Final result: Hellas Verona-Milan 0-1
Maignan 6 – An uncomplicated evening, lived with the armband, in which he only had to make two saves and not with a high coefficient of difficulty.
Emerson Royal 5,5 – He runs a lot, drives forward, throws himself into half-space, but his movements do not bring benefits to the Rossoneri's offensive production. From 89' Tomori sv
Cage 6.5 – He is now the leader of the defense. He manages the work of the line, guides his teammates and always manages to keep the opposing attackers with their backs to the goal.
Thiaw 6 – Paired with his partner he gets along well and shows good solidity and great attention.
Jimenez 7 – He starts at left back, then switches to winger after Leao's injury and nothing changes. He plays with great determination and even manages to sow panic in the opposing defense. In his second start he convinces again and, continuing at this rate, Fonseca will struggle to remove him from the field. A real surprise.
Terracciano 6 – He plays in a completely new position, as a central midfielder, and he doesn't look out of place. Indeed, in the first half he was among the best (or least worse) of Milan.
Breath 7 – The ball that paves the way for Reijnders to make it 1-0 was simply brilliant. In addition to his physicality, he is slowly adding excellent finishing, often vertically, and thus undermines Verona's defense.
Chukwueze 5 – He loses several duels with Lazovic and is late to the ball more than once. Decisive plays were expected from him, but instead he most of the time takes refuge in the more banal ones. From 70' Calabria sv
Reijnders 7.5 – Let's update the accounts: fourth goal in the league, seventh of the season, fourth in the last three weeks. Without Pulisic, he goes into the attacking midfield and gives further proof that he has now become a total midfielder. MVP.
Leo 6 – At the start, like all Milan, he struggled. Then, when he seems to be starting to get into the heart of the game, he is stopped by a strain in his left flexor. Dal 32′ Theo Hernandez 5,5 – He doesn't seem to have a great desire to play and play well, after having endured the second consecutive benching for the benefit of the young Jimenez. Is he a little mad at Fonseca?
Abraham 5,5 – He shows off for a (slight) contact with Duda in the penalty area and that's it. Little, too little.
Paulo Fonseca 6 – No, Milan are not yet convincing. He leaves Theo on the bench for the second time, then Leao gets hurt and brings him on, but at that point the Frenchman doesn't give the right answers. For the final twenty minutes he plays with five full-backs and two centre-backs to keep the 1-0 lead. Better in the second half than in the first half, certainly, but the team must improve as soon as possible because this way it will be difficult to reach the Champions League, let alone the Scudetto.
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