This evening Milan vs Atalanta will be played, a very important clash that could either relaunch the Rossoneri and its "new" 3-4-3 in view of Europe, or condemn it once and for all to a disappointing end of the season. Just as Sergio Conceição’s team will be playing for a lot, for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side too the stakes are high, which is why both coaches will rely on their stars to bring home 3 crucial points.
Conceição will obviously rely on Rafael Leao, who seems to have overcome once and for all the difficult moments of this season. Confirming this are not only words, but facts and numbers, because in the last seven league matches Milan’s number 10 has recorded two assists and two goals — all away from San Siro, just like the other 5 he had already scored.
And this morning La Gazzetta dello Sport analyzed precisely the difficulties that Rafael Leao would be experiencing this season within the friendly walls. Except for the goals scored in the Champions League and Coppa Italia, in the league the Portuguese has never found the net at San Siro, and in an important and delicate match like today’s against Atalanta, the Rossoneri fans expect to go back to screaming his name at the top of their lungs.
Tonight will also be Leao’s 100th match at San Siro wearing the Milan shirt. So, what better occasion than this one to break a taboo that does nothing but allow the Portuguese's detractors to cling to something to keep targeting him?
