree completely GreNoLi but I think a lot of the frustrated comments on this site were partly from fears he would go down the Donnarumma / Calhanoglu route and abandon the project.
Now he has renewed (and definitely lower wages than he could have got elsewhere) he’s shown his commitment and there should be no reason for all the hate. He’s still a tad inconsistent but he’s super talented, even Maldini recently called him our best player.
I’m delighted he’s stayed. Forza Milan