Nigeria international striker, Samuel Chukwueze is being tipped to star when action returns this weekend in the Serie A as AC Milan host Fiorentina in a MatchDay 13 fixture at the San Siro.
Chukwueze, who was Milan’s most expensive player during the summer transfer, is yet to light up the Serie A the same way he did in the La Liga with Villarreal amidst injuries which ruled him out of action for Nigeria during the latest international break where the Super Eagles earned an identical 1-1 draw against Lesotho and Zimbabwe in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifying tournament.
But as action resumes this weekend in the Serie A, there are growing optimism in the Italian media that the 24-year-old striker has the chance to fulfil his potentialities with Milan starting with Saturday’s match against Fiorentina
“Chance for Chukwueze: he wants to take over Milan’. The game after the international break could well be a sliding doors moment for the winger,” Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) noted. “The Nigerian will start on the right wing against Fiorentina on Saturday at San Siro in a game where both Olivier Giroud (suspended) and Rafael Leao (injured) will not be available. The task is simple: to begin repaying Milan’s investment after the €20m (plus €8m bonuses) summer move.
“The former Villarreal man is almost certain of a spot, because if Christian Pulisic is fully fit then he will move to the left flank to take Leao’s spot, and the paper states that Noah Okafor is still the favourite at the moment to start down the middle over Luka Jovic,” the tabloid added.
Chukwueze who joined AC Milan in June, has made only made eight Serie A appearances as well as two others in the UEFA Champions League but he has yet to register a goal in all these 10 matches.
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