AC Milan continues begins in 2021 extending its great streak that has dragged on from last year. Stefano Pioli’s team won again and remains the lonely leader of the A league. Despite the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the ‘rossoneri’ team does not miss the Swede. In this sense, Rafael Leao he scored a goal worthy of Zlatan’s best works of art.
The 21-year-old Portuguese attacker scored a real goal to end history in Milan’s visit against Benevento. At 4 minutes into the second half, the play was born from a filtered pass from Rebic to the young forward. Leao, with the ball in his possession, first opens up to leave the area under pressure from the goalkeeper. But, when he turns and sees the goalkeeper returning, he defines above to make the final 2-0. Previously, in the first part, Franck Kessie had scored the 1-0 penalty.
Leao’s great present
The 21-year-old Portuguese arrived in Italy in August 2019 and is beginning to find continuity with Pioli. In the current season, Leao played 16 games and scored 5 goals between Serie A and Europa League. With his goal to Benevento, former Sporting Lisboa and Lille of France celebrated their fourth goal in the Italian tournament.
Milan intractable
Stefano Pioli’s team continues the streak that began back in 2020. Milan continues to lead the Serie A table alone, now with 37 points, one more than Inter. In addition, he adds his third consecutive victory, after closing 2020 with victories against Sassuolo and Lazio. Moreover, taking into account the previous season, the ‘Rossoneri’ accumulates an undefeated of 27 games for Serie A, where they have not lost since March 8, 2020.
The classic is coming
In the midst of this great moment for Milan, it was the turn of one of the most important duels of the season. Stefano Pioli’s team receives Juventus for date 16 of Serie A with the intention of definitively eliminating the ‘Vecchia Signora’ from the fight for the Scudetto. Meanwhile, those led by Andrea Pirlo will seek to regain ground on the table and cut the ‘rossoneri’ undefeated in the local tournament.
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