Tilt watched Leão collect the ball from the net and turn back toward the centre circle at his own pace, calm as you like, while around him the Wigan players stood in that brief, hollow silence teams fall into after conceding.
They were still a goal up, but with the current Milan stars on the pitch, that thought couldn't help but creep in.
That was what went on until a voice suddenly interrupted their thoughts.
"They've scored," he said. "So what?"
"Don't slump," Leo continued as he walked past them.
It was just two words delivered with composure beyond his ears, and maybe that was why he had the armband.
Following that and little by little, the Wigan players reset themselves, shoulders straightening as they moved back into position.
"The game's very much alive here," the commentator said as the players gathered around the centre spot. "And Wigan need to show us what they're made of now."
