Milan shone in the Champions League recently, eliminated Napoli, and also defeated them heavily in Serie A (4-0), but apart from that, everything was below expectations. In the past month and a half, apart from those successes against Napoli, Milan did everything else poorly. Rossoneri had a series of setbacks and lost points against Salernitana, Udinese, Bologna, Empoli… Milan squandered a total of nine points in those matches and brought into question the placement in the next season’s Champions League, and therefore the financial perspective of the club.2 – Rafael Leão is the second Portuguese 🇵🇹 player to score more than 10 goals in two consecutive seasons in Serie A, after Cristiano Ronaldo (21 in 2018/19, 31 in 2019/20 and 29 in 2020/21). Continuity.#MilanLecce pic.twitter.com/FJDpLeX5pK— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) April 23, 2023 Today, Milan looked like Milan from the Champions League, but this time in Serie A. And that means safe defense and a superior Rafa Leao. On the wings of the elusive Portuguese, the Rossoneri defeated Lecce 2:0 at the San Siro and remained in the fifth position, which was briefly taken over by Inter. From the first minute it was visible that Leao was in a good mood and smiling. And when that’s the case, even stronger teams than Lecce can’t stop him… Tonali had the first chance, then Teo Hernandez almost forced a penalty, but VAR still corrected the referee’s mistake. Lecce also had a great chance through Banda, who hit the goal frame. But that’s all they showed today.Rafael Leão’s all-time stats for AC Milan at the age of 23:☑️156 games⚽️40 goals🅰️33 assistsGrande Rafa. 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/vAQnrFBtx2— Football Talent Scout – Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) April 23, 2023 In the 40th minute, Leao scored one of his two goals. Tonali crossed, and Leao showed that he can be dangerous even in the air. He jumped higher than everyone else and headed the ball into the net. The Portuguese continued to play football, he was also selfish in one great chance when he mixed up the defense of his rival, but soon redeemed himself. In his own style. He took the ball in Milan’s half and broke through like a high-speed train. He recently assisted in the same way in Naples, and now he went all the way and scored a goal. It’s amazing how dominant and elusive he is to rivals when he gets his head on and is in the mood to play. With two goals, he solved the question of the winner, continued his great form and brought Milan very important three points.SERIE A – ROUND 31FridayVerona – Bologna 2-1 (1-0)/Verdi 45+6 pen, 62 – Dominguez 90+4/SaturdaySalernitana – Sassuolo 2-0 (1-0)/Pirola 9, Dia 20/Lazio – Torino 0-1 (0-1)/Ilic 43/Sampdoria – Spezia 1-1 (1-0)/Amione 23 – Verde 59/SundayEmpoli – Inter 0-3 (0-0)/Lukaku 48, 76, Lautaro 88/Monza – Fiorentina 3-2 (2-2)/Biraghi 26(og), Motta 43, Pessina 59 – Koumate 8, Saponara 13/Udinese – Cremonese 3-0 (3-0)/Samardzic 2, Perez 27, Success 36/Milan – Lecce 2-0 (1-0)/Leao 40, 74/21:45: (2.85) Juventus (3.20) Napoli (2.81)Monday21:45: (2.50) Atalanta (3.40) Roma (3.10)***odds are subject to change***
