Even on a beautiful and quiet evening like yesterday for Milan, Rafael Leao he can’t get everyone to agree. In the match won 3-0 against Lecce, played with the captain’s armband on his arm, he didn’t provide a negative performance like other times in the season but he wasn’t among the absolute protagonists either.
However, Corriere dello Sport, just like La Repubblica, rewarded him with a good 7 in his report card: “They captained him for one night to respond to criticism and to make him responsible. He earned the free kick which Milan exploited for the 1-0. He produced the ‘assist for Theo Hernandez’s second goal’.
More severe – along with other newspapers – La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Captain’s armband, launches Theo towards 2-0. He doesn’t shine with consistency and loses too many balls, but when not in possession he seems to fight more.” Between the two visions, TMW ranks with 6.5: “He starts off sleepy despite the captain’s armband. Some wrong passes and a marking from Dorgu that puts him in difficulty. Then he starts surfing as he knows how and scores the assist for the goal by Theo, his vice-captain for the occasion”.
Rafael Leao’s report cards
TMW: 6.5
La Gazzetta dello Sport: 6
Il Corriere dello Sport: 7
Tuttosport: 6
Il Corriere della Sera: 6
The Republic: 7