In the coming days, there will certainly be a lot of discussion not only about Milan’s defeat at Lazio’s stadium, but also about Rafael Leão’s reaction when he was substituted after another disappointing performance from the Portuguese player.
Corriere della Sera wrote this morning: "Rafa came off angrily at Allegri (‘Coach, leave me on, come on, there are 20 minutes left’), but the truth is that his match had already lasted even too long."
After the match, Max Allegri tried to play down the incident:
"He was a bit nervous because there were situations where he could have been served better but wasn’t. There were two possible goal-scoring opportunities and he remained a little upset. These things happen during a match. All the players really wanted to win because, first of all, it would have meant extending the gap over the teams behind us. We have Como six points behind and Juventus seven, if I’m not mistaken. The season is still long. We need to stay calm and do better in those situations where we didn’t perform as well as we should have."
