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Rafael Leão surfs crest of a wave with derby double and an assist for Milan | Nicky Bandini

05-Sep-2022 12:13:44 | The Guardian

Portuguese forward left Internazionale in his wake with a fine performance that shows why the club fought to retain him

Rafael Leão signed off, as he so often does, with his favourite emoji, the little man riding a surfboard. He had given no interviews after Milan’s game against Internazionale so we had to make do with a two-word social media post, less a comment than a vibe: “Derby Waves.”

Perhaps that was a perfect synopsis of a game of relentless, roiling drama. An evening when two halves of a city took turns to ride the crests and then tumble back beneath the water, swept along by irresistible tides that would not allow anyone to stop for breath.