He was the most awaited because he took the place of Leao, Noah Okafor he was also the most negative in Bratislava in the 3-2 of Milan against Slovan. For La Gazzetta dello Sport is a 5: “He starts and looks for one-on-ones without breaking through. Some successful dribbling without making the decisive play. Out at the end of the first half.” Same vote for TMW: “He puts Leao back on the bench, it’s his chance to restore uncertainty to the hierarchies. A missed opportunity, however: only involved at times, in situations where he could have an impact he never manages to do so.” However, the Corriere dello Sportwho gives him a 4: “He should have rested Leao, but Rafa comes on at the start of the second half because he doesn’t make a right one: he never skips the man and doesn’t come back properly.”
The substance doesn’t change either Tuttosportwho beat him with a 4.5: “The one in Bratislava was an exam. Not only did he fail it, but he made everyone agree on his current inconsistency”. The Corriere della Sera he motivates the 4 like this: “From the great chance to the great flop. He walks for a while, slow and distracted, until Fonseca decides that he has had enough. A ghost, one of those who aren’t scary.” Finally it is 4.5 per MilanNews: “Against such an opponent one would have expected a display of greater personality. Instead, apart from a few double steps as an end in themselves, he doesn’t get a channel on the left-handed frequencies with Theo Hernandez. He remains in the locker room at half-time.”
The votes
TMW: 5
La Gazzetta dello Sport: 5
Corriere dello Sport: 4
Corriere della Sera: 4
Tuttosport: 4.5
MilanNews: 4.5