AC Milan engineered a memorable comeback out in Saudi Arabia in the Supercoppa Italiana final, beating Inter 3-2 after trailing by two goals.
Inter took what looked like a commanding lead in the game when Lautaro Martinez and Mehdi Taremi either side of the half-time whistle, meaning it looked like they were heading for a fourth straight Super Cup trophy.
What Milan showed in the semi-final against Juventus is that they will not give up easily, and they hit back in stunning fashion. Theo Hernandez scored with a free-kick to make it a one-goal game, Christian Pulisic equalised and then Tammy Abraham won it in the dying moments.
La Gazzetta dello Sport’s ratings
This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) has their player ratings from the game, starting with the overall performance of the team and that of the head coach Sergio Conceicao, both of which earned an 8 out of 10.
The man of the match was substitute Rafael Leao for the way that he changed the game, earning an 8 as well, while Malick Thiaw struggled the most at the back and got a 5.
Alex Jimenez (5), Tijjani Reijnders (5.5) and Emerson Royal (5.5) were the starters who offered little impact, while Fikayo Tomori got a passing grade of 6.
Yunus Musah and Alvaro Morata were given a 6.5, Mike Maignan, then Youssouf Fofana and Tammy Abraham got a 7. Theo Hernandez was awarded half a mark more, and Christian Pulisic was awarded an 8.
Thiaw 5?! The second goal is on Tomori who has Taremi in front of him. He is also not following Taremi on his second big chance in the second half, and he is also out travelling in the first half on a dangerous counter. He should barely been given a 5 in my opinion. Thiaw was close to faultless (even for the first goal).
I told them on other post, they are biased too Musah, Pulisic, Abraham… American fan‘s and „Soccer“
First of all Musah was only born in New york but barely ever lived there. He actually has an english accent so that should tell you something.
Pulisic has been the best player on the team this year by far.
Abraham is not American you little tulip.
thiaw 5? did they watch the match the worst player on the pitch was not him it was royal probaly
I think Tomori should be given training to learn how to mark
I assume (and hope) Tomori is only starting due to Gabbia’s health issues.