AC Milan recorded their fifth win in a row on Sunday afternoon against Hellas Verona at the Bentegodi as they emerged 3-1 victors.
This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via SempreMilan.it) has their ratings from the game, starting with the rearguard. Mike Maignan got a 6 out of 10 having denied Swiderski on two occasions, while Davide Calabria got the same for showing ‘lots of dynamism and also a hint of confusion’.
Pierre Kalulu also received a 6 after making his first start in 140 days, showing ‘good discipline’, while Fikayo Tomori made some crucial interventions and was given the same score.
Theo Hernandez got a 7.5: ‘First half as a pure raider, every run threw the Gialloblu defence into panic. Determined and lucky in the run that led to the 1-0, provocative in the celebration that cost him the yellow card, with suspension against Fiorentina’.
Ismael Bennacer was awarded a 6.5 for doing a good job in both phases, and the same assessment was made for Tijjani Reijnders who was given the same score.
Christian Pulisic scored a 7: ‘Hit the crossbar in the first half, got a tap-in to reach 12 goals for the season in the second half: personal best. Lots of invention, but also the missed tackle on the ball which was well exploited by Noslin’.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek was ‘clumsy when the Veronese doubled him in ball possession’ and like Pulisic did not do enough for Noslin’s goal, so he got a 6.
Rafael Leao scored a 6.5 despite missing the opportunity to make it 3-1. With Theo dictating the game on the left wing, he still made chances and you could also see him sacrifice himself in coverage.
Noah Okafor was given a 6.5: ‘His second start as a centre-forward after Cagliari, a super Montipò (together with the crossbar) was needed to deny him a goal’.
Olivier Giroud and Yunus Musah both got a 6 off the bench while Samuel Chukwueze scored half a point more for a magnificent volley that opened his Serie A account.
Finally, a 6.5 went to head coach Stefano Pioli: ‘Milan were masters of the match and victim of the usual amnesia that could put everything back into play. Nonetheless, substantial proof’.
