"Leao went into the game against Atalanta full of confidence having scored three goals in his last two league games, versus Fiorentina and Pisa. However, he exited after just 45 minutes of action, and to call it 'action' might be too generous because he was anonymous. As La Gazzetta dello Sport reported this morning, it continued the trend of 'unrelenting extremes' for the Portuguese forward, who seems to flip between feast and famine on a game by game basis."
"Milan played much better without Leao. You can talk about strikers in a certain way, but with him on the pitch they concede more goals. It's a fact that is and will continue to be discussed. With Leao on the pitch, Milan are no longer a team of eleven players,"
Rafael Leao entered the Atalanta match following three goals across his previous two league games but left after 45 minutes having been largely anonymous. The player has shown inconsistent form, alternating between strong and poor performances on a game-by-game basis. A hip issue was present and attempts were made to play through it. Observers noted that Milan’s overall play looked improved when Leao was absent, with suggestions that his presence can lead to more goals conceded and disrupt the team’s collective structure and balance on the pitch.
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