Fonseca sulla panchina del Milan: ‘Meglio iniziare con Okafor che con Leao’

Fonseca takes Milan stand: ‘Better to start with Okafor than Leao’

Paulo Fonseca spiega perché Christian Pulisic non partirà titolare contro il Napoli, il ruolo di Ruben Loftus-Cheek e l’eliminazione di Rafael Leao. “È semplice, credo che sia meglio iniziare con Noah Okafor.”

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“Penso che la nostra ambizione sia chiara, vogliamo lottare per lo scudetto”, ha detto Fonseca a DAZN.

“Questa è una partita importante, non sarà decisiva, ma vogliamo fare bene contro una grande squadra”.

The Rossoneri have serious problems going into the showdown, because Christian Pulisic came down with flu symptoms and is only fit for a spot on the bench.

They were already missing Tijjani Reijnders and Theo Hernandez through suspension – because Saturday’s game with Bologna was postponed due to severe weather warnings and the bans carried over – plus injured Tammy Abraham, Luka Jovic, Matteo Gabbia, Alessandro Florenzi and Ismael Bennacer.

Fonseca refuses to reconsider Leao

Despite all that, Fonseca has still decided to leave Rafael Leao on the bench for the second game running.

“It is very simple to explain: he is an option for the coach, who believes it is better to begin the match with Okafor,” noted the coach.

“We do not have Pulisic today, as he is not in the best condition to start. Loftus will play in that role, a player with some very interesting characteristics. He needs to carry the ball and that makes it tougher for him, he is starting to realise what he must do when there is less space.

“From what I saw, Napoli are a team who defend deep and stay solid. It is an opportunity to see how much Loftus has learned in that context. I think he has the right characteristics to help the team.”

Pulisic is on the bench, but it remains to be seen if he will be brought on in the second half.

“We’ll see. He is feeling a little better, but did not feel comfortable. We’ll see if he is needed.”

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