UDINESE – MILAN 2-3 – 31′ Loftus-Cheek, 39′ Samardzic, 63′ Thauvin, 83′ Jovic, 90’+3 Okafor
UDINESE (report cards by Marco Pieracci)
Okoye 6 – Reconfirmed for the fourth time in a row between the posts, Silvestri now definitively displaced, legitimizes his ownership by rejecting Giroud twice. Innocent on the nets conceded.
Joao Ferreira 5 – Knowing he can’t keep up with Leao, he tries to shorten as much as possible to limit the damage with modest results. He starts in apnea, ends up losing Giroud.
Perez 6 – In the sights of Napoli, looking for a reliable central defender with experience in the Italian championship. That would be a great call. Pure scorer, he ends up as an added attacker.
Kristensen 5.5 – Use your physique to win duels. He breaks the line to close, defends with his helmet even if on goal he doesn’t exactly seem the picture of reactivity.
Ebosele 6 – Terrible leg strength, not enough to contain the Devil’s infernal left-handed chain. He succumbs with Theo, better when it comes to pushing. From 60′ Ehizibue 5.5 – With Milan unbalanced in the hunt for an equalizer, prairies open up and he arrives a little exhausted at the shot. And it doesn’t cover properly.
Samardzic 7 – Once the transfer was over, he returned to the center of the Juventus project. The equalizing solo was fantastic, he almost conceded an encore. Masterclasses. It comes out after a quality hour. From 60′ Payero 6 – Hombre vertical, immediately engages Maignan.
Walace 6 – No frills, he much prefers substance to form. Very physical duel with Loftus-Cheek, he recovers one ball after another.
Lovric 6 – Having ended up on the sidelines with Sottil, he has now returned to express himself at the levels of last season. On fire, he always arrives before the others, but at 2-2 he is unable to clear the area.
Kamara 6 – Pulisic is on the ball and tries to challenge him one-on-one, he doesn’t back down accepting the direct confrontation. He suffers the right and also proposes to move forward. From 84′ Zarraga sv.
Pereyra 5.5 – Balancer between the lines, widening the band if necessary. He tries to tie the game up, but it’s certainly not his best night. From 46′ Thauvin 7 – In a state of grace, second consecutive hit. He has never been so good since he has been in Italy.
Lucca 6 – Point of reference for teammates in the aerial game and beyond. He defends the ball with his usual vigor, Kjaer and Gabbia deny him the joy of scoring. He plays on the edge for Samardzic. Extreme sacrifice match. From 76′ Success sv.
Trainer Gabriele Cioffi 5.5 – He knows how to put Milan in difficulty, having already won at San Siro. He chooses a middle ground between all-out aggression and low defense. Having found the right compromise, he shuffles the cards with Thauvin but for the umpteenth time the final minutes are fatal for him. 17 points lost like this are too many.
MILAN (report cards by Gaetano Mocciaro)
Maignan 5.5 – He has the courage to rebel against the racist chants of the usual imbeciles, but it is inevitable that the situation will affect him, also because he is surprised by Samardzic and collects Thauvin’s 2-1 at his post.
Calabria 6 – He never breaks through to the opponent’s area, but is attentive in the defensive phase. From the 75th minute Florenzi 6-His corner leads to the winning goal.
Kjaer 5 – When Samardzic dribbles him in the 1-1 draw it makes him feel all of 34 years old (almost 35). He comes out badly from the comparison.
Gabbia 6.5 – Confirmed as the starter, he withstood the blow well, standing out in the second half with a couple of great advances to avoid the worst.
Théo Hernandez 6 – His would be an excellent match, topped off with a nice assist and an action that led to a 2-2 draw. The mix-up with Reijnders who cost Thauvin’s goal, however, is a red pencil.
Loftus-Cheek 6.5 – Half-winger and attacking midfielder, he makes his weight and centimeters felt, is ready in the area to score the illusory advantage and also scares in the aerial play in the following minutes.
Adli 6 – Generous and precise, but not very illuminating.
Reijnders 5 – He does little in the disqualification phase, with the aggravating circumstance of the contributory fault with Théo Hernandez in the action of the 2-1. From the 68th minute Okafor 7-Before the injury with the national team he had already proven to be a good attacking alternative. He shows a desire to do things and great coolness, giving Milan their fourth consecutive victory in the championship.
Pulisic 5 – He looks for an inspiration, an acceleration, a play but in reality it produces little other than some annoyance, but no more. From the 75th minute Jovic 7 – The Serbian managed to transform himself from a foreign body into providence in a short time. It is certainly a reliable attacking alternative.
Giroud 6.5 – A nice shot that favors Loftus-Cheek’s goal, a shot that ends up on the crossbar and then corrected by Jovic and the bank for Okafor’s goal. He doesn’t score but the way he enters all the goals is a credit.
Leao 6.5 – Special observation of the Friulians, they manage to contain him, doubling him or even using three men. The Portuguese suffers, he is unable (once again) to shoot on target but he undeniably has the merit of starting both actions that led to the two goals. From 90′ Musah sv.
Coach Stefano Pioli 7 – He has often been criticized, rightly so, for his management of substitutions. The first one he scores in Udine is in the 68th minute, then the second slot in the 75th minute. That’s enough to turn around a game that seemed lost. Winning like this can turn your season around.
2024-01-21 05:06:30
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