In the 14th minute, the Portuguese player scored the 1-0, but felt muscle pain when he fell after heading the ball. He was replaced by Gimenez three minutes later.

Joy and pain. Joy for the soul and physical pain.
Rafa Leao began the season with mixed feelings: first the goal, then the injury. The injured area is one to be treated with caution: the calf. The Portuguese player felt a tightening in his right calf and immediately asked to be substituted. SMORFIA— 
It all happened, incidentally, during the goal: Tomori served him a delightful cross, Rafa jumped and coordinated himself perfectly to head the ball into the Apulian goal. He celebrated without any particular problems, surfed, and received the ovation of San Siro, but then, after a few seconds, he sent the ball that was between his feet out of play himself. He sat down on the ground. The medical staff came on and massaged him for a long time until, with a grimace, he asked to be substituted. It was the 17th minute and the Portuguese player’s game was over. Gimenez came on, while the rest of the Rossoneri world was left with uncomfortable questions, directly proportional to the importance of the player and the fact that the league starts next Saturday. During the second half, Leao was caught on camera and appeared to be limping, but he seemed optimistic. Now it’s time to wait. Further tests will clarify the situation ahead of the league debut against Cremonese.