Hong Kong, China – July 26: AC Milan (C)’s Rubenloftasteak celebrates after scoring goals with his teammates in the Liverpool FC v AC Milan’s preseason friendly match at Kaitak Stadium on July 26, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
Max Allegri’s Milan scored a 4-2 winner against Liverpool in her pre-season friendly, with clinically clinical as Rafael Leo, Noah Okafor and Reuben Loftus Cheek counterattacks.
Rossonelli lost 1-0 to Arsenal earlier this week, winning the mandatory penalty shootout that was included in the friendly format.
Again, Leao was used centrally by Allegri. Alegri wants to make the most of his pace to attack football.
It proved to be very effective in Hong Kong’s opening goal. Leao actually gathered the center centre from the pure Christian assists, sprinting forward, blowing up the precise left foot finish from a tricky angle onto the roof of the net.
Raphael Leo’s goal
Christian Purisic plays the perfect outlet pass, and the 26-year-old Portuguese star does the rest pic.twitter.com/dn7imhrwli
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Naturally, the dedication was for his Portuguese teammate, Diogo Jota. Diogo Jota died in a car accident this summer, lifting his fingers to form the player’s 20 shirt numbers.
Dominik Szoboszlai equalized with an epic finish, turning on his right foot into a far corner just inside the area.
Dominik Szoboszlai, my days
Please choose that 🔥pic.twitter.com/oiiz0uawhl
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Mo Salah volleyed into the side net and Ruben Loftus-Cheek failed to finish another promising counter attack, but Youssef Fofana rubbed the finish after saving Pulisic.
At the first half stop, Purisic goes down to the right again, his pullback creates chaos and Allison Becker just stops turning David Barthe esnake on the rebound.
Milan recovered the lead with another counter attack. This time Noah Oka sent out Leao Sprinting and geneily laid it off for Loftus Cheek, who shrugged the defender to finish from 10 yards.
Smooth footwork from Rafael Leo and Ruben Loftus Teak
Milan is moving ahead in Hong Kong pic.twitter.com/8zkvwxf6me
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Pietro Terrachiano pushed Cody Gakupo’s free kick out of the far top corner, but the third Milan goal was another counterattack.
Leao’s back heel flick sent Alexis Saelemaekers to the bottom right, causing movement as Okafor rolled over to finish relatively uninterrupted.
What a finish from Noah Okafor 😤
Milan runs around Liverpool in the second half pic.twitter.com/tm7raesjro
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Pervis Estupinan made his debut in Milan, and Ryan Gravenberch clipped the crossbar from afar, but Gakpo was all wrong when clearly sent by the inspired Ben Doak Pass.
Deep in the halt, Liverpool pulled one back on a Conate cross and stood up for Gakupo’s header, looping across Pietro Terachiano.
Preseason, am I right? pic.twitter.com/rqz9uo62is
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It wasn’t finished as Milan recovered two goal cushions. This is because Okafor jumped into the comical Tsimica back pass that ran the miles of Mamarudoshibiri.
Liverpool 2-4 Milan
Leao 11 (M), Szoboszlai 26 (L), Loftus-Cheek 52 (M), Okafor 60, 95 (M), Gakpo 94 (L)
Liverpool: Allison (Mamardshvili 46); Stephenson (Bradley 46), Morton (Gioni 32), Van Dyke (Connate 46), Robertson (Tsimikas 46); Gravenberch, Szoboszlai (Jones 46); Sarah (Flimon 46), Elliot (Kerkes 46), Nugumoha (Gakpo 46); Wirtz (Doak 46)
Milan: Maignan (P Terracciano 46); Tomori (F Terracciano 77), Thiaw (Dutu 84), Pavlovic (Gabbia 46); Saelemaekers (Magni 84), Loftus-Cheek (Bondo 63), Ricci (Comotto 77), Fofana (Musah 46), Bartesaghi (Estupinan 63); Leao (Chukwueze 63), Pulisic (Okafor 46)
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