Milan Player Ratings vs Fiorentina: Jovic Salvages Futile Point | OneFootball

Milan hauled back a two-goal deficit to hold Fiorentina to a thrilling 2-2 home draw in their last Serie A outing. Despite avoiding defeat in stunning fashion, Sergio Conceicao’s charges may have effectively ruled themselves out of contention for a fifth consecutive top-four finish.

Fiorentina took the lead only seven minutes into the game through Malick Thiaw’s sloppy own goal. Unable to recover from an early shock, Milan fell two goals behind three minutes later as Moise Kean hammered home Dodo’s cutback from point-blank range after being left unmarked on the edge of the six-yard box.

Desperate times require desperate measures. Conceicao withdrew Yunus Musah midway through the first half in favor of Luka Jovic. However, Tammy Abraham inspired Milan’s comeback with a superb solo goal. Christian Pulisic deserves the credit for a delightful assist, but it was all Abraham.

Despite dominating possession, Milan had to wait until the 64th minute to draw level as Jovic pounced on Fikayo Tomori’s hopeful through ball and finished with aplomb. Both teams had their chances in the final 25 minutes, but Mike Maignan and David de Gea prevented another change in the scoreline.

A second consecutive winless league game left Milan in mid-table as we look at our player ratings.

Milan (4-2-3-1)

Mike Maignan – 7

His defenders let him down multiple times tonight, but he stood his ground twice against Kean in the second half to help Milan avoid suffering a league double against La Viola.

Kyle Walker – 6

An unenviable display from the Manchester City loanee saw the 34-year-old make several atypical mistakes at the back. Invisible in the final third!

Malick Thiaw – 5

It was an embarrassing night for the German center-back. In addition to scoring a ridiculous own goal, he lost track of Kean more than once, nearly leading to the Italian’s double.

Fikayo Tomori – 5.5

Comfortably outpaced by Albert Gudmundsson for the first goal, the English had another underwhelming game by his standard, fueling speculation he could leave Milan in the summer.

Theo Hernandez – 6.5

Though he had apathetic sequences, the Frenchman demonstrated his class multiple times and almost bagged another solo goal, only for De Gea’s last-ditch save to thwart his close-range shot.

Yunus Musah – 4

Conceicao decided to sacrifice him for the greater good.

Youssouf Fofana – 5.5

Milan fans had expected more from the French midfielder, whose form has significantly dwindled since January. Erratic!

Tijjani Reijnders – 6.5

A spark in an otherwise inert Milan midfield, the Dutchman was the architect of every attacking move and nearly scored in the second half.

Christian Pulisic – 6.5

After a dismal showing against Inter, the USMNT forward returned to his usual best, even though he failed to score. In addition to assisting Abraham, he forced De Gea’s fabulous save minutes after halftime.

Rafael Leao – 6

Despite showing glimpses of his individual talent, the Portuguese winger couldn’t make the difference, barely threatening Fiorentina’s goal.

Tammy Abraham – 7.5

Scintillating! The goal was a piece of art, while he made Fiorentina’s defenders sweat before being taken off in the 55th minute.

Substitutes

Luka Jovic – 7

Santiago Gimenez – 5.5