Forwards flounder and few shine: Player ratings for Atalanta-Milan from Italian papers

Atalanta and AC Milan played out a 1-1 draw on Tuesday night at the New Balance Arena, with both goals coming in the first half.

The opener came just four minutes in as a corner was not properly cleared and Samuele Ricci fired in off a deflection from about 20 yards out, getting his first goal for the club. At the other end, Ademola Lookman deservedly levelled with his first goal of the season.

La Dea spent large parts of the game on top but Milan started the second half well and perhaps could have done better with some chances in transition. Before reading ahead you should check out our player ratings, but below is what the papers thought.

Atalanta vs. AC Milan: Player ratings

La Gazzetta dello Sport gave Milan’s overall performance and Massimiliano Allegri’s game management a 6 out of 10. The best performer in their eyes was the goal scorer Ricci, who received a 6.5. Santiago Gimenez got a 4 and was adjudged to be the worst on the field.

Mike Maignan, Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic, Alexis Saelemaekers and the substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek were all given a positive score of 6.5. Youssouf Fofana, Luka Modric and Davide Bartesaghi got passing grades.

Christopher Nkunku struggled off the bench and got a 5.5, with Fikayo Tomori (5) and Rafael Leao (4.5) rounding off the list of those who didn’t perform up to par in Bergamo.

Corriere dello Sport gave 6s to Maignan, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Saelemaekers and Ricci. Loftus-Cheek with a 6.5 was the only player to get above that. Scores of 5.5 went to Fofana, Modric and Bartesaghi. A 5 was given to Nkunku, then 4.5s to Tomori and Leao.

🔢 The player ratings for #AtalantaMilan from @Gazzetta_it.

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— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) October 29, 2025