The coach of Italian giants AC Milan has dropped Samuel Chukwueze from the starting lineup for today’s UEFA Champions League game against Club Brugge, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
He scored the only goal which handed them a 1-0 win over Udinese at the weekend, and it was his first goal of the season and it came after the decision of the coach Paulo Fonseca to play the Nigerian ahead of Portuguese star Rafael Leao.
Ahead of today’s game, the coach whose team are still searching for their first win in the tournament said the Portuguese will return to the team , alongside Theo Hernandez who was also not in the team that won over the weekend in the Serie A.
Fonseca admitted that it’s unfair for the Nigerian to be dropped after his performance, which also saw him pick the man of the match award but insist that his decision is for the good of the team.
“Theo and Leão will both play from the first minute tomorrow. I expect from them what I expect from everyone: that they do their best to help Milan win”, he said at the pre match conference.
“I will tell you directly tomorrow’s formation: Maignan, Emerson, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo, Fofana, Loftus, Reijnders, Leao, Pulisic and Morata.”
