Some very important statements from Rafael Leao came from Portugal’s retreat. The Rossoneri striker, interviewed by his Portuguese colleagues in the press conference, declared the following on the relationship with Fonseca: “These things happen. I have nothing against the coach. It’s a resolved issue. I don’t like being on the bench, I like it always help the team. The decisions must be made by the coach. Both in the national team and at Milan, I always try to give my best to help my team.”
There was no need
What happened in October between Leao and Fonseca is there for all to see. Or rather: we are not aware of any discussions or anything of the sort, but the three benches in a row in the championship were well noticed and were more than news. That things had already settled down, however, had already been evident for about ten days, thanks to Leao’s monstrous performance at the “Santiago Bernabeu” against Real Madrid and the beautiful performance – without a team victory – by Cagliari with their personal double . In short: there was almost no need for Leao to confirm the good spirit he had found with the coach.
With Milan
Now the Portuguese’s goal is to continue on the same path, dragging Milan into the noble areas of Serie A and the Champions League: “Regardless of whether I play well or badly, I really like being at Milan. I try to give my best. I don’t think that the national team is an escape route. I feel a lot of trust on both sides. When things don’t go well, people are bound to criticize. I’ve been at Milan for five years and I’ve gotten used to that pressure what I did in the last 2 games I think to the previous matches, I’m thinking about the next one and now about the ones here in the national team. Overall it’s going well, it certainly could go much better because I want to do great things with Milan and with the national team.”