Rafael Leao, 21 years of age, has much potential that he did not manage to express fully in a consistent basis. The talent is there, but it seems like something is missing for the Portuguese forward in order to make him unleash all his power regularly whenever he's on the pitch.
The leap from Ligue 1 to Serie A football is surely never an easy one, reports Tuttosport in today's edition. But the player had many opportunities shown his way by Stefano Pioli who always defended him and made sure to encourage him. However, the young player did not take advantage of that very well.
The newspaper draws a comparison between an old acquaintance for all Rossoneri fans who happens to be M'baye Niang. The 26 year-old is currently playing for Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia on loan from Stade Rennais.
Like it or not, the two players seem to have a similar history and the same unspoken strength. Milan's hope, of course, is that Rafa will not retrace the career of the Franco-Senegalese player.
