Milan’s 3-3 draw away to Cagliari introduced conflicting information for coach as yet one more weak defensive show obscured Rafael Leao’s progress.
in opposition to the beforehand second-worst assault in Serie A, showcasing a staggering fragility, particularly of their left flank, with which uncovered all Theo Hernandez’s limits as a defender.
Milan’s greatest and worst gamers in opposition to Cagliari
The France worldwide was unanimously rated as Milan’s worst participant on the pitch on the Unipol Domus, as his difficulties in closing the gaps down his facet and his lack of attacking ‘push’, as he was additionally described as ‘extraordinarily nervous’.
His ranking was even worse for Corriere dello Sport (4), which wrote that Zappa and Nadir Zortea made his night time ‘horrible’ by scoring from his flank, benefiting from his ‘distracted’ defensive show.
Alternatively, Leao for the primary time since June 2023 and continued to impress after his latest sensible efficiency at Actual Madrid.
50 – With the brace in opposition to Cagliari, Rafael Leão has scored 50 objectives in Serie A; the final time the Portuguese netted two objectives in the identical league match was again on 4th June 2023 in opposition to Hellas Verona. Milestone.
Nonetheless, as a lot as he was the Rossoneri’s best-performing participant for all Italian media, La Gazzetta dello Sport highlighted a ‘paradox’, as Milan ‘received misplaced’ each time the Portuguese stepped as much as discover the web.
Tijjani Reijnders’ help was one other excellent news for Fonseca, as he was Milan’s greatest midfielder for each Gds and Corriere dello Sport, with the latter calling him ‘a magician’.
acquired a ranking of 6/10 , as he remained on the pitch for 66 minutes earlier than being changed by Tammy Abraham.
The Rossoneri have conceded 14 objectives from their first 11 Serie A video games and can face Juventus, who scored a minimum of two objectives in every of their final 4 home fixtures, after the worldwide break.