SERIE A: AC Milan vs Empoli Player Ratings as Milan solidify their top spot after 1-0 win

SERIE A: AC Milan vs Empoli Player Ratings as Milan solidify their top spot after 1-0 win

AC Milan vs Empoli: AC Milan took on Empoli in Serie A and came away with a 1-0 win. The win helps them maintain their top spot.

Milan scored the only goal via an unlikely source. Defender Kalulu drilled the rebound into the bottom corner after Giroud hit the wall with his free-kick. The Italian giants were dominant with their attempts but could not get a second.

The 3 points give Milan a 5 point lead at the top but Inter Milan still has 2 games to play.

Let’s take a look at the player ratings for AC Milan vs Empoli match:-

AC Milan vs Empoli Player Ratings

AC Milan

M Maignan(7.4/10): Made a couple of good saves and was good with his sweeping.Kept an important clean sheet for his team.

A Florenzi (7.2/10): Florenzi did well from left-back playing a lot of long balls. He lost possession a little too much.

Pierre Kalulu (8.5/10): The defender scored a brilliant goal with his left foot from outside the box to give his side the lead. His passing was good and did not misplace any passes.

Fikayo Tomori (7.5/10): Tomori was dominant in the air and won a lot of aerial duels.His passes from the back were also good.

Davide Calabria (6.8/10): Calabria delivered some good crosses and long balls. He could have been better defensively as he was dribbled past easily at times.

Ismaël Bennacer(6.8/10): Bennacer did well in the midfield making some good tackles and held the midfield well.

Sandro Tonali(7.3/10): Tonali was composed in possession and was good with his passing. His switching of play with long balls was good.

Rafael Leão (6.5/10): Leãoconstantly tried to dribble past the opposition and got it right a few times.He made some good progressive passes but lost possession a fair amount of times.

Franck Kessie(6.7/10): Kessie played a few progressive passes to try and create chances. He drew a few fouls as well.

Junior Messias (6.8/10): Was good in the air and got a couple of shots away but they weren’t powerful enough.

Olivier Giroud (7/10): Giroud had a quiet game and saw a lot of his shots blocked. His hold up play was good.

Substitutes:

Brahim Diaz (6.5/10): Did well after coming on and did not misplace any passes.

Alexis Saelemaekers (6/10): Saw very little of the ball after coming on.

Ante Rebic (NA)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic(NA)

Rade Krunic(NA)

Empoli

Guglielmo Vicario (7.2/10): The Empoli goalkeeper made a vital stop to deny Giroud’s attempt. Arguably had a chance to get a hand on the goal.

Sebastiano Luperto (6.8/10): The Italian defender made some good blocks to deny Milan. He tried a few long balls but nothing came off well. Was denied a goal brilliantly by Maignan.

Simone Romagnoli (7.5/10): The centre back had a good game defensively making blocks and tackles and almost turned creator making a chance for Zurkowski.

Liberato Cacace (6.9/10): Cacace was more defensive than offensive and did well to win a few tackles and duels.He also had some good take-ons.

Riccardo Fiamozzi (6.3/10): The right-back got up the pitch but was not good enough with his crosses and passes in the final third.

Kristjan Asllani (6.6/10): Had a good game in midfield and won the ball well in midfield.Some of his long balls were under hit and did not find the target.

 Nedim Bajrami (6.1/10): Bajrami was unable to impose himself on the match. Was unsuccessful with his crossing and attempts to go past opponents.

Filippo Bandinelli (7/10): The Captain was good with his footwork and also played some progressive passes. He lost possession a lot carelessly.

Szymon Zurkowski (5.6/10): Zurkowski missed a good chance to score. His dribbling did not come off on multiple occasions and ended up losing possession more than anyone else.

Liam Henderson (6/10): Could not produce anything for his side and lost possession with misplaced passes.

Andrea Pinamonti (6/10): The Italian striker saw little of the ball and could not make anything happen.He was caught offside a couple of times as well.

Substitutes:

Fabiano Parisi (6.6/10): Had a good cameo. Made a few tackles and won the ball well.

Petar Stojanovic (6.2/10): Did nothing much after coming on.

Patrick Cutrone (6.6/10): Saw very little of the ball and could not do much.

Marco Benassi (6.5/10): Was decent after coming on and had a shot blocked.

Federico DI Francesco (6.2/10): Did not impact the game after coming on and lost possession a lot in the 20 minutes he played.

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