Rafa Leao in dreamland after assisting Zlatan Ibrahimovic… years after playing as the AC Milan legend on PlayStation
YOUNG AC Milan forward Rafael Leao made his dream come true after providing an assist for childhood hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Just a few years ago the 20-year-old had to make do with playing with Ibra on PlayStation but is now doing it for real.
It inspired Leao to urge his social media followers to 'never stop dreaming'.
He said: "I used to play with him on my PlayStation and today I gave him an assist. Never stop dreaming."
The Portuguese starlet laid the ball off perfectly and the Swede converted to give AC Milan a 4-2 lead over Torino on Tuesday night.
They went on to win the game in extra-time and reach the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.
AC Milan will now go on to face Serie A giants Juventus in a two-legged tie for a place in the final.
That first leg takes place on 2 February.
Both AC Milan and Torino wore black armbands for the game in tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant who sadly died in a helicopter crash on Sunday at the age of 41.
Bryant lived in Italy for several years as a child and had supported Milan.
Both sets of fans gave a round of applause in the 24th minute, acknowledging the five-time NBA champion wore the number 24 shirt for the LA Lakers.