Samuel Chukwueze delivered a timely reminder of his quality on Friday night, inspiring AC Milan’s stunning 3-1 comeback win over Bologna at San Siro with a brilliant late cameo — and earning rare praise from manager Sergio Conceição, Soccernet.ng reports.

Chukwueze, who has endured a frustrating second half of the 2024-25 campaign, was finally given a chance to impress after weeks of being left out.

Despite being fully fit, the Nigerian winger had not started any of Milan’s previous 15 Serie A matches and had played just 111 minutes in total across seven appearances — spending the full 90 minutes on the bench in eight of those games.

But with Milan trailing 1-0 to Riccardo Orsolini’s early second-half strike, Conceição introduced Chukwueze with 25 minutes left in a bold triple substitution that also saw Santiago Gimenez and Kyle Walker enter the fray. The response was immediate — and emphatic.

Within eight minutes, Chukwueze’s low, deflected cross found Christian Pulisic, who teed up Gimenez for the equaliser. The American forward then got on the scoresheet himself to complete the turnaround, before Chukwueze capped a memorable night by assisting Gimenez again for Milan’s third.