AC Milan’s 24-game unbeaten run fell at San Siro on Sunday as they lost to Parma 1-0, while the Scudetto hopes probably went with it.
The only goal of the game was a controversial one 10 minutes from time, as Troilo rose at the far post to head in a corner. It was initially disallowed for a block on Maignan and/or a foul on Bartesaghi, yet the referee gave the goal after a long VAR check.
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AC Milan 0-1 Parma: Ratings from the papers
We published our own player ratings after the final whistle, while this morning the Italian newspapers have each published their take after what was a very frustrating night for Milan.
Starting with La Gazzetta dello Sport, they have given Milan’s overall performance a 5.5 out of 10. Massimiliano Allegri got a 5 and was criticised for not being braver with his selection. Christian Pulisic (6) was the best player in a red and black shirt, while Pervis Estupinan (5) was again named as the flop.
There was a sea of performances deemed worthy of a 6: Mike Maignan, Fikayo Tomori, Davide Bartesaghi, Luka Modric, Rafael Leao, Ardon Jashari, Niclas Füllkrug and Strahinja Pavlovic all got a passing grade.
The rest all got one mark less: Koni De Winter, Alexis Saelemaekers and Adrien Rabiot did not have their best nights for various reasons, and therefore were awarded a 5.
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Tuttosport were similarly critical of certain players. Saelemaekers, Estupinan and the stand-in head coach Marco Landucci (although he was probably just following the orders from Allegri in the stands) were each given a 5.
Maignan, Tomori, Bartesaghi, Modric, Rabiot, Pulisic and Füllkrug didn’t contribute enough to be spared from a 5.5. De Winter, Jashari, Pavlovic and Leao were the only ones to be spared with a score of 6.
Finally, Corriere dello Sport gave out a pass (6) to Maignan, De Winter, Rabiot and Pavlovic. Scores of 5.5 went to Tomori, Bartesaghi, Saelemaekers, Jashari, Modric, Leao and Füllkrug. Then, Pulisic, Estupinan and Landucci/Allegri got a 5.
