Hernandez and Leao save Conceicao's Milan in win at Como

Theo Hernandez and Rafael Leao saved AC Milan from an embarrassing defeat at Como with the goals which gave Sergio Conceicao's new team a 2-1 win in Serie A on Tuesday.

Trailing to Assane Diao's fine low strike on the hour mark, star players Hernandez and Leao turned the match around by the 76th minute, handing Conceicao his first league win as Milan coach.

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— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 14, 2025

Tuesday's success in one of their two games in hand moved Milan up to seventh on 31 points, five behind fourth-placed Lazio as Conceicao tries to reignite the Italian giants' bid for Champions League qualification.

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— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) January 14, 2025

Left flank pairing Hernandez and Leao had reportedly been at loggerheads with Conceicao's predecessor Paulo Fonseca, who was sacked at the end of December following a dismal opening half of the season.

Both praised their new coach after he arrived just before the new year and immediately won the Italian Super Cup for Milan, who came from two goals behind to beat Inter Milan in Saudi Arabia earlier this month.

Milan's fixture at Como was rescheduled for Tuesday because of Milan's Super Cup commitments, with Inter, Atalanta and Juventus also playing this midweek.

Atalanta host Juventus hoping to close the five-point gap separating them from league leaders Napoli, who travel to Bergamo this coming weekend.

Inter face Bologna, who are Milan's opponents in their other game in hand, at the San Siro on Wednesday.