AC Milan got back to winning ways despite a poor performance against Fiorentina at times. Mike Maignan ended up being the hero, making a mind-boggling save, and below are the ratings for the Rossoneri.
Starting XI
Maignan (7.5 – MOTM): As said, he ended up being the hero with an absolutely stunning save in the dying minutes of added time. Before that, he was also crucial with his distribution and made a necessary intervention on Beltran in the second half as well. One or two poor passes which could have been costly, but great otherwise.
Calabria (6): He did well in the defensive phase, as he often does, but he lacked an edge when going forward. He had two really good chances to cross the ball but failed to find a teammate. Update: after further consideration, his rating has been revised, increased to a 6 for the aforementioned defensive efforts.
Thiaw (6): Bold in possession and that was needed, since Fiorentina pressed high most of the time. Decent in his defensive duties as well, really.
Tomori (6): He was booked, which isn’t that usual, but it was for a ‘tactical’ foul on Bonaventura and the free-kick came to nothing. The feeling is that he could have been more assertive in some challenges, but overall he did a good job.
Hernandez (6.5): It would have been a higher rating if it had been for a couple of really sloppy mistakes in the defensive phase. He was great when going forward today, as evidenced when he won the penalty and with a few good crosses. In the end, his goal was also the deciding one.
Musah (5.5): He struggled a bit with his control especially in the first half. Even though he improved in the second, we know he can do a lot better.
Reijnders (6): It was a somewhat shaky start to the game for him but he grew into it and made a few really good passes. Obviously, the game didn’t really suit him in the second half.
Pobega (5.5): Very late in most of the challenges and had more than one misplaced pass/clearance that could’ve ended up in the back of Milan’s net. The only perks from him today were the physical battles, which to be fair was important towards the end.
Chukwueze (5.5): A slight improvement, perhaps, but he wasn’t incisive enough in the decisive moments. He still needs more time to regain the very important confidence.
Jovic (5.5): The flick for Hernandez was absolutely lovely, but he missed a sitter in the second half when Milan really could have used a goal. Considering how the game developed, it could have been really costly.
Pulisic (6): A few good moments, including the half-volley shot, but he faded as the game went on and was also taken off early (probably due to Dortmund clash). In the first half, he was involved in almost every chance created.
Substitutes
Loftus-Cheek (6): A strong physical presence in midfield and helped out in defence as well.
Camarda (N/A): History was made, becoming the youngest Serie A debutant. However, we didn’t see enough to give him a rating.
Krunic (N/A): We didn’t see enough to give him a rating.
Florenzi (N/A): We didn’t see enough to give him a rating.
