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With three minutes to go before half-time, the tie between AC Milan and Napoli was wide open and the game was evenly poised. Giroud had already missed a penalty and Pioli’s team were starting to lack the ingredients. In the 42nd minute, the genius of Rafel Leão appeared in the Maradona Stadium, in a moment that will not be forgotten by the Milanese fans.
The Portuguese international made the best of a Naples loose ball just before midfield, he ran 70 metres at great speed, and in the small area, he assisted Giroud for the 1-0. The moment made the difference at a crucial moment in the Italian team’s season, which secured, 16 years later, their presence in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
On social media, there are those who compare Leão’s move to another immortalised by Guilt and Marco Van Basten. “It was just like me,” Leão said, quoted by Sportmediaset.
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