Milan-Roma 3-1
MILAN
Maignan 6,5: Put on the SuperMan cape to fly on Celik’s tricky shot at the end of the first half. Excellent guard throughout the game.
Calabria 5,5: a stain on a more than dignified performance up to that point: he commits a naive foul on Pellegrini which causes the penalty kick in favor of Roma.
Kjaer 7: takes the chair and directs the defensive lesson. Giroud was also decisive in the opponent’s penalty area with his header for the 2-0 goal.
Cage 6.5: he constantly seeks the advance on Lukaku and it is a fair as well as courageous reading.
Theo Hernandez 7.5: the goal that closes the match is an authentic Mona Lisa, jaw-dropping. (From 43′ st Jiménez St)
Loftus-Cheek 6,5: the mission is to lengthen Roma’s defence, Ruben accomplishes it perfectly. Intense and qualitatively precise in his plays.
Forensic 7.5: the best on the pitch, by distance. Inspired from the very first moments, he brought San Siro to its feet with his first goal for the Rossoneri: he sent Kristensen to the bar before beating Svilar onto his post. The pianist (from 43′ st Zeroli sv)
Reijnders 7: Do you have to defend? Tiijani is there. Do you have to attack? Tiijani replies present. He does everything in midfield.
Pulisic 6,5: Captain America confirms a Martian December with another convincing proof. He misses the goal, it’s true, but he drives Llorente crazy in the true sense of the word. (from 34′ st Moses 6: hits a sensational post at the end of an excellent personal action)
Giroud 7.5: Monsieur Olivier paints football. The backheel assist for Hernández is something for gourmets, the header to make it 2-0 is the house’s highlight.
Leo 5.5: discordant note of the evening. He lacks that something to determine. Wake up, Rafa. (from 34′ st Okafor sv)
Enclosure Pegs 6.5: the right choices to defuse Roma. Forget the disappointment in the Italian Cup and secure third position in the standings.
ROMA
Svilar 5,5: he isn’t guilty of clear errors but he certainly doesn’t give the impression of being a lightning striker in intercepting the opponent’s conclusions.
Kristensen 5: in Milan you can see penguins at the stadium but the Dane goes into holiday mode in Puglia. Red pencil error on Adli’s first goal.
Mancini 5: always on the border between the regulatory and the non-regulatory. He gets a yellow and Mourinho changes it to avoid having the man less. (from 1st st Pellegrini 6,5; at least curious brings ideas and phosphorus. And it would be no small thing in this Rome)
Llorente 5,5: often out of time on Pulisic, he has the merit of fighting until the end. (from 34′ st Huijsen sv)
Literacy 6.5: in the first half of the game he was clearly Roma’s most active player. Only a great Maignan denies him the joy of scoring. (from 34′ Zalewski sv)
Cristante 6: an enlightening play sends Celik through on goal. Lungs at the service of the team.
Paredes 6: directing that couldn’t be more scholastic but has the merit of converting the penalty that earned him the first goal for the Giallorossi.
Bove 5,5: it can and must do more. Postponed.
Spinazzola 5: he limits himself to his homework.
El Shaarawy 5: he gets the tires wrong and doesn’t even change them at the pit stop. Wrong strategy for Mourinho. (from 16′ st Belotti 6: in the moment of pressure from Roma he has the merit of creating havoc)
Lukaku 5: for Milan fans he is always the most feared player. This evening the London version took to the field: always late and imprecise in the banks.
All. Mourinho 5: few game ideas, mediocre defensive organization and ninth place in the standings: the Portuguese’s balance sheet is negative.