‘He entered the pitch’ – How Fonseca celebrated Chukwueze’s goal for Milan | OneFootball

Paulo Fonseca was delighted with Samuel Chukwueze’s opening goal against Udinese and ‘literally entered the pitch to celebrate.’

DAZN pitchside reporter Marco Russo described how Milan coach Fonseca celebrated the Rossoneri’s opening goal against Udinese on Saturday.

The Portuguese coach is under pressure, having lost four games from the opening nine across all competitions. Fonseca dropped Rafael Leao, Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham for today’s home game against the Bianconeri for technical and disciplinary reasons.

Milan took the lead at minute 13 through Nigerian winger Chukwueze, who made the most of a fine assist from Christian Pulisic.

“We’ve rarely seen such a celebration from Fonseca,” said DAZN reporter Russo. “He literally entered the pitch to celebrate.”

AC Milan’s Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca looks on during the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Torino at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP) (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP via Getty Images)

Chukwueze had never scored at San Siro in Serie A since joining Milan from Villarreal in the summer of 2023.

The Rossoneri dominated in the opening 29 minutes, but the game drastically changed when Tijjani Reijnders received a straight red card for a foul on Sandi Lovric.

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