Two very positive statistics have emerged from Tijjani Reijnders’ first start in a competitive game for AC Milan during last night’s win over Bologna.
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Reijnders is widely considered to have been among Milan’s best performers on the field at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara last night, at least gauging the opinion of the printed press and social media.
He got a 6.5 in our player ratings, with the following assessment: “Got the assist for the second goal after a great run into the box and he continued to move around the pitch in a smart manner. He did also help out in the defensive phase, which was necessary to see.”
There were two stats that above all underline his importance last night. Firstly, as per official league data, Reijnders was the player who ran the most in the game.
The Dutchman was the player who ran the third-most distance in all of Europe in 2022-23 and he covered 12.8km last night. Tonali, by comparison, reached a highest of 12.4km during his entire time at the club.
Meanwhile, OptaPaolo reports that Reijnders is the first Milan midfielder who has played an entire Serie A match without missing a single pass since they began recording this data (since 2004-05). He completed 28/28 attempted passes.
