Leao’s message to Chukwueze, Okafor jokes with Pulisic – Reactions to Milan’s win over Verona | OneFootball

Rafael Leao congratulated Samuel Chukwueze on his first Serie A goal on Sunday, while Noah Okafor joked with Christian Pulisic: ‘I saw you…’

Milan players celebrated their away victory against Hellas Verona on Sunday which helped them cement the second place in the Serie A table.

Samuel Chukwueze scored his first Serie A goal, his third this season, with a left-foot volley. The Nigeria international was praised by his teammate Rafael Leao on Instagram. The Portuguese forward shared a picture of himself hugging Chukwueze after his goal and wrote: ‘My boy.’

USMNT captain Pulisic also took centre stage, finding the net for the fourth consecutive match.

Pulisic scored from a rebound after Verona keeper Lorenzo Montipò had denied Okafor. The Swiss international joked with his teammate on Instagram writing: ‘I saw you’ and sharing a picture of his goal celebration at the Stadio Bentegodi.

Milan are now 14 points below table leaders Inter and three above third-placed Juventus.