A clip of Rafael Leao and Antonio Conte’s Napoli side has gone viral overnight, as it took seven defenders to stop the Portugal international from scoring a third Rossoneri goal during Milan’s 2-1 win over the Partenopei on Sunday evening.
Milan climbed to the top of the table, where they are currently level on points with Napoli and Roma, after a 2-1 win in San Siro on Sunday evening. Alexis Saelemaekers, Christian Pulisic and Kevin De Bruyne provided the goals.
Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash also brought a first Serie A appearance of the season for Leao, who picked up an injury during a 2-0 Coppa Italia victory over Bari in August, and has since missed over a month of action.
The Rossoneri star came off the bench in the second half, and caused one particular moment of panic on the counter attack in San Siro on Sunday.
Charging down the Napoli half, it took seven Partenopei defenders to close him down in a passage of play that epitomised Conte’s defensive demands.
Miguel Gutierrez, Luca Marianucci, Stanislav Lobotka, Eljif Elmas, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Juan Jesus and David Neres – Seven of the 10 Napoli outfield players, were all at full pace in an attempt to stop Leao, who was eventually cut out by Gutierrez just before the six-yard box.
Watch: Napoli need seven players to stop Leao
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Not really. 7 run. And the only one ahead of him stopped him.
Leao has given Napoli players PTSD 😂
Omo,Napoli needed 7 players to stopped a player who hasn’t played in over a month. What’s the fate of Napoli if Leao is fit?
10 v 7