Rafael Leão hears harsh truths: ex-Sporting star struggles at Milan | OneFootball

Rafael Leão returned to the pitch in the Milan - Napoli match, after more than a month's absence due to injury. The forward, who was trained at Sporting, entered the game at the 69th minute, but Massimo Ambrosini believes he added little or nothing to the match, putting his place in the starting eleven at risk.

"Milan was in great difficulty and it's not like he had a big impact. He was there," said the former rossonero midfielder, speaking to DAZN, assuring that the ex-Sporting player didn't show much effort against the current Italian champion.

For Ambrosini, Leão will hardly have a place in Allegri's starting eleven: "Now, the real question is how to integrate him going forward. Pulisic plays. Leão had two training sessions, I wouldn't be surprised if he waits a bit more at the Juventus Stadium."

"But the question remains open. We need to see how Leão will adapt to this game system, which is now a certainty for Milan," assured Ambrosini, believing it's possible that the player trained at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy may lose his starting position this season.

Rafael Leão made his debut in the main team of Sporting in the 2017/18 season, by decision of Jorge Jesus. In that game, the now Portuguese international scored a goal in the Classic against Porto, at the Estádio do Dragão. His stay at the Alvalade Club did not end in the best way, as in the summer of 2018, he unilaterally terminated his contract with the green and whites, after the attack on the Academy, signing for Lille for free.

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