Leão: “Everyone played a great game, the team is doing well and it is crucial to have this family-like atmosphere” | OneFootball

Rafael Leão celebrating during Milan-Sassuolo at Stadio San Siro on December 3, 2024. (@acmilan.com)

Rafael Leão scored in the Coppa Italia and is already looking ahead to the next game.

Milan beat Sassuolo 6-1 last night at San Siro in the Coppa Italia round of 16, with the Rossoneri goals coming from Samuel Chukwueze (12′, 21′), Tijjani Reijnders (18′), Rafael Leão (23′), Davide Calabria (56′) and Tammy Abraham (61′).

It continued the good run of form Leão has been on as he is returning to be the decisive player Milan fans have been used to seeing in recent years.

“In my opinion, everyone played a great game. We were aggressive,” Rafa told Italia 1 after the game. “We’ve set objectives for this season, and in this match, we showed what we aim to achieve.”

In the second half you were on the bench but wandered around it giving instructions and advice to your teammates. Are you taking on a more leadership role?“It’s important. The team is doing well, and it’s crucial to have this family-like atmosphere among us.”

What are your objectives?“We need to take it game by game. On Friday, we have an important match against a tough team. We want to win and climb up the standings.”