AC Milan's players celebrate after a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina in Milan, Italy.
AC Milan 2-1 Fiorentina, Serie A: Rafael Leao Gives Rossoneri Vital Win
Rafael Leão must have been inspired seeing Stefano Pioli back at the San Siro. The Portugal winger scored twice in his first start of the Serie A season following an injury layoff and under-strength AC Milan came from a goal down to beat Pioli’s Fiorentina 2-1 and move back atop the Italian league Sunday. Leão was the Serie A player of the season when Milan won the Italian title under Pioli in 2021-22 but hasn’t performed anywhere near that level since then. But with Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot and Christopher Nkunku all out injured, Milan needed Leão to step up.
Serie A: Fiorentina vs AC Milan | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
AC Milan's Santiago Gimenez, left, and Fiorentina's Pablo Mari go for the ball during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina in Milan, Italy.
Serie A Soccer Match: AC Milan vs Fiorentina | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
AC Milan's Rafael Leao celebrates scoring his side's first goal during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina in Milan, Italy.
Serie A Soccer Match: Fiorentina vs AC Milan | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Fiorentina's Robin Gosens, left bottom, is congratulated after scoring his side's opening goal during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina in Milan, Italy.
Italy Soccer Serie A: AC Milan vs Fiorentina | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
AC Milan's Luka Modric, right, challenges Fiorentina's Moise Kean during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina in Milan, Italy.
Italy Soccer Serie A: Fiorentina vs AC Milan | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Fiorentina's Robin Gosens (21) is congratulated after scoring his side's opening goal during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina in Milan, Italy.
Serie A 2025-26: AC Milan vs Fiorentina | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
AC Milan's Rafael Leao, right, heads the ball past Fiorentina's Hans Nicolussi Caviglia during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina in Milan, Italy.
Serie A 2025-26: Fiorentina vs AC Milan | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
AC Milan's Alexis Saelemaekers, from, falls on the pitch challenged by Fiorentina's Dodo during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina, in Milan, Italy.
AC Milan vs Fiorentina | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Fiorentina's Dodo, left, clears the ball past AC Milan's Fikayo Tomori during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina, in Milan, Italy.
Fiorentina vs AC Milan | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Fiorentina's Jacopo Fazzini, right, and AC Milan's Samuele Ricci fight for the ball during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Fiorentina, in Milan, Italy.
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