This morning La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that there was some concern among the fans when he asked for the substitution, but it was the player himself who reassured everyone right after the match:
"The calf? I took a knock, but everything is fine, I'll be there with Monza, no problem." Stefano Pioli also breathed a sigh of relief as he has always staunchly defended Leao, even when he wasn't scoring but was still decisive with assists and his dribbles.
The goal that the Portuguese player scored against Stade Rennais is a goal with a special flavour because it's the 50th with the Milan shirt (in 192 matches). After the final whistle, Rafa told Sky Sport Italia that he missed scoring goals after a long absence and that while scoring in Europe is nice, 'the league is also important'.
Yesterday's goal also came from an assist by Theo Hernandez, with whom there is a perfect understanding: "Theo makes my game easy. We understand each other well on the field, when he has the ball I already know what to do. Giroud goes to the near post, I go to that area near the penalty spot. It's easy to play with players like that, I'm lucky to have such teammates", as told by Leao.
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