Gazzetta: AC Milan 1-0 Inter, player ratings
Important victory for Gennaro Gattuso’s team, who win the Derby della Madonnina and qualify for the semifinals of the Italian Cup 2017/2018. Lazio is AC Milan’s next opponent.
Today La Gazzetta dello Sport as usual publishes the ratings and individual assessments for each player. As for the Rossoneri, the best on the pitch are Jesus Suso and Patrick Cutrone. Both take 7.5. If it’s derby time the Spanish is always on his best form. Yesterday he hit the crossbar and served some insidious crosses. His assist was decisive for the goal of the young striker. The 19 year old former Primavera enters, runs and fights on every ball. It is he who decides Milan-Inter with a goal of a typical bomber.
Antonio Donnarumma takes 6.5 for his good performance. He thanks VAR on the occasion of the rightly canceled goal of Inter and then is always ready every time he is needed. Same rating for Alessio Romagnoli, author of a good test. Also 6.5 for Franck Kessie. In midfield the Ivorian makes himself felt, always present to give a hand in attack. Even Giacomo Bonaventura deserves the same rating, having shown himself still very useful for Milan both as winger and as mezzala. He is the protagonist of two dangerous headers. On the first Samir Handanovic manages to save, on the second is Jack to make a mistake from a good position, he should have scored that. Good performance also form Hakan Calhanoglu (6.5), who enters the pitch in the second half. The Turk gave positive signals.
Worthy of 6 rating the performances of Ignazio Abate, Leonardo Bonucci, Davide Calabria and Ricardo Rodriguez. Again disappointing Lucas Biglia and Nikola Kalinic, who take 5.5 from La Gazzetta dello Sport. The Argentine was seen rarely yesterday. He must improve to make the difference. The Croatian fights, runs but that’s all. The problem is that he is never seen in the area. Manuel Locatelli was a complete flop, earning a 4.5. Deployed as mezzala, he makes many errors and Gattuso substitutes him in the second half.
