Fonseca announces Rafael Leao’s return to Milan starting XI in Champions League | OneFootball

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·21 October 2024

Fonseca announces Rafael Leao’s return to Milan starting XI in Champions League

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Milan coach Paulo Fonseca confirms that Rafael Leao will return to the starting XI for tomorrow’s Champions League match against Club Brugge.

The Portugal international spent 90 minutes on the bench in a Serie A game against Udinese on Saturday.


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However, as Fonseca told Sky Sport Italia, Leao will return to the Milan starting line-up tomorrow.

“I can say that Leao will start. Gabbia trained today; he’s fit and a possibility for tomorrow. Not Abraham; he still has a problem. Let’s see if he recovers for Bologna.”

Fonseca announces Rafael Leao’s return to Milan starting XI in Champions League

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Paulo Fonseca of Milan (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Leao was an unused substitute in Milan’s 1-0 win over Udinese on Saturday. Fonseca explained his decision, saying that Milan is “more” important than any other player.

Promising striker Francesco Camarda joined the first team and will be available against Club Brugge tomorrow as both Abraham and Jovic are injured.

Fonseca will hold a pre-match press conference shortly to provide the latest team news.

Milan have lost both their opening Champions League games against Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen, so tomorrow’s home fixture against Club Brugge is a must-win for the Rossoneri.

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