Player Ratings: Milan 0-0 Juventus – Yildiz decent, Thiaw encouraging | OneFootball

Milan and Juventus played out an uninspiring 0-0 draw in San Siro on Saturday evening. Here are the player ratings from a fairly dull evening between the two Serie A giants.

Milan

Maignan 5.5 – Alert when called upon. Only two shots on target to deal with, but decent on the ball when given a few tricky back passes from his teammates.

Emerson Royal 4 – A chance from a header just before half-time, lifted the mood by winning a corner at the start of the second period, but was all over the place defensively and struggled against Yildiz.

Gabbia 6 – If there were any highlights about Milan’s performance, it was the fact that they kept a clean sheet. Just two Juventus shots on target all game, though, one of which came from long range through Gatti, which was never going in.

Thiaw 6.5 – Possibly Milan’s player of the match in an otherwise uninspiring display – Got himself involved at both ends. 100% pass success rate, too.

Theo Hernandez 5 – Fonseca called him the best left-back in the world in his pre-match presser. That didn’t look the case against Juventus.

Fofana 6 – A Fofana pop shot when things aren’t clicking for Milan is becoming a regular occurrence. The Frenchman was probably Milan’s best midfielder on the night, though.

Loftus-Cheek 5.5 – A touch more energy about his performance compared to some of his recent outings, but

Musah 5.5 – One of Milan’s more energetic players – no doubting his desire, but not the most effective attacking display out on the right wing.

Reijnders 6 – Didn’t excel quite as much as he has done previously in the advanced midfield role. It seemed like Milan were struggling to get the ball to him at time, which nullified the Rossoneri attack.

Leao 5 – Thought he had won a penalty, but run into the area was his brightest moment of the game. Like most of the Milan attack, he didn’t show enough quality on the ball today.

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 23: Rafael Leao of AC Milan is challenged by Francisco Conceicao and Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Morata 5 – Just wasn’t really involved at all – no shots on target and no real impact in the Milan attack.

Juventus

Di Gregorio 5 – No shots on target for him to deal with at any stage of the game.

Savona 6.5 – Didn’t look out of place at all defending against Leao and Theo Hernandez. A nailed on starter for the foreseeable given Juventus’s defensive absences.

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 23: Tijjani Reijnders of AC Milan is challenged by Nicolo Savona of Juventus during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Gatti 6 – Summed up the first-half, the fact that his tame long-range effort was considered one of the highlights. Will be pleased with a clean sheet, though.

Kalulu 6 – Solid at the back against his former club – Still raising questions as to why Milan let him go so easily in the summer. Like Thiaw, 100% of his passes were successful.

Cambiaso 6.5 – One of the game’s few creators: Got into decent positions from the left flank and came close five minutes into the second half, which required Thiaw’s intervention.

Locatelli 6 – Did his usual job at the base of the Juventus midfield – not the most exciting game for him to be involved in.

Thuram 6.5 – Powerful with his runs forwards on the ball, registered one of the game’s only two shots on target.

Conceicao 5 – A bit of a nuisance at times: Got his compatriot Leao booked in the first half, but had phases where he wasn’t really involved at all.

McKennie 5 – Not decisive enough in the creative role for the Bianconeri, who had to shuffle things around in the absence of Vlahovic.

Yildiz 6.5 – Had plenty of success up against Emerson Royal in their head-to-head battles, but just missed the finishing touches in the final third.

Koopmeiners 4.5 – Still going in search of his first Juventus goal. Smashed one into the side netting early on, but that was his only effort of the game.