"AC Milan had to come from behind against Fiorentina, but they had Rafael Leao to thank as they completed a second-half turnaround to win 2-1. After a rather dull opening 45 minutes, Robin Gosens silenced the over 70,000 home fans on hand as he scored early in the second half for the away side. However, Leao responded minutes later, curling in a shot from the edge of the box."
"Inside the final 10 minutes the game looked to be heading for a draw, that was until Fabiano Parisi brought down Santiago Gimenez inside the box. Leao converted from 12 yards, sending David De Gea the wrong way to complete the comeback. The result means that the Rossoneri go back top of the Serie A standings with their sixth win in eight games, and it condemns Fiorentina to another round in the bottom three with pressure mounting on Stefano Pioli after an unhappy homecoming."
"Milan came into the game contending with a real injury crisis as Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, Christopher Nkunku, Pervis Estupinan, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ardon Jashari all missed out due to various issues. As a result, Massimiliano Allegri made three changes from the draw against Juventus before the international break. The likes of Zachary Athekame, Davide Bartesaghi and Samuele Ricci got the nod, while Alexis Saelemaekers joined Rafael Leao in the front two."
AC Milan recovered from a second-half deficit to beat Fiorentina 2-1 through two Rafael Leao goals, including a late penalty after Fabiano Parisi fouled Santiago Gimenez. Robin Gosens had given Fiorentina the lead early in the second half before Leao equalised with a curling shot from the edge of the box. The victory returns Milan to the top of the Serie A table with their sixth win in eight league games and pushes Fiorentina further into the relegation zone. Milan faced a significant injury crisis and made several forced changes to the starting lineup.
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