AC Milan clinched all three points against Fiorentina this evening thanks to a late own-goal. There were a few players that stood out and down below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri.
Starting XI
Tatarusanu (6): He wasn’t forced to that many saves this season but made a couple of good ones. His distribution could have been better but he certainly did enough and can’t be blamed for the goal.
Kalulu (5.5): He made a few errors that could have been very costly for Milan this evening. Failed to clear the ball before Ikone broke through (Tomori’s tackle rescued Milan) and then nearly scored an own-goal. He can do better.
Thiaw (5.5): He was way too shy with his passing this evening and also made an unfortunate but fatal error on Fiorentina’s goal. Having said that, he redeemed himself with a few nice actions.
Tomori (7 – MOTM): Rescued Milan on two occasions, first with his tackle on Ikone and then with a goal-line clearance to deny the winger. He had the fighting spirit and energised his teammates.
Hernandez (6): An okay display from him in both phases of the game, with nothing spectacular but also nothing horrible.
Bennacer (6): He actually struggled a bit with his passing in the first half (due to Fiorentina’s high press) and also had a few weird moments in the second half. His work rate and presence just about got him the pass though.
Tonali (5.5): He was present but also didn’t really do that much when in possession. One would have liked to see him send it long more often rather than opt for the simple pass backwards or sideways.
Diaz (5.5): Had a couple of nice turns and was denied a goal on the line but ultimately could have done a lot better. It was right to sub him off.
Krunic (5): His poor rating is not due to what he did with the ball, but he simply wasn’t involved enough tonight. Milan need their No.10 to find the spaces in between a whole lot more than he did.
Leao (6): He got the opening goal for the Rossoneri but he struggled a bit after that, quite frankly. It was not the high standard we have become so used to.
Giroud (6): It was a lovely assist for Leao and he also won quite a lot of duels, lacking support from his teammates many times. But he can also do better, just like Leao.
Substitutes
Dest (6.5): A very positive performance off the bench with several good runs forward and some nice skills showed off.
Origi (5.5): He ran quite a lot but ended up adding very little to the Rossoneri’s game.
Vranckx (6.5): He got the goal-winning assist after he had the guts to take commando on the right flank. He also had a few other good sequences this evening.
Rebic (N/A): He didn’t play enough to get a rating. But he was important on the goal.
