JAKARTA - Portugal striker Rafael Leao scored a quick goal against Sassuolo when the match was only six seconds old, Sunday, December 20 evening. Milan won 2-1 and remained perched at the top of the Serie A standings. But, what is the secret to Leao being able to score fast goals?
AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli Pioli said after only swallowing a draw in his last two matches, it was very important to win the match. Especially against a team that occupies the sixth position in the standings.
⚡️ @ RafaeLeao7 ⚡️ # SassuoloMilan #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/BIZkCQBdVd
- AC Milan (@acmilan) December 20, 2020
"We are not satisfied with the last two draws, we always play to win. This match carries a lot of burden from a mental side, we want to win and that gives us a huge sense of satisfaction," said the coach.
He acknowledged that Milan's performance was getting better at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Italian League matches had to be played behind closed doors.
"In the beginning, the lack of spectators made us grow, but if now there are fans, we will fly. We want to give them satisfaction, when life doesn't work normally," he concluded.
In the end, Pioli admitted his team had honed a quick streak, which led to Leao's success in breaking the record for fastest goalscorer in the Italian League.
An important win in the Battle of the Mapei 🔥Che battaglia e che grande vittoria a Reggio Emilia 🔥 # SassuoloMilan # SempreMilan @ emirates pic.twitter.com/LdQzUCurYA
- AC Milan (@acmilan) December 20, 2020
"We have four or five possible situations for the early football we coach," said Pioli.
"We wanted to treat the match well from the start. We did very well to score the goal in just six seconds, and (Brahim) Diaz, (Hakan) Calhanoglu and Leao made the right moves," he added.
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