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After missing a few easy chances in the first rounds, Santiago Gimenez finally scored his first goal of the season in the Coppa Italia against Lecce. The center-forward has received an extended look since Rafael Leao has been sidelined by a calf injury so far.<\/p>\n
The center-forward could have fleed in the summer and was attached especially to a swap with Roma involving Artem Dovbyk, but it didn\u2019t come to fruition. He affirmed his attachment to the Rossoneri<\/em> in his post-game remarks to Mediaset<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cFor a striker, scoring is always important. I\u2019m sure this goal will unlock me. I wanted to stay in the summer because I\u2019m playing in the team of my dreams. My objective is to establish myself here. I\u2019ve never thought about leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n According to Fabrizio Romano (via SOSFanta<\/em>), the center-forward didn\u2019t instruct his agent to look for a way out amid his slump and test the waters to possibly depart in January. He has been focusing on improving to try to measure up with Serie A and fight for minutes.<\/p>\n Leao is expected to return against Napoli but will likely be eased into action. Considering Milan\u2019s scheme, the Mexican marksman also faces competition from Christopher Nkunku.<\/p>\n He\u2019s in for an interesting few months after being seemingly discarded by the team during the summer, only to quickly resurface out of necessity. It remains to be seen whether Leao can really star as a no.9 as they envision. Perhaps it\u2019ll work better than in the past with their current style. The former PSV star is proving to be a volume scorer rather than a clutch one, but he\u2019ll have the chance to shed that label.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\n
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