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Home Serie A Fonseca: ‘Milan extra strong now, Rafael Leao harm not critical’

Fonseca: ‘Milan extra strong now, Rafael Leao harm not critical’

by Soccer-News

Paulo Fonseca sees improved ‘solidity’ from and has an necessary replace on Rafael Leao’s harm scare.

The state of affairs was removed from easy on the Stadio Bentegodi, as with one win from 5 Serie A video games, there have been additionally eight gamers out injured together with Alvaro Morata, Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Rafael Leao additionally went off with a left flexor problem after 32 minutes, forcing but extra tactical experiments with Alex Jimenez in a extra superior function.

They emerged victorious in Verona due to Tijjani Reijnders firing within the impressed Youssouf Fofana help, his fourth Serie A purpose of the marketing campaign.

“The primary half was considerably inevitable with so many gamers lacking and never successful the latest match, so we had been sluggish,”

“It’s true that we didn’t enable Verona a lot and dominated possession, however with out being aggressive within the ultimate third. We made too many fallacious choices, that can be right down to a insecurity, as a result of we had the ball so usually close to the penalty space and may’ve carried out higher.

“As I stated, with out so many gamers in the meanwhile and our present kind, I’m glad with the victory, which was an important factor. It was a much-deserved win, we stored a clear sheet and confirmed extra stability in defence. We have to enhance in assault, however that’s our present second affecting confidence.”

Matteo Gabbia and Malick Thiaw at the moment are the first-choice central defenders, pushing Fikayo Tomori onto the bench, whereas Theo Hernandez was dropped for the second sport in a row by Fonseca.

“The centre-backs did very nicely, so did Fofana and Terracciano in midfield when shielding the defence. This stability is necessary to have in order that we are able to then assault with extra confidence. I’m seeing elevated stability in each sport.”

Fonseca reassures Milan after Leao harmepa11787603 Milan's Rafael Leao during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and AC Milan, in Verona, Italy, 20 December 2024. EPA-EFE/EMANUELE PENNACCHIO

Rafael Leao was noticed telling the Milan medical workers that he felt a twinge and the preliminary studies level to a left flexor problem, so are there any updates?

“I spoke to Rafa, it doesn’t appear to be something significantly particular. It was extra a preventative measure, he didn’t wish to threat it and felt this twinge, but it surely’s nothing main,” assured Fonseca.

There have been eight gamers lacking this night, plus Kevin Zeroli not totally match and Theo Hernandez in poor kind, so is there an evidence for all these accidents?

“Theo Hernandez just isn’t injured, Rafa is nothing critical, Pulisic arrived injured from worldwide responsibility and Morata has tonsillitis. The primary downside we had was with Musah and Loftus-Cheek, as a result of the others are usually not conditions we are able to management,” concluded Fonseca.

The temper within the Milan camp stays very strained certainly, as after the , they regularly chanted insults in Verona demanding President Gerry Cardinale and RedBird promote the membership.

That appears much less doubtless after this night’s assertion confirming the refinancing take care of Elliott to 2028.

The chants continued even after the ultimate whistle when the gamers went to salute the travelling followers.

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