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AC Milan came away with all three points in the Derby della Madonnina, beating their city rivals Inter by the odd goal. Mike Maignan and Christian Pulisic were the big heroes, and you can find ratings for all of the players below.
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Starting XI
Maignan (9 – MOTM): Outstanding performance from the goalkeeper, keeping out Calhanoglu’s penalty in the second half with a great save. It seems his penalty skills are back in business (after Dybala save a few weeks ago too). In the first half, he also made two great saves on Thuram and Lautaro.
Tomori (6.5): He was beaten a couple of times, it has to be said, but overall helped preserve the clean sheet with some late interventions and clearances. While it perhaps borders on rash at times, he also showed some derby spirit in the duels.
Gabbia (7.5): Despite the strength of Inter’s attack, they struggled to create chances in the heart of Milan’s penalty box, only breaking through a couple of times. The academy product was a big reason why, with great positioning, strong challenges and timely runs up the pitch to intercept.
Pavlovic (6): It was clumsy defending on the penalty, albeit unlucky as he really only put his foot back on the ground and didn’t make a huge lunge or anything. Still, it cannot be overlooked in such a big game and the fact that he did well otherwise saves his rating here.
Saelemaekers (7.5): In the first half, he was often available on the right flank and had some decent crosses. The big contribution came in the second half, though, with the brilliant shot that led to Pulisic’s winner. On top of that, he did well in defence and continued to be a threat in attack for the rest of the game (a very good cross towards Leao, for example).
Fofana (6.5): The Frenchman certainly could have done better in the first half, as he didn’t really look switched on and skied a shot from distance. Everything changed with his involvement in the goal, first winning back the ball and then playing the right pass to Saelemaekers. After that, he was fine.
Modric (7): A lot of the talk before the game was about his passing and vision, but given how Inter played and limited him at times, it was more so about defending today. We got to see a lot of key defensive interventions from him tonight, especially in the second half. And as always, the fact Inter wanted to keep him quiet opened up space for others.
Rabiot (7.5): It’s no coincidence that Milan restored some of the balance that had been missing in recent weeks tonight. His ability to constantly make smart decisions is truly impressive, not to mention that his size and strength helped the Rossoneri at least draw the midfield battle.
Bartesaghi (7): Perhaps that was to be expected with Carlo Augusto on the right, but Inter never really believed in their right flank, which made things easier for Bartesaghi. That said, we shouldn’t take anything away from the youngster as he did very well in defence and also had some good crosses in attack.
Pulisic (8.5): You could tell already in the first half that it was going to be a good evening for the American, if not team-wise then at least individually. He was incredibly lively and always found space even if Inter almost always had more men. Then, of course, the goal was another example of his impressive movement. Really really good.
Leao (6.5): The No.10 definitely struggled a tad in the duels with Acerbi, but you could also argue this helped open up space for his teammates. Sure enough, he was involved in the goal with a nice flick. He just didn’t play a massive role tonight, but it was an important one in terms of work-rate (which, for once, he didn’t lack).
Substitutes
Nkunku (6): If it hadn’t been for the derby win, it probably would have been a 5.5 as he struggled to pick up the loose balls and didn’t really have an impact in attack.
Ricci (6): He did what was necessary, taking on more of a defensive role in the dying minutes of the game.
Loftus-Cheek (6.5): He provided what Allegri needed, winning some aerial duels and using his strength as well as pace to kill some time at the end.
The manager
Allegri (7.5): What can we say? It was classic Allegrismo with low defending and one, two or potentially three good moments in attack that were enough to find the back of the net. Milan got a bit lucky in some situations, so we can’t give a super high rating, but the tactics were good overall and the decision to start Bartesaghi was also right.
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