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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 towards Udinese on Saturday, Soccernet.ng experiences.
Chatting with reporters, Fonseca emphasised that his alternative was purely tactical and never resulting from any locker room points, as some had speculated.
“In the present day I made a decision to let Okafor and Chukwueze play, perhaps tomorrow it is going to 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 an important 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 totally participated in coaching forward of the match.
“Leao didn’t practice on Thursday, he had somewhat discomfort in his flexor; he solely skilled yesterday. And so I made a decision to let Okafor and Chukwueze play, who performed very very properly.”
Chukwueze, who had returned early from worldwide obligation with Nigeria resulting from 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 decreased 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 objectives and offering three assists throughout all competitions.
