Leao highlights importance of full week at Milanello after Lecce win: “Totally different” | OneFootball

Rafael Leao came off the bench in AC Milan’s 3-2 win against Lecce and with two assists, the winger was decisive. Speaking to the media after the clash, he stated that they had an ‘incredible desire’ to win the game.

Sergio Conceicao decided to start Alex Jimenez in place of Leao for this game, moving Christian Pulisic to the left as a result. However, the Spaniard struggled in the first half and with Lecce 1-0 up, the manager decided to bring in the Portuguese international.

It ended up being a good sub as Leao assisted the first and third goal, in addition to running down the clock at the end. Speaking to DAZN after the game, as transcribed by MilanNews, Leao shared his thoughts on the performance and the team spirit.

Tell us about this crazy game…

“We all came in with an incredible desire to win, unfortunately we had two goals disallowed. We all believed together and in the end, we won the match because we gave it our all.”

How did you experience this week?

“Our team spirit has always been strong. Unfortunately, we are out of the European competitions, but we had the opportunity to work longer and it was totally different.”

When will we see you play for 90 minutes?

“I came in with the desire to help, we succeeded and we are happy. Now we will continue to work, there is another match at our home against a difficult opponent.”

Como are up next for Milan (scheduled for a week from now) and it’s likely that we will see Leao from start in that game. Conceicao will be hoping to fix some more issues in training at Milanello next week, as today’s performance was far from brilliant still.