There were signs of disharmony even after Rafael Leão’s equaliser against Lazio as Milan extended their winless start
Rafael Leão came off the bench to score an equaliser for Milan at Lazio, having been left out of the starting XI.Rafael Leão came off the bench to score an equaliser for Milan at Lazio, having been left out of the starting XI., a chance to come together and plan a final assault. They had just pulled level at 2-2 away to Lazio, Rafael Leão driving the ball home from Tammy Abraham’s pass barely a minute after they were both introduced from the bench.
Yet Hernández’s explanation was undermined by the fact he had still used the pause to walk to the far side of the pitch and get a drink. The former Milan captain, Massimo Ambrosini, spoke for a sceptical audience during his analysis for Dazn, describing the scene as “not beautiful” and “the outward sign of some unease, something you don’t want to have to see or justify.”
Still, Fonseca insisted his decision to drop Hernández and Leão from the starting line-up against Lazio was not a punishment. “It’s just a choice for this game,” he said before kickoff. “Theo is not physically at his best right now. I spoke to them both and they understood this choice is about the moment that the team and the players are going through.”
Still, he was not the proven winner many fans hoped for. After watching Inter move ahead of them by claiming their 20th Scudetto last season, Milan’s supporters wanted to strike back immediately. Fonseca did start to win them over during a preseason tour of America in which the Rossoneri beat Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Fixing the defence was a priority for whoever replaced Pioli. Despite finishing second last season, Milan conceded 49 goals in 38 games. Pavlovic, a Serbia international, was added at centre-back, and Emerson Royal arrived as an alternative to Davide Calabria – whose performances have dropped off badly in the last year – on the right. The defensive midfielder Youssouf Fofana was signed from Monaco.
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