Trio shine but many more hide: Player ratings for Roma-Milan from Italian papers

AC Milan took the lead away from home against Roma, but were forced to settle for a draw in the end at the Stadio Olimpico.

Roma were on top for most of the game, particularly in the first half, but when Koni De Winter headed in a corner in the second half it looked like another possible smash and grab. However, Davide Bartesaghi was penalised for a handball inside the box and Lorenzo Pellegrini equalised from the spot.

The full-time score was 1-1 and that means the real winners this weekend are Inter, who have moved five points clear at the top of the table. Yet, the Rossoneri’s unbeaten run extends to 21 games and it is another six-pointer that the team emerged unscathed from.

Roma 1-1 Milan: Newspaper ratings

This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport has their ratings from the game, starting with the team’s overall performance which earned a 6 out of 10, the same score that Massimiliano Allegri’s management got.

Mike Maignan was the man of the match in their eyes, getting a 7. It is the same score that Koni De Winter got after his first Milan goal, while the player who struggled the most was Rafael Leao, getting a 5.

Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot were the only others to get above a passing score (6.5). Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia, Samuele Ricci, Christian Pulisic and Niclas Füllkrug were given a 6.

Alexis Saelemaekers and his replacement Zachary Athekame each got a 5.5, while Davide Bartesaghi and Christopher Nkunku got half a point less than that.

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Corriere della Sera also published ratings. They awarded Maignan a 7, Modric the highest score with a 7.5, and there was also praise for De Winter, Ricci and Rabiot who each got a 6.5. Every other player got a 6 barring Leao, Nkunku and Bartesaghi, who were scored a 5.5.

Tuttosport gave Maignan, De Winter and Modric a 7. Tomori was awared a 6.5, with all the others a 6 barring Saelemaekers, Bartesaghi, Athekame, Pulisic, Füllkrug (all 5.5), Leao and Nkunku (both 5).