Milan, Rafael Leão absent in league opener
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Rafael Leão’s 2025-2026 league season begins with an absence: the Portuguese star will not be in the match against Cremonese because of the injury he picked up in the first half of the Coppa Italia match against Bari.
The Milan note speaks of “elongative injury to the right calf” and confirms the Portuguese player’s absence against Davide Nicola”s lineup. Leão will be evaluated day by day ahead of the away match in Lecce, scheduled for Friday, August 29 at 8:45 p.m.
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In Sunday night’s match against Bari, Rafael Leão scored with a header in minute 14 but was forced into a substitution shortly after. The standout suffered a muscle problem and asked Landucci to be substituted: Santiago Gimenez entered instead.
