Player Ratings: AC Milan 1-2 Spezia – Kalulu mistakes costly in tough defeat | OneFootball

AC Milan were on their way towards another win but ended up losing tonight’s clash against Spezia. A controversial decision from the referee prevented them from extending their 100% record in 2022.

Starting XI

Maignan (6): He made some good saves this evening and he couldn’t do anything about the goals. He was very unfortunate to concede twice, that’s for sure.

Florenzi (6): It was a decent display from the right-back but nothing out of the ordinary. He had some good passes and also made his way forward often.

Kalulu (5): Most of the things he did were really good, especially when driving forward, but two of his mistakes resulted in the goals. Lost his position completely on the first one and lost the ball on the second.

Gabbia (5.5): He was decent but struggled in some duels, often arriving a fraction too late, but just enough to put off his opponents. It could have been better, though.

Hernandez (5.5): He missed a penalty in the first half, failing to hit the target, and he wasn’t really that involved in the attacking phase this evening. We all know that he can do so much more.

Bakayoko (5.5): He looked decent overall and had some good interventions but his sloppy passing wasn’t nice to see. It’s something he really needs to work on to even have a chance of playing when the starters are back.

Krunic (6): He was often present and helped his teammates when in tough situations. He got the assist for Leao’s goal with a nice ball over the top, which obviously helped his rating.

Saelemaekers (6): He looked quite good this evening as he was heavily involved and had a few good shots that were saved by the goalkeeper (he saved a lot this evening).

Diaz (6): It was a positive sign from the Spaniard tonight as he was successful with many of his dribbles and thus created some space for Milan. But there is still room for improvement.

Leao (7): Although Milan lost in the end, this man must be praised for being a constant danger. He won the penalty that Theo missed and also opened the scoring with a nice dink.

Ibrahimovic (6): He was very unlucky not to get on the scoresheet as the Spezia goalkeeper somehow kept out even his good efforts.

Substitutes

Messias (6): He was robbed of what would’ve been the winner as the referee blew his whistle for a free-kick just before. Other than that, he wasn’t spectacular but his finish sure was nice.

Calabria (6): Added some energy to the team and looked good on the ball. His return is important, that’s for sure.

Giroud (6): Won most of his duels and this helped Milan create some chances towards the end. It’s just a shame about the final score.

Rebic (N/A): He didn’t play enough to get a rating.

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