Rafael Leão in hot water! Ex-Sporting booed in Milan - Udinese (Video) | OneFootball

A night to forget for Milan, and also for Rafael Leão, who suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat this Saturday at San Siro against Udinese, in a Serie A Matchday 32 clash. The Udine side got revenge for the result in the first half of the season.

On the former Sporting player’s return to the starting XI, Allegri’s side fell behind in the 27th minute. Zaniolo did well, Atta crossed, and the ball took a deflection off Bartesaghi before ending up in Maignan’s net. Udinese then doubled their lead in the 37th minute. Zaniolo produced a superb cross from the right and Ekkelenkamp turned it into the back of the net, leaving Milan’s fans in silence.

In the second half, Udinese wrapped things up in the 71st minute as Milan showed little resistance. Atta drove forward toward goal and fired home with his right foot to make it 3-0. It was all far too easy, and Maignan did not even react to the midfielder’s shot.

After already taking off Pulisic and Modric, Allegri substituted Rafael Leão - who once again came in for criticism - in the 77th minute, bringing on Loftus-Cheek. The Portuguese international forward left the pitch to a chorus of whistles, greeting the Italian coach after coming off.

With this defeat, Milan remain on 63 points in third place in Serie A, and could see Napoli and Inter pull even further clear at the top, while Como and Juventus may close in on the podium places. Moving in the opposite direction, Udinese reach 43 points and climb to 10th place.

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