La Repubblica newspaper in today's edition commented on Rafael Leao's current situation, after failing to leave a strong impact against a 10-man Club Brugge team.
The player is feeling "mlancholic". In fact, in his 23 Champions League matches over 3 and a half seasons, he has scored just 3 goals, a meager tally compared to the likes of Vinicius Jr (who scored a hat-trick yesterday against Borussia Dortmund), Kylian Mbappé, and other prolific scorers.
This perhaps marks the lowest point in the trajectory of a player who has been hyped as a champion for too long. The AC Milan's number 10, in fact, came off after an hour, accompanied by a few whistles, with the score at 1-1.
