Watch: How similar Leao’s run vs. Napoli was to Gullit’s in 1988

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·20 April 2023

Watch: How similar Leao’s run vs. Napoli was to Gullit’s in 1988

Oliver Giroud’s goal at the Maradona in the Champions League against Napoli on Tuesday night came after Rafael Leao’s extraordinary run down the left wing, and it was a throwback to 35 years ago.

It seems to have turned on a lightbulb in the minds of many who remember Arrigo Sacchi’s Milan and the goal they scored at the same stadium against the same opponent on 1 May 1988 in a game that was decisive in the Scudetto race in a similar way.

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Leao’s run for his assist against Napoli was a total of 74 metres in distance, beating three players and it has drawn comparisons with Ruud Gullit’s solo run at the then-San Paolo in May 1988.