Rafael Leao fired a warning shot to the rest of Serie A on Saturday with his brace in AC Milan’s 3-2 derby triumph over Inter Milan which put his team level with league leaders Napoli, 2-1 winners at Lazio thanks to rising star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Portugal winger Leao struck twice in each half in a pulsating clash at the San Siro, the first since Milan’s takeover by US investment fund RedBird was completed in the week, which put the champions a point ahead of Atalanta and Roma at the summit.
Fans bounced in the stands after a thrilling match full of goalmouth incident which was decided by Leao and Olivier Giroud, who after Marcel Brozovic’s 21st minute opener for Inter put Milan two goals to the good on the hour mark.
