AC Milan fought their way back into the game against Torino, which ended 2-2 despite the Rossoneri being 0-2 down up until the 89th (!) minute. They even almost won it at the end and below are the player ratings for the team.
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Starting XI
Maignan (7.5 – MOTM): The Frenchman made two fantastic saves in the first half and really ‘kept Milan in the game’, even if he conceded one more goal later on. He couldn’t do anything about either goal, truth be told, and he showed his class at the end with a Neuer-esque intervention.
Calabria (6): All things considered, the captain was solid in both phases of the game even if he didn’t leave a huge mark on the game. You cannot fault his work rate, but moving forward we also need to see more concrete contributions.
Tomori (6): He made one crucial clearance in the second half but aside from that, it was pretty much just an okay display from him. He didn’t always win the duels with Zapata but always made sure to put up a good fight.
Thiaw (4.5): Like night and day compared to his colleague, instinctively taking a touch when he needed to clear the ball (lacked awareness) which resulted in the own-goal. I can understand his decision on the second goal as Theo was there, but it can still be questioned so in short, it was not a positive night for him.
Saelemaekers (5.5): He struggled a lot in defence, especially in the transition phases. We also saw it on the goal as he was late and didn’t have the ability to challenge Bellanova for the header. A bit better when he moved to the right-wing position, but still not good enough.
Bennacer (6): The Algerian was good in possession, distributing the ball and making himself available all the time. He wasn’t necessarily poor in defence either but he had to work hard, so one can understand the sub (also because Reijnders is more attacking-minded).
Loftus-Cheek (6): He was strong in possession and defended the ball well on numerous occasions, also setting up Leao for the 1v1 chance with a great outside-of-the-boot pass. Nothing extraordinary all things considered, but good enough.
Chukwueze (5): After several misplaced passes, as well as no luck with his movement/dribblings, he was subbed off. We need to see a lot more from and unfortunately, tonight was a repeat of last season.
Pulisic (5.5): The American looked quite good in transition when he dropped down slightly and drove forward with the ball. This evening, however, his problem was the finishing as he missed one good chance on the edge of the box and then another from inside the box.
Leao (5): Even though he always seemed to cause trouble for the Torino defence, he lacked the end product (same old story, right?) and it could have been a completely different game if he had scored the 1v1 chance. Also got another great chance after a lovely ball by Reijnders but failed to bring it down. He knew himself this was poor.
Jovic (5.5): Except for one good turn, we didn’t really see that much from home and let’s just say it was a big difference compared to Morata’s time on the pitch.
Substitutes
Hernandez (5): It was absolutely shocking defending on the second goal, lazily letting his man (seemingly assuming Thiaw would take him) head the ball into the back of the net. He had a slight hand in pushing down Torino towards the end, but it didn’t make up for the mistake.
Reijnders (6): He was beaten a bit too easily by Lazaro on the second goal, even if the Torino man did well, but he recovered and got the assist for Morata. He also helped up the second goal which nice movement in possession so he did good enough.
Morata (7): A debut goal for the No.7, which is exactly what we wanted to see, and it’s just a shame that it didn’t come in a win. Still, that goal was pure striker’s instinct and the start of the comeback, so the high grade is justified.
Musah (6.5): A poor shot missed at the end, but it must be said that he added energy to the game and showed his quality with a great assist for Okafor. More of this, please.
Okafor (7): The rating perhaps seems a bit high, as we didn’t see loads of him overall, but that goal was absolutely clutch and that has sort of been his trademark goal at Milan. Getting the draw in the end means a lot and we have the Swiss international to thank for it.