The Portuguese striker and the French defender remained on the sidelines during the cooling break, almost wanting to send a signal to Fonseca
Moments of tension at home Milan. Halfway through the second half, during the cooling break, Theo Hernandez e Rafa Leao they remained on the sidelines not joining the group that had gone towards the Rossoneri bench to listen to the instructions of coach Fonseca. Abraham himself called them back, who invited the two to join their teammates. Having come on a few minutes after the initial exclusion, Theo and Leao were the protagonists of the Rossoneri’s equaliser, which made it 2-2.
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A photo that will surely cause discussiongiven that the intent of the two players seemed polemical towards Fonseca. The Portuguese coach, in fact, he had decided to leave them on the bench after the disappointing performance in Parma, effectively changing a large part of the formation. Upon their entrance, arriving in the 70th minute after Lazio had doubled their lead, Theo Hernandez, Abraham and Leao created the move that led to the Portuguese’s goaldecisive for the final draw. A situation that will have to be resolved as soon as possible at Milan, also taking advantage of the break to try to take stock of the situation.
FONSECA’S WORDS
The one to clarify what happened was the AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca himself: “First of all there are no problems with Theo Hernandez and Leao, we don’t create cases because this week I spoke with both of them explaining my choice, which they accepted. I didn’t see that they remained on the pitch during the cooling break, but they had been on for two minutes and they didn’t need to stop or get directions. The reaction of the players when they entered the field was positive, so Let’s not create problems that don’t exist“.
THEO CLARIFIES
Theo Hernandez, directly involved in the affair, also wanted to explain what happened: “We had been in for two minutes, we didn’t need the cooling break. It was nothing against the team and the coach. Now we must continue working to win together. Then people talk, they say things that aren’t true. Rafa and I are always with the team to help, and that’s what’s important”, his words to Milan TV.