And for this part, Milan coach Paulo Fonseca decided to do without his star Rafael Leao left on the sidelines. According to various reports, relations between the two men are delicate.
However, before the game, the AC Milan coach spoke about the absence of the Portuguese winger in his starting 11.
“ I made my choice. 𝗜𝗹 𝗻’𝘆 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝘁. 𝗝𝗲 𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲́𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗰’𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗷𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲́. We play against Real next week, I manage the players,” he advanced on the microphone of Sky Sport.
The Rossoneri number 10 should therefore logically start the Champions League clash against Real Madrid this Wednesday as part of the 4th day of the league phase. An important meeting for the Italian squad which has no room for error in C1.