Milan beats Lazio 2-0 and reopens the Champions League fight. Theo Hernandez show. But worry Leao: derby with Inter at risk
Milan beat Lazio 2-0 with goals by Bennacer (assist by Giroud) in the 17th minute and by Theo Hernandez in the 29th minute (spectacular goal with a 60-70 meter gallop with ball and chain and missile from outside the box that beat Provedel) and goes within 3 from the biancocelesti, reopening the fight for a place in the Champions League. The Rossoneri were masters of the pitch for the entire ninety minutes, not conceding even a shot on goal to Sarri’s team. But Leao is anxious for Milan: the Portuguese striker went off after eleven minutes with adductor discomfort.
Milan, Rafael Leao injury: adductor problem. Anxiety for the double derby against Inter
Rafael Leao after ten minutes of the match against Lazio felt a little problem in his adductor, a few moments before he had been the protagonist of one of his ball and chain tears on which he had put a Provedel patch on the way out. The Milan forward stopped to ask for the doctors to intervene with the application of ice but, as soon as play resumed, he raised his arm to ask for a replacement (Belgian Saelemaekers took his place). It remains to be seen whether he will be able to be present in the double Champions League derby against Inter which will take place on Wednesday 10 and Tuesday 16 May.
Rafael Leao (photo Lapresse)
Milan, Leao to the fans: “Nada de grave”
As shown by Claudio Raimondi of Mediaset, Rafael Leao left the stadium without problems. The Portuguese striker, answering the question “How are you?” he answered: “Very well”adding in Portuguese: “Nada de grave”.
Junior Messias, to the microphones of DAZN, on Leao he explained: “Rafa told me he’s fine and nothing is serious.”
AC Milan fans cross their fingers and hope that Rafa Leao can be present in 4 four days in the first leg derby of the Champions League semi-finals against Inter…
Milan, Leao injured. Pioli: I don’t think it’s a particularly serious thing
Stefano Pioli on Leao’s injury, who left the field after 10 minutes of the match between Milan and Lazio won 2-0 by the Rossoneri: “I’ve seen it now. Before arriving here it was serene, he felt good. Then it is clear that in these situations qua muscle tomorrow it will be important to make assessments and understand a little… Maybe you’ll have different sensations when you’re hot. Based on what he told me, I don’t think it’s a particularly serious thing”, the words of the Rossoneri coach to Dazn. “Then it is clear that we play in four days and we will see. Then it’s proof that if the team play is high with the individuals we can do even better, the important thing is to play football and today we won a game even without an important player like Rafa. I think it will be important tomorrow, how it will be tomorrow. He was very serene at the end of the game, this bodes well for me”.
Milan, Leao and the social message for Theo Hernandez: “If I don’t think about it, you will think about it for me brother”
“If I don’t take care of it, you take care of it for me brother,” wrote Rafael Leao on his Instagram page, dedicating a thought to Theo Hernandezauthor of the spectacular goal against Lazio that put Milan up 2-0.
Theo Hernandez and signature goals: from Milan-Atalanta to Milan-Lazio
Theo Hernandez and his signature goals: the one against Lazio is better than last year’s splendid goal against Atalanta (who knocked out the Goddess and sent Milan one point away from the Scudetto (later won the following week on the Sassuolo field)? The Milan coach Stefano Pioli to the microphones of Dazn explains: “This was a fantastic goal, but that too was fantastic, with an incredible specific weight for our league. Theo is a great player. This is a tiring, difficult season, he needed to recover after the World Cup. He is proving to be a player of the highest level, he must have the obsession to become the best full-back in the world, taking care of everything. If you have an obsession you can reach the top level, he must think he’s the strongest full-back in the world.”
What did he tell Theo at the end? “Cose nostra on so many things. I like talking to my players, I like hearing what they think.” Did she ask him what color will he get his hair? “When I wake up on Wednesday I’m always a little worried (laughs, ed)”.
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