There are very few players in the world with the ability to unbalance Rafael Leao’s games. A heel assist of pure genius to give Loftus-Cheek the goal and a gallop into the open field to dribble past the rival goal was enough for the Portuguese to give Milan the victory in their visit to Fiorentina.
Not even Duncan’s great goal to put the momentary tie might stop Hurricane Leao, in a match in which Only the lack of aim of both teams and the good performance of Maignan and Terracciano prevented a goal festivalwith very clear chances for both teams.
Loftus-Cheek scored Milan’s first goal / EFE
With this new victory Milan extends its winning streak to four consecutiveshooting up the table and settling into second place, especially following Juventus’ last-gasp defeat once morest Lazio, with a solitary goal from Marusic.
Pioli’s men already lead Allegri’s men by six pointsalthough Inter, located 11 points behind its neighbor with a game less, continues to seem unreachable.
Leao has fun
Rafael Leao’s performance was outstanding during the 60 minutes he was on the field. He not only scored and assisted, but constantly generated through his speed and dribblingbut neither Chukwueze nor Giroud took advantage of their opportunities.
Despite all his quality, the Portuguese still needs to take a step forward in terms of numbers. This season he has scored 11 goals (only 5 in Serie A) and 10 assistsvery low figures for a player who, due to conditions, might be among the best in the world.
