AC Milan clinched just one point in Reggio Emilia after a roller coaster 3-3 draw against Sassuolo at Mapei Stadium. While a few players did well, most of them didn’t and below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri.
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Starting XI
Sportiello (6): He couldn’t do much about the goal scored, not exactly helped by his defensive teammates, and was okay aside from that. The home side simply had too much space to aim and shoot, which makes it easy to beat any goalkeeper.
Florenzi (5): The veteran had his moments when going forward but, and it’s a big but, he failed to impress at the back and was dreadful in the 1v1s with Lauriente. His positioning also allowed Sassuolo to threaten Milan on the counter time and time again.
Kjaer (4.5): An embarrassment. He had several inexplicable misplaced passes and the positioning was nothing short of dreadful, either rising too high or not connecting with his opponent at all. One can see why Milan want to part ways in the summer.
Thiaw (4.5): Just like his colleague, it was a perfect example of how not to defend. He got done completely on the first goal and failed to find any sort of structure for the remainder of the game, at least when he was still partnered up with Kjaer.
Hernandez (6): He looked like the only one with some energy towards and end. His ability to recover the ball also helped Milan keep some momentum.
Adli (5.5): In the first 20 minutes of the game or so, his position was really off and although he improved slightly, he lost a duel just before the third goal. His passing was good most of the time, though, salvaging his rating a bit.
Musah (5.5): Not a good game from him today, unfortunately. He usually does things well at the start and then lacks the final product. Or in most cases, he just doesn’t choose the right pass.
Chukwueze (6.5): When you score two goals like that, and are denied by two minor (almost non-existent) offsides, you are the unluckiest man on the planet. His second goal was such a great one as well and honestly, looking at the replays, it doesn’t look like offside even with the fancy graphic.
Loftus-Cheek (5): The Englishman made the wrong decision time and time again, often doing well to drive forward but then wasting all of his hard work with a poor pass or a blocked shot.
Leao (6.5 – MOTM): A fantastic goal to bring Milan back into the game and the ‘assist’ for Jovic was further proof of his importance. He looked very tired towards the end and this is bad news ahead of the Roma game.
Jovic (6.5): Right place, right time as he scored a very easy goal from close range. He played very well after that, actually, impressive with his hold-up play and passing.
Substitutes
Gabbia (6.5): He came on and reorganised the defence after 54 minutes and this truly helped Milan take control of the game. He also had a hand in the equaliser, ending up chesting it down for Okafor.
Reijnders (6): His passing helped Milan find some new routes through the Sassuolo defence and he also helped calm things down a bit in the defensive phase.
Giroud (5): Not a successful appearance even though he did add some weight in the box, which left some space for teammates. He had one good chance to score but the ball was slightly behind him. His passing was also really poor.
Pulisic (5): For a player of the American’s calibre, you simply need to tuck away the big chance he had from close range. It was a perfect pass from Adli and Pulisic just needed to get it to the side, but the effort was more or less straight at Consigli. Then, with Giroud and Jovic occupying great positions in the box, he completely failed with his cross. He created, but wasted what he created.
Okafor (6): A crucial goal for Milan, scoring just two minutes after coming on. However, he got a bit too static after that and didn’t add much for the Rossoneri.
The manager
Pioli (4): Shambles of a game, with questionable rotation to begin with. Sassuolo got the better of Milan early on and Pioli ended up having to throw on the stars anyway. Worst of all, the stars had to work very hard (above all Leao) and this was exactly what Milan didn’t want. He would have been better off starting the stars and then subbing them off.