GdS: Milan player ratings from Monza win – defence holds up as forward duo struggle

AC Milan got their third straight win by a single goal to nil as they beat Monza last night in what was far from a classic encounter.

This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (as seen below) has their player ratings for the game, starting with the overall performance from the team and the management of Stefano Pioli, each of which were worth a 6.5 out of 10.

The best players on the pitch was Junior Messias as per the paper, who got a 7, while the one who struggled the most was Charles De Ketelaere who got a 5.

Ciprian Tatarusanu, Pierre Kalulu, Malick Thiaw and Fikayo Tomori all got a 6.5 for a solid effort in the rearguard, while Rade Krunic, Sandro Tonali, Theo Hernandez and Brahim Diaz got the same.

Divock Origi was awarded a 5.5 as he struggled to make much impact, while Rafael Leao received a 6.5, Alexis Saelemaekers a 6 and Olivier Giroud the same.