Milan recover the best of Rafael Leao in new role | OneFootball

There was a lot of excitement when Massimiliano Allegri took over this summer at Milan, regarding how he might bring the best out of talismanic forward Rafael Leao. A bright pre-season however was followed by a injury and a spell where the player just did not look motivated enough. However that seems to have changed as the Portuguese forward scored twice last night to take his team to a 2-1 victory against Fiorentina. These were his first goals of the season, and they took Milan to the top of the table. Having started as the sole man upfront in this fixture in the first half, Leao struggled. He was forced to do striker duties and could not influence the game much. But with Milan 1-0 down, Allegri brought on striker Santiago Gimenez and allowed Leao to play off him, with more freedom. This second striker role liberated the Portuguese, who then looked like he was at his imposing best. With Christian Pulisic absent, it is highly likely that Allegri sticks with Leao in this role as per calciomercato.com.

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