La Gazzetta dello Sport on newsstands this morning headlines:
"The real Leao is back. Rafa, goal and assist."
The former Lille winger was the best on the field: it was he who opened the scoring with a beautiful curling shot that ended up almost in the top corner, and then also provided a perfect assist for Reijnders’ 4-0 goal, who only had to push the ball into the net.
It had been a while since Leao was this decisive on the pitch—now he will have to confirm himself in the upcoming matches, and above all, in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal against Inter.
Leao appreciates the new formation
In the post-match, the Portuguese star commented on the formation change decided by Sergio Conceição: "How did I feel in the 3-4-3? Very well, I found the movements up front, I created danger, those up front looked for me a lot. The coach found a good strategy both defensively and in attack—we felt comfortable.”
