Player Ratings: AC Milan 0-0 Genoa – Jimenez shines while subs backfire | OneFootball

AC Milan failed to celebrate their 125th anniversary in style as Genoa held them to a 0-0 draw at San Siro. With more composure in front of goal, the Rossoneri would have clinched all of the points and below are the player ratings.

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Starting XI

Maignan (6): He didn’t have much to do today, in fact Genoa had zero shots on target, but based on his passing and assertiveness on set pieces he gets a pass.

Emerson Royal (6): The Brazilian was very unlucky not to open the scoring for Milan as the goalkeeper made a brilliant save to deny his header. His crossing wasn’t always the best tonight, but defensively he was sound and he was certainly not the problem in this game.

Gabbia (6): Solid defending all-round, as showcased by the blocks at the end (even if the referee awarded a harsh free-kick against him). It was another clean sheet for the Rossoneri, so he’s doing something right along with his colleagues.

Thiaw (6): The German had a scare at the end of the game with a backpass for Maignan, but aside from that he was good as usual and won many duels against the attackers. Passing was mostly good too.

Jimenez (6.5 – MOTM): Without a doubt, he was the best on the pitch for Milan with contributions in both phases of the game, clever passing and tremendous acceleration to beat his man. We didn’t miss Theo at all, not even when comparing to the latter in good form, and that says a lot about how well he did.

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Fofana (5.5): It wasn’t his best game for Milan in terms of unlocking stalemates and finding the right spaces, as also shown at the end of the game with some very poor awareness. We can demand much more from him, and he knows it.

Reijnders (6): He didn’t always have success with the final touch, but it would have been a much tougher game for Milan without him. The way he can run with the ball past opponents, like Jimenez, is very impressive and helped massively even if it didn’t result in a goal. He also should have had an assist for Morata.

Chukwueze (5.5): Aside from some good moments here and there, it was another subpar performance from the Nigerian. The set-piece delivery was okay, but he had several 1v1s tonight and opportunities to cross, but just couldn’t seem to get the end product right.

Liberali (6): Before we go any further, we must remember that he’s just 17. It has also been a relatively tough season so far for him between the Primavera and Milan Futuro, so the start was indeed a bit surprising. Having said that, he linked up well enough with his teammates and showed promising signs, so we’ll give him a pass here.

Leao (6): A lot of Milan’s attack still revolves around him, and he often did well to beat his man and open up space for his teammates. The crosses and shots, however, were not the best so that is still something that needs to be improved.

Abraham (5.5): He had a very good chance in the first half that he squandered and we didn’t really see that much else from him. It was right to take him off at half-time, at least that was the initial thought – but perhaps it’s not correct given how Morata performed.

Substitutes

Morata (4): For a player with his experience, you have to put away at least one of those three great chances. First he opted to square it, then he fired wide with a curling effort, and finally he hit the bar from close range. Not good enough, simply put.

Camarda (6): He added energy to the attack and also a presence inside the box, which was needed given how low Genoa kept their defence.

Okafor (4): Just like Morata, an absolutely awful cameo off the bench. Sluggish and with zero timing. The cross at the end was comical.