AC Milan got back to winning ways after six games without a victory last night as they put five goals past Cagliari at San Siro.
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This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via PianetaMilan) has their ratings from the game starting from the back, with Marco Sportiello having a ‘game full of excellent saves’ and ‘no responsibility for the Cagliari goal’, getting a 6.5 out of 10.
Pierre Kalulu was ‘careful’ in his right-back role after a brighter start and got a 6, while Matteo Gabbia was given a 5 after struggling to deal with Luvumbo and getting a yellow card that makes him miss the Torino game. Fikayo Tomori replaced him, and he got a 6.
Malick Thiaw made an important intervention to deny Luvumbo in the 25th minute and got a 6.5 while Alessandro Florenzi drew a save from Scuffet with a shot from distance then had a quieter game, earning a 6. Theo Hernandez replaced him and had an easy task, also getting a 6.
Yunus Musah ‘made one mess after another, not least forgetting about Nández when he scored’, so the American midfielder got a 5. Ismael Bennacer by contrast got a goal and an assist in a dominant performance, scoring a 7.
Tijjani Reijnders start the move for Milan’s first goal and scored a rocket to restore the two-goal lead, obtaining a 7. Samuel Chukwueze had a hand in Bennacer’s goal, but was forced off at half-time due to a muscle problem (6).
Rafael Leao was the man who replaced the Nigerian and moved over to the left. He hit the crossbar, got an assist and a well-taken goal. Rating: 7.5. Olivier Giroud struggled with the pace of the game and got a 5, but his replacement Noah Okafor was bright and was given a 6.5.
Christian Pulisic was only seen a couple of times in the first half and yet then at the end of the game he had a brace thanks to two great finishes. A 7 went to the American winger, just as it did to Stefano Pioli for ‘perfect management of resources’.