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AC Milan’s Coppa Italia adventure came to an end on Thursday evening, following a late Lazio winner and a poor performance. Below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri.
If you haven’t already, make sure to check out how we decide the player ratings. From the scale to what affects the rating, we have compiled everything there.
Starting XI
Maignan (6.5): He made a couple of good stops in the first half and followed that up with a great one on Noslin in the second half. He was left for dead on the goal, as none of the defenders picked up Zaccagni on the corner.
Tomori (6): A few situations here and there could have been handled better, but overall, his defending was solid and also crucial in some moments.
De Winter (5): Unfortunately, we got to see quite a lot of mistakes from him tonight, mixed with defending that can only be described as average. Although it was hard to see if he was marking Zaccagni, he was the last to make contact with the goalscorer before opting not to follow him.
Pavlovic (6): He got an early yellow card, deservedly so, but that wasn’t really his fault. His defending was okay overall and he also had some good moments in possession. Very average, though, so it’s just about a 6 here.
Saelemaekers (5.5): The Belgian wasn’t his usual self, that much is clear, with misplaced passes, a lack of creativity in possession and a good chance missed. It was right to take him off, even if Milan didn’t have a proper replacement.
Ricci (5.5): It was an opportunity for the midfielder to prove himself but instead, he was way too shy on the ball. He improved in the second half but it wasn’t enough to get a 6 here.
Jashari (6): All things considered, he did an okay job in the centre of the park with decent movement, some duels won, and a few great passes too. He nearly had a fantastic hockey assist, picking out Estupinan’s run with a fantastic ball, but Leao missed.
Rabiot (6): While it was nothing special from him, he at least made some important runs into the box and also carried the ball a lot for Milan. By his usual standards, he could have done better but at the same time, it was good enough for a 6.
Estupinan (6): The early misplaced pass that forced Pavlovic to take a yellow could have cost Milan dearly. However, after that, he was actually very solid in possession and had some good runs in attack. You could argue he should have had an assist, after a great run and good pass to Leao.
Loftus-Cheek (5.5): Size and strength, yes, but he wasn’t able to make the most of that tonight with some dodgy moments in possession. On top of that, he had two decent heading opportunities in the box, but failed to hit the target both times.
Leao (5.5): The No.10 did help Milan open up some space in attack, and also brought down some long balls nicely, but his rating is heavily affected by the miss. It’s a chance he should have scored, and considering how the game panned out, we can’t look past it.
Substitutes
Nkunku (5): He played tonight? The usual story repeated itself with the Frenchman, despite getting 30 minutes on the pitch.
Pulisic (6): The American forced the Lazio goalkeeper to a decent stop in the dying minutes, and he also helped create some of the late chances.
Modric (5.5): With the risk of sounding harsh, I don’t think his entrance made much of a difference at all, even if it wasn’t an easy situation.
Bartesaghi (N/A): I didn’t see enough to give him a rating.
The manager
Allegri (5.5): What can we really say about this game? The rotation was necessary, given the hectic period coming up, but perhaps some changes could have been made earlier. Furthermore, with Milan’s endless possession of just passing the ball around, it felt like the gaffer wanted the penalties.
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