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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Leao scores incredible opening goal</li><li>Puts Milan 1-0 up against Atalanta</li><li>In hunt for Champions League qualification</li></ul>

VIDEO: Rafael Leao, that is sublime! AC Milan star leaves Atalanta defenders in his wake to score wondergoal and leave Christian Pulisic & Co in awe

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The Portuguese forward stunned the crowd and his team-mates alike as he ripped his effort into the Atalanta goal just three minutes into the game. Leao evaded pressure from two defenders, albeit with a tad of fortune in beating the second man, to find space just inside the box before unleashing his curling shot.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Take a bow, Rafael Leao 🔥 What a start for Milan! <a href="https://t.co/11AadhoYnq">pic.twitter.com/11AadhoYnq</a>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1761845382852522227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">RAFAEL LEAO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! 😱 ABSOLUTELY WORLD CLASS 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/zeC0PbeNB1">pic.twitter.com/zeC0PbeNB1</a>— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1761842335153827974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

By finding the back of the net, Leao scored just his fourth goal in the league this season. It has been a relatively disappointing campaign for the young forward who <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/rafael-leao-win-ballon-dor-ac-milan/blte58b27281bcb433f" target="_blank">netted 15 times in the competition last term</a> but, with strikes like tonight's, he may be back to his best.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Leao has now scored in back-to-back games for the first time this season and will be aiming to make it a third against Lazio next week. Milan are on course to finish in the Champions League qualification spots this season, but will need a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/simone-inzaghi-europe-most-underrated-manager-inter/blt95c1971f5da95c68" target="_blank">miracle to catch first-placed Inter</a>.

WHAT NEXT FOR LEAO?

VIDEO: Rafael Leao, that is sublime! AC Milan star leaves Atalanta defenders in his wake to score wondergoal and leave Christian Pulisic & Co in awe | Goal.com

Rafael Leao twisted inside and outside of a pair of Atalanta defenders before whipping a wicked shot into the far top corner to stun the San Siro.

VIDEO: Rafael Leao, that is sublime! AC Milan star leaves Atalanta defenders in his wake to score wondergoal and leave Christian Pulisic &amp; Co in awe