Player Ratings: AC Milan 2-1 Red Star – Camarda decisive; Reijnders struggles | OneFootball

AC Milan just about clinched all three points against Red Star Belgrade, scoring a late winner, and it was far from their best display. Below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri, with low scores handed out across the board.

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Starting XI

Maignan (6): He couldn’t do anything about the goal, as it was a thumping finish from relatively close range. That being said, he did well with his feet and also had a couple of saves, even if they didn’t require world-class interventions.

Calabria (6): The captain looked much better, at least compared to what we have seen earlier this season, as he almost always had a good position in defence. A lot of crosses to his side were cut out and he also had an important presence to narrow the angle on a big chance for Red Star. He arguably also should have had an assist for Abraham, following a fantastic cross.

Gabbia (6): As you would expect, he was very strong in the duels and asserted himself early on. Red Star did create a few dangerous chances and the academy product cleared a lot of balls into the penalty box, finding himself in the right place at the right time quite often.

Thiaw (6): Just like his colleague, it was a very solid display with strength displayed in the duels and anticipations – i.e. cutting out passes further up the pitch – from the first minute. The heart of the defence is certainly not Milan’s problem at the moment.

Hernandez (5.5): A game of two halves, really, as he looked very poor in the first half and then recovered to a decent level in the second. Nevertheless, we can expect more from him in both phases of the game, especially in defence as there were some question marks in that phase tonight.

Fofana (6): It was a fantastic ball over the top for Leao to open the scoring, but some passes before that could have benefitted from some better execution. He needs to eliminate the risky unsuccessful passes from his game, which admittedly is hard, but it’s holding him back a bit. The right way to describe it would be highs and lows in terms of his passing.

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Reijnders (5.5): He managed to get into good positions quite often and dared to be more selfish, though his shots proved unsuccessful this time out. The set pieces were also not that great, crosses as well as shots, and it’s clear he can do better.

Musah (5.5): Following Loftus-Cheek’s injury, he was moved to the midfield tandem and while he had some good runs forward, he made a big mistake on the goal conceded. Some while argue that it was a foul, but the truth is that he didn’t protect the ball well enough. A schoolboy error in that position.

Loftus-Cheek (N/A): He was subbed off after just 28 minutes due to an injury, and it’s not possible for us to give him a rating.

Leao (6.5 – MOTM): We saw some very poor passes at the start of the first half, but also a 1v1 with the goalkeeper which was nicely saved and a fantastic strike to make up for the earlier miss. That goal was indeed lovely and he continued to be very involved in the dangerous chances in the second half, even if it wasn’t always fireworks. Still, he broke the crucial deadlock.

Morata (N/A): He was subbed off after just 29 minutes due to an injury, one minute after Loftus-Cheek, and it’s not possible for us to give him a rating.

Substitutes

Chukwueze (6): It took some time before the winger got into the game, let alone touched the ball, but he was involved in the winning goal. The cross for Camarda was really quite nice, even if the finish was difficult, so he gets a pass here.

Abraham (6): He had a positive impact through his energy levels, but there were a couple of chances to kill the game after the 1-0 goal. He definitely should have scored the cross delivered by Calabria, as the net was wide open aside from the defender laying on the ground (which he of course hit). The rating is rescued by the winning goal, but if he had just scored the first, then we could have avoided the drama.

Camarda (6.5): Talk about unlucky, once again, but everyone knows he’s the reason for that goal as the header was very impressive. That is far from an easy finish and the goalkeeper responded surprisingly well.

Emerson Royal (N/A): We didn’t see enough to give a rating.