AC Milan only managed a point against Pisa at San Siro on Friday evening, despite taking the lead early on. Some players did better than others, as highlighted by the newspapers this morning.
After the win against Fiorentina, yesterday’s clash was a chance for Milan to cement themselves at the top of the standings. However, with just one point collected in the end, they could be leapfrogged already today as Napoli and Inter will square off.
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Today’s newspapers, more specifically Gazzetta dello Sport (see photo below) and Corriere dello Sport, have assessed the player performances. The two agree that Rafael Leao, Luka Modric and Davide Bartesaghi were the best players.
In terms of the flops, Koni De Winter ended up at the bottom in both newspapers, while Santiago Gimenez also didn’t do loads to improve his stocks. Samuele Ricci is another player who failed to impress despite it being a good opportunity.
Clearly, Milan could have come away with all three points if the player performances had been better, so it wasn’t really a collective failure.
Gazzetta dello Sport’s ratings
7: Modric.
6.5: Bartesaghi, Saelemaekers, Leao.
6: Maignan, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Fofana, Athekame.
5.5: Ricci.
5: Nkunku.
4.5: Gimenez.
4: De Winter.
Corriere dello Sport’s ratings
7: Leao.
6.5: Modric, Bartesaghi.
6: Gabbia, Pavlovic, Fofana, Athekame.
5.5: Maignan, Ricci, Nkunku.
5: De Winter, Gimenez.
Modric said it best, Leao is WC. When the team is back from the treatment room and Rabiot re-enters the pitch, Leao will only be more dangerous.