AC Milan supervisor Paulo Fonseca has make clear his resolution to start out Samuel Chukwueze over Portuguese star Rafael Leao within the membership’s 1-0 victory in opposition to Udinese on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reviews.
Talking to reporters, Fonseca emphasised that his alternative was purely tactical and never on account of any locker room points, as some had speculated.
“As we speak I made a decision to let Okafor and Chukwueze play, perhaps tomorrow will probably be Leao’s flip,” Fonseca defined.
“Let’s not create a case, as a result of it doesn’t exist. Leao was respectful, happy within the locker room, and that is a very powerful factor for me.”
Fonseca revealed that Leao, one in every of Milan’s most influential gamers, had been nursing a slight damage and had not absolutely participated in coaching forward of the match.
“Leao didn’t prepare on Thursday, he had a bit of discomfort in his flexor; he solely skilled yesterday. And so I made a decision to let Okafor and Chukwueze play, who performed very very nicely.”
Chukwueze, who had returned early from worldwide responsibility with Nigeria on account of a knock, recovered in time to start out his third Serie A match of the season.
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He rewarded Fonseca’s religion with the sport’s solely objective, securing Milan’s hard-fought win regardless of being lowered to 10 males after Tijjani Reijners was despatched off. The Nigerian winger’s efficiency earned him the Man of the Match award.
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Since becoming a member of AC Milan, Chukwueze has made 42 appearances, scoring 4 targets and offering three assists throughout all competitions.
