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Rafael Leao delayed Milan-Napoli game after corner flag smashing

Rafael Leao, an AC Milan forward, had a moment of frustration after kicking the corner flag in the team’s 1-0 victory over Napoli.

The first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal between the current Italian champions and the league’s current leaders took place at San Siro, and the home team emerged victorious.

Near the end of the first half, Ismael Bennacer gave the home team the lead, and they kept it going going into the second leg at the Stadium Diego Armando Maradona the following week.

Napoli started Eljif Elmas in place of injured star striker Victor Osimhen, but head coach Luciano Spalletti assured fans the Nigerian would be available next week, as reported by ​Soccernet.

Leao smashes the corner flag

Last season’s Serie A MVP has had an on-and-off season this year and has gone most of this year

without finding the back of the net since Milan switched to three at the back.

The Portuguese winger went close to putting Milan ahead in the first half but saw his shot go wide of

The Napoli post. Out of frustration, he kicked the corner flag smashing it to pieces, as reported by Football Italia.

It forced a delay as the flag was replaced. Spalletti was visibly articulated with the fourth official

demanding answers as to why a yellow card was not shown to the 23-year-old, as spotted by Sun UK.

The former Sporting Lisbon player has been in a contract renewal standoff with the club, but director

Paolo Maldini assures it will be resolved as they are on the right path, according to Tribal Football.

Leao delivers bad news to London clubs

Sports Brief reported that Rafael Leao told London clubs interested in him that he does not like it in

London due to the weather and prefers Milan.

Arsenal and Chelsea were not on his heels, wanting to take advantage of his contract situation to snap

him up. Real Madrid and Manchester City are also interested.

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