In this morning's print edition, La Gazzetta dello Sport highlighted AC Milan's wingers, Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic, asserting that they form the most formidable duo in Serie A when compared to their counterparts in the league.
With wings spread, AC Milan has taken off towards the championship. Everything went according to the flight plan, meticulously studied this summer by Commander Pioli and the Furlani-Moncada duo in the control tower at Casa Milan: Rafa Leao's bursts of speed were complemented by Christian Pulisic's magic, and the AC Milan club found the rhythm to climb the rankings.
No one like them: because the impact of the American on the start of the Rossoneri's season was simply perfect - two goals in the first two matches against Bologna and Torino - and Rafa's performance was in line with his standards, which means illuminating flashes for Calabria and his teammates: an assist on the second day against Torino, a beautiful goal with an overhead kick "sought for three years" against Roma opened the 2023-24 season for the number 10 of Milan.
AC Milan's Pulisic and Leao sprinted ahead and continued to mark Milan's matches with their class: after eight rounds, the total of goals and assists from the duo is 11. No other pair of attacking wingers have done better in this Serie A: Politano and Kvaratskhelia, an ultra-reliable wing pair after a season together at Napoli, champions of Italy, stop at 8, the same balance as Berardi and Laurienté of Sassuolo; Nico Gonzalez and Brekalo of Fiorentina reach 7; Felipe Anderson and Zaccagni, wingers for Lazio, are at 5.
📸 @Gazzetta_it: "Pulisic - Leao: the souls of Milan. No one is as decisive! Super wings; Pioli flies."
🎯 Pulisic with 572 minutes played in 8 Serie A matches: 1 assist and 4 goals.
🌟 Leao played 558 minutes in 8 Serie A matches: 4 assists and 3 goals.#ForzaMilan 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/YWtcvl0RsD— MilanReports (@MilanReportscom) October 10, 2023
