Serie A: AC Milan vs Napoli Player Ratings as Napoli get a hard-earned 1-0 victory

AC Milan vs Napoli: A.C. Milan squared off against Napoli in a high voltage match at the San Siro in Matchday 18 of the ongoing edition of the Serie A.

Napoli kept on pressing and putting pressure on the home side since the 1^st minute. This led them to take a very early lead in the 5th minute courtesy of a fantastic header from Eljif Elmasfrom a corner ball from Piotr Zielinski. Napoli were absolutely rocking solid in the defense for the whole match. Milan created quite a number of chances and got a lot of opportunities to equalize but the closest they came was a very late goal from Franck Kessiéwhich was ruled offside.

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

AC Milan vs Napoli Player Ratings

A.C. Milan

Mike Maignan (5.5/10): The French goalkeeper played a decent game, made some good saves but was scored past once.

Alessio Romagnoli(6/10): The center-back was very solid in the defense making some important blocks and stops. His tracking back was also very good.

Fikayo Tomori(6/10): The 24-year-old center-back was also very solid in the defense making some excellent last-second tackles and his ball distribution was also very good.

Fodé Ballo-Toure(5.5/10): The left-back,s performance was not very impressive but he did play some good passes and was good going forward with the ball.

Alessandro Florenzi(6/10): The right-back was good in his off-the-ball movement, finding spaces on the right flank. He also managed a couple of shots at the goal.

Brahim Díaz(6/10): The young midfielder was very agile and carried the ball with ease in the midfield. He played some very impressive passes and arrived in the box quite a few times.

Franck Kessié(6/10): The central midfielder time on the pitch was filled with some good pressing and link-up play from defense to attack.

Sandro Tonali(6.5/10): The young Italian midfielder was very impressive on the ball and played some excellent passes. He also made some good interceptions and carried the ball well.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic(5/10): The veteran striker could not do anything special on the pitch today. Although he was able to hold onto the ball, quite a few times.

Rade Krunic(5.5/10): The Bosnian midfielder played a very ordinary game. He could have created quite a few chances but could not capitalize.

Junior Messias(7/10): The attacking midfielder was probably the most effective player on the pitch for the home side with his excellent movement off the ball and his impressive ball movement. He was able to shoot at goal quite a few times.

Substitutes:

Olivier Giroud (5/10): The French striker tried his best to bring some impact in the game but could not succeed. Although, he played some good passes with his teammates.

Alexis Saelemaekers (6/10): The Belgian midfielder was effective after coming off from the bench, carrying the ball well into the opposition half, and putting crosses into the box. Played some fantastic passes too in the AC Milan vs Napoli fixture.

Ismaël Bennacer: N/A

Samu Castillejo: N/A

Pierre Kalulu: N/A

Napoli

David Ospina (6.5/10): The Colombian goalkeeper was very good in front of the net. Made some good saves and was able to keep a clean sheet.

Juan Jesus(6.5/10): The center-back was absolutely monumental in keeping the clean sheet for Napoli with his excellent shot-stopping and defensive cover.

Amir Rrahmani(6/10): The Kosovan center-back was also very solid at the heart of the defensive line. His distributions, shot-stopping, and blocks were very important to keep the clean sheet.

Kévin Malcuit(6.5/10): The full-back was full of running whenever he was on the ball. His off-the-ball movement was also impressive.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo(6/10): The right-back who played as a left-back today was decent in his performance. Made some good tackles and played some fine passes.

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa(6.5/10): The defensive midfielder was a quite impressive holding on to the ball and making some fine passes and made some important challenges.

Piotr Zielinski (7/10): The Polish midfielder was ever so elegant on the ball, carried the ball beautifully, and assisted the goal for Elmas from a corner kick.

Diego Demme(6.5/10): The defensive midfielder was good on the ball making some fine passes and making some good runs off the ball.

Andrea Petagna(6/10): The striker worked hard, kept running, and put pressure on the home side. He was played some good passes with the midfield.

Eljif Elmas (7.5/10): The Macedonian midfielder was on target when a headed a ball from the corner to score the only goal for Napoli and sealed 3 points for the team.

Hirving Lozano(6.5/10): The Mexican winger was good on the ball and kept running at the Milan defense whenever he had the ball.

Substitutes:

Stanislav Lobotka (6/10): He was good at the ball and played a few excellent passes with the attack and the defensive players. Also made a couple of interceptions in the AC Milan vs Napoli game.

Matteo Politano: N/A

Adam Ounas: N/A

Dries Mertens: N/A

Faouzi Ghoulam: N/A

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