Leao benefited from Milan boos, insists Allegri
Massimiliano Allegri believes Rafael Leao benefited from the boos aimed towards him by AC Milan fans during its defeat to Udinese last time out, and will show his worth against Hellas Verona.
The Rossoneri fell to a 3-0 defeat last weekend, with Leao receiving jeers from the home fans at San Siro when being substituted off.
Leao has failed to score in his past four games – he has netted nine times in 24 Serie A games this season.
Milan faces Verona on Sunday, and Allegri is confident both Leao and the rest of his attackers can regain their scoring touch.
"Those boos were probably useful for Leao. He understood that in life, things don't always go well," Allegri said.
"He'll react well. He's had a good week of training, like everyone. I'm convinced the forwards will start scoring again.
"The team will need to go back to approaching matches in order. Against Udinese, we weren't properly set up defensively for even a minute. We were too disorganised."
Verona is in the relegation zone in the Italian top-flight, in desperate need of victory with six games to go.
Allegri believes Verona's desire for victory could complicate things for Milan at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.
"It's an important match because we need to get back to winning against a team that plays on the counterattack and is still very much alive," he added.
"It will take a team performance. There are six matches left, and tomorrow is an important game for our objective.
"We simply need to play football calmly, with great unity and order."
