European Football: The dream start of "Ronaldo the Second" in the "land of pasta"

In the 59th minute of the match, the Portuguese player was brought onto the field to the cheers of AC Milan fans. And it only took 13 minutes for Joao Felix to score his first goal in his first match for the team nicknamed Rossoneri. An impressive debut for rookie Joao Felix.

As is known, the player born in 1999 was just "rescued" by AC Milan in the winter transfer period from Chelsea, under a loan contract until the end of the 2024/2025 season. Before appearing at San Siro, Joao Felix had to go through difficult days in England.

Moving to Stamford Bridge at the beginning of this season with many expectations, Joao Felix has not shown much. Specifically, Joao Felix only started 3 matches in the Premier League. With lackluster performances, Joao Felix is ​​no longer in the plans of coach Enzo Maresca.

As of this writing,AC MilanChelsea is the fourth team that Joao Felix has joined since leaving his hometown club Benfica. Besides Chelsea, Joao Felix has played for Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Overall, Joao Felix has not shown much and often has to sit on the bench.

About 6 years ago, Joao Felix was one of the most sought-after young talents by many big teams. In the race to sign Joao Felix, Atletico Madrid emerged as the winner. To have Joao Felix's service, in July 2019, the Madrid team had to spend 126 million euros.

At that time, Joao Felix was nicknamed "Ronaldo the Second" by fans. Unfortunately, under the shadow of his senior, Joao Felix's performance declined dramatically. In desperation, coach Diego Simeone had to accept letting Joao Felix wear the shirts of Barcelona and Chelsea on loan.

Hopefully, at San Siro, Joao Felix will find himself again. Notably, AC Milan's current captain is coach Sergio Conceicao, a Portuguese. Let's wait and see, is Joao Felix a "talent that refuses to grow up", similar to the case of his compatriot Renato Sanches?