{"id":11031,"date":"2025-10-20T16:36:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/mateo-gabbias-quick-thinking-saves-rafael-leao-from-a-yellow-card-in-ac-milans-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:36:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:36:23","slug":"mateo-gabbias-quick-thinking-saves-rafael-leao-from-a-yellow-card-in-ac-milans-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/mateo-gabbias-quick-thinking-saves-rafael-leao-from-a-yellow-card-in-ac-milans-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Mateo Gabbia&#8217;s quick thinking saves Rafael Le\u00e3o from a yellow card in AC Milan&#8217;s victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MILAN (AP) \u2014 It was soon after. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Raphael Le\u00e3o scored the winning penalty.<\/span> AC Milan centre-back Matteo Gabbia made the most important tackle of the match.<\/p>\n<p>About his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>When Leon ran like crazy during the celebration and started taking off his shirt, Gabbia rushed into his path, grabbed the back of the winger&#8217;s jersey with both hands, and forcefully pulled it back on. Leon smiled.<\/p>\n<p>This measure prevented Lean from being shown a yellow card, which is required by the rules when players take off their shirts in celebration.<\/p>\n<p>After Sunday&#8217;s 2-1 win over Fiorentina, which returned Milan to the top of the Italian league standings, Lean posted a photo of the moment on his Instagram Story, referring to Gabbia with a series of &#8220;face with tears of joy&#8221; emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Leon scored two goals in this match, making his first start of the Serie A season after being sidelined due to injury. These were his first goals in Serie A at San Siro since May 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Milan&#8217;s attacking power has declined with Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot and Christopher Nkunku out injured, and they cannot afford to lose Leon due to the accumulated cards.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rafael-leao-shirt-jersey-gabbia-cf12673153494234705dd7074d807d78\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILAN (AP) \u2014 It was soon after. Raphael Le\u00e3o scored the winning penalty. AC Milan centre-back Matteo Gabbia made the most important tackle of the match. About his teammates. 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