Player Ratings: AC Milan 2-1 Como – Reijnders decisive; Musah horrendous | OneFootball

AC Milan once again turned a deficit into a win as they prevailed 2-1 against Como underneath the San Siro floodlights. Below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri.

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Starting XI

Maignan (6): He couldn’t do much about the goal as it was a great finish by Da Cunha; low and powerful. The Frenchman made two very good stops in the first half aside from that and had some good passes too.

Walker (5.5): It was okay at times, but he was rather slow in defence and not quite on his A-game, whatever that is. Como noticed this early and took advantage, with Diao creating a lot on the right flank. The Englishman also had some poor passes in attack.

Gabbia (5): The Italian struggled quite a bit with Diao in the first half especially and he was also way too rash in most of the duels, resulting in free-kicks for Como. Cutrone also managed to create space on a couple of occasions, the No.46 had to do better.

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Thiaw (6): Compared to his colleague, it was a better evening with multiple aerial duels won and some good passing in the build-up. Sure, he was beaten a few times in defence but also recovered some dangerous situations.

Hernandez (6): Although we got to see another dive (he did get up immediately, though), I don’t agree with the decision to take him off. He was heavily involved in the chance that Musah should’ve scored and he also had some good defensive interventions. It just felt like a very strange sub.

Bondo (6): He played well all things considered, and only got carded because of a mistake in attack by Musah (tactical foul). While he lost the ball a couple of times, he moved over large areas and often made himself available, showcasing some abilities on the ball as well.

Musah (3.5): It’s frankly astonishing that he keeps missing so many good chances in the final third. The big miss today was arguably the worst yet, with an open goal to aim at from close range. When you play for Milan, consistently missing good chances cannot be tolerated. He was kept on for the second half due to Bondo’s yellow card but then got himself carded too after just three minutes.

Pulisic (7.5): What a finish to get Milan back into the game. He wasn’t brilliant before that but as we have seen so many times before, he can change the game on his own and when that happens, his performances also reach another level. Indeed, after the goal, he combined really well with his teammates.

Reijnders (8 – MOTM): He had some very good passes in attack in the first half, especially to Hernandez and Leao, and followed that up in the second with a great assist for Pulisic. He was nearly returned the favour (Pulisic with the pass) as he hit the bar 15 minutes later.

He did eventually get the goal, though, showing great composure after a fantastic pass by Abraham. A brace also wasn’t far away but his finish went just wide after another good pass by Abraham. He once again showed why he should play as a No.10 and not in the tandem.

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Leao (6): He had some good runs down the left-hand side this evening and the crossing actually wasn’t horrible, it’s just that few Milan players made their way into the box on those occasions.

Gimenez (5): Unfortunately, it was another game with very little input from him – aside from the great attack that led to Musah’s chance – and Abraham’s entrance certainly showed what Milan were missing. He can and must do better, even if Conceicao’s perhaps needs to tweak some things as well to make everything work.

Substitutes

Fofana (5.5): We saw a couple of nice passes forward, but he committed too many fouls and that didn’t exactly help Milan in their pursuit of a winner. He has lost his ability to smoothly win balls back.

Jimenez (6.5): While the Theo sub was a bit strange, it must be said that the Spaniard did well and actually made a difference in attack, using his pace to open up space for his teammates and subsequently create chances.

Joao Felix (5.5): Conceicao clearly wanted an attacking effect and he didn’t quite get it with this sub, although there were a couple of promising passes (one for Gimenez over the top).

Abraham (7): Absolutely fantastic assist for Reijnders’ strike, showcasing great vision to pick out the Dutchman on the turn. He did it again a few minutes later, and it would’ve been a beautiful goal. Compared to Gimenez, it was like night and day. The Englishman should be really pleased with this one.

Loftus-Cheek (N/A): No rating for him today, but it was really nice to see him back on the pitch. He could be very important for the season finale.