Gonçalo Ramos’ stats fuel fears of Milan’s No. 9 curse | OneFootball

New Milan signing Gonçalo Ramos has not registered a single shot on target in his last three games and, against Benfica, lost possession 16 times.

Pressure mounts on Milan striker Gonçalo Ramos, who has only scored one goal in five appearances across all competitions this season.

ITALY – SEPTEMBER 16: AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim issues instructions to his player Goncalo Ramos during the UEFA Europa League 2026/27 League Phase MD1 match between AC Milan and SL Benfica at Stadio San Siro on September 16, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

The Portugal international was highly criticised by Italian media following a 2-0 home loss to Benfica in the Europa League.

TMW reports that Ramos completed his third consecutive game without a shot on target. Furthermore, he only had four touches inside the Benfica box, fewer than Adrie Rabiot was introduced in the second half, and lost possession 16 times.

ITALY – SEPTEMBER 16: Goncalo Ramos of AC Milan looks o during the UEFA Europa League 2026/27 League Phase MD1 match between AC Milan and SL Benfica at Stadio San Siro on September 16, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Ramos joined Milan from PSG last summer for a reported €75m fee including add-ons.

The Rossoneri have been searching for a top-class centre-forward for years, but more often than not, they have failed to secure a truly valuable reinforcement.

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: Filippo Inzaghi of AC Milan during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 21, 2011 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

Arguably, over the past 15 years, only Filippo Inzaghi and Olivier Giroud have truly lived up to the expectations attached to Milan’s iconic No. 9 shirt.

The others include Alexandre Pato, Alessandro Matri, Fernando Torres, Mattia Destro, Luiz Adriano, Gianluca Lapadula, André Silva, Gonzalo Higuaín, Krzysztof Piątek, Mario Mandžukić and Niclas Füllkrug.