AC Milan have been overwhelmed 1-0 by Feyenoord away from house within the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie, complicating the trail to the final 16.
As Corriere dello Sport (by way of ) report this morning, Sergio Conceiçao mentioned that he had ready the staff for the match at De Kuip ‘as if it have been a last’, however apparently the Portuguese was unable to instil his need and willpower within the gamers.
It was those that have been most anticipated that allow the staff down, such because the ‘Improbable 4’ who have been to the sport. Amongst these in fact is Rafael Leao, who between one ankle downside and one other actually didn’t supply the efficiency worthy of his degree.
Certainly, the No.10 for the Rossoneri didn’t appear very switched on, as additionally confirmed by the relatively banal error when one-on-one with the opposing goalkeeper throughout the first half. He might have achieved something with that probability: a chip, a dribble, and even handed it to Gimenez utterly undisturbed.
As an alternative of doing something conclusive, he stumbled relatively clumsily on the ball and was thwarted by a well-timed problem, then colliding with the goalkeeper. In some ways it was symbolic of Milan’s night, by no means managing to point out the required ruthlessness.
Leao and his team-mates will nonetheless consider that they will qualify given there are 90 minutes nonetheless to play, however they’ve the duty to take action. They should present the identical aggression that the Feyenoord aspect did, , this time profiting from an expectant San Siro crowd.