Rafael Leao Reveals Gifts from Fans Bring Good Luck

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – AC Milan striker Rafael Leao revealed that a gift from a child gave him good luck, including being the deciding factor in the 2-1 victory at home to Fiorentina, Sunday (31/3/2024) at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.

In this matchday 30, Leao wore a knitted bracelet with the words “Leao 10”, which was given to him by a fan ahead of the match against Napoli.

“There are always kids during the warm-up, there was one kid who gave me this and it was a beautiful moment. I feel it will bring me luck, so I have to wear it,” said the player who has been playing for Milan since 2019.

Rossoneri is now in second place and six points ahead of Juventus in third place. The club nicknamed the Bianconeri lost 0-1 when they visited Lazio's home ground at the Stadio Olimpico last night.

Rafael Leao scored the winning goal after previously creating assists with Heel kick for Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Alfred Duncan brought the hosts back to equalize at the start of the second half of the match at the Stadio Franchi. Leao then scored his team's winning goal in the 53rd minute.

“We want to win here, because we haven't won in Firenze for a long time. Fiorentina is a quality team. “I think we could have scored three goals in the first half, but we faced the second half with the right mentality and got the result,” Leao told Sky Sport Italia.

The Portugal international wants to provide support to teammate Samuel Chukwueze, who has struggled to adapt to Serie A, but is starting to make an impact.

According to him, Milan is in good condition and makes him feel better, and makes the team feel more confident. He admitted that he was very happy to see Chuku's performance that night.

Chuku, said Leao, experienced a difficult moment this season, so he was happy to see the Ghanaian midfielder put in another great performance. According to Leao, it was thanks to Chuku that his team was able to win.

Milan President Paolo Scaroni said tonight that coach Stefano Pioli will remain at Milan, as will Rafael Leao. “I have a contract with Milan, you never know what the future holds. However, my heart and mind are on Milan, this is my home, they helped me develop as a player and I am happy here,” explained the player who was brought in from Lille.

So what are Leao and Milan's dreams this season? “Obviously, winning something as important as the Europa League. “We have a very important match, we want to climb up the Serie A standings too and establish ourselves in second place,” he said.

Milan will have an Italian derby against Roma in the Europa League quarter-finals. This championship has never been won Rossoneri throughout their history, even when it was still called the UEFA Cup.