Final result: Milan – Sassuolo 6-1
MILAN (edited by Dimitri Conti)
Door 6 – He has recovered from the injury, so he can take the field for his first season. It lasts a while, in which it does little, before making room for the young Torriani.
From 46′ Torriani 5.5 – There is also room for him at the San Siro party. Surprised too easily by Mulattieri, he is far from blameless. But then a good intervention.
Calabria 7 – Diligent, he spent the first half watching his teammates’ offensive plays. So he decides to join the party and, with his shot at the start of the second half, scores the fifth goal.
Tomori 6 – The test was decidedly less complicated than the last stress tests to which it was subjected. Ninety minutes overall decent, even if he can’t help but allow himself at least one blunder.
Pavlovic 6.5 – Matches like this also help him regain some of the self-confidence he lost in the last, gray period. And he gets the assist with more than enough proof.
Terracciano 6 – The high recovery from the action which then led to the Devil’s fourth goal was good, but the defensive intervention was decidedly less so when Mulattieri found the 5-1. However, the sum is more than six.
Fofana 6.5 – A couple of near-misses make his fans hold their breath, but he always manages to make up for it himself. And in the meantime it provides an inexhaustible supply of dynamism.
From 46′ Musah 6 – There wouldn’t even be any need for his constant bucking, given the scoring situation he’s entering. But he doesn’t know it and puts his head down. Sometimes chaotic.
Reijnders 8 – The Milan stage, for several weeks now, has been his thing. Even with Sassuolo he produced dream plays: first a great assist to Chukwueze, then an anthology goal. Amazing.
From 65′ Bartesaghi 6 – The one who has the fewest minutes available to leave a tangible mark limits himself to manning the area of the pitch assigned to him without too much trouble.
Chukwueze 8 – Celebrate his 50th appearance with Milan by treating himself to an evening of celebration full of goals. Two, both appreciable and well made. Milan fans hope to see him like this often again.
Loftus-Cheek 7 – Among the most inspired right from the start, he is among the most precocious shooters of the match. He fails to score but still puts his hand in the scoreboard, providing the assist for the 4-0 to Leao.
From 46′ Pulisic 6.5 – He manages to get into the highlights with a cross shot that hits the post before Calabria’s goal. He handles several balls but he also handles himself: at a small trot.
Leao 7.5 – The only starter together with Reijnders not to be rested, in his only playing time he found a goal and many dangerous situations. A soft assist is instead revoked by VAR.
From 46′ Okafor 6.5 – At half-time it’s his turn too, in a match that has little to say. However, he finds the right corridor in which to let Abraham run towards the goal of the final 6-1.
Abraham 7.5 – Ninety minutes plus injury time like this, with Camarda left to observe him on the bench, serve to fill up his confidence. The Englishman knows it and collects it: an assist before the last goal of the match.
Paulo Fonseca 8 – The round of 16 match with the least history for several years now, the match takes Milan’s direction already after ten minutes and at half-time the score is even 4-0. A hunger like this, despite the quality gaps with the opponents, is not seen every day and can neither be overlooked nor minimized. It even rotates men.
SASSUOLO (edited by Filippo D’Angelo)
Satanino 4.5 – Conceded six goals by Milan, who also took advantage of a series of uncertainties this evening. It must be said, however, that Sassuolo’s defense has wobbled too much, so its responsibilities are there but they are not comparable to those of the defensive department.
Paz 4 – The duel with Leao is shocking. The Portuguese makes his head spin, always overtaking him without problems and even getting him a yellow. In total confusion, so much so that Grosso called him back to the bench at half-time.
From 46′ Miranda 5 – He takes over during the match but he too is in serious difficulty.
Odenthal 4 – He does badly in the center of defense, giving too much space to Milan’s attackers. Leao was also lost in the action that led to the Devil’s temporary 4-0 lead.
Muharemovic 4 – From bad to worse, given that the other central defender also offers a truly insufficient performance. Shy and insecure in the first half, in the second half he commits a real naivety that opens the way for Okafor, who then does well to set up the assist for Abraham.
Pieragnolo 4 – Horror match for the Sassuolo full-back, one of Chukwueze’s favorite victims who practically always skips him. Uncertain and always late, he was called back to the bench in the second half.
From 67′ Missors 5 – He takes over a serious situation and can do very little.
Iannoni 4.5 – Milan also goes wrong, in clear difficulty in the match against the Devil. He loses a bloody ball in the 2-0 run, paving the way for Milan’s third goal scored by Chukwueze after an excellent counterattack.
Obiang 5 – He was supposed to be the lighthouse of Sassuolo’s midfield but he paid dearly for Milan’s quality and above all for the errors of a too soft Sassuolo at San Siro.
Caligara 5 – Milan dribble, score and dominate even in the middle of the pitch, where they, like the entire central department of Sassuolo, are experiencing various problems.
From 67′ Thorstvedt 5.5 – A very starter called into action too late and in a really difficult scoring situation.
Volpato 4.5 – Not very clear in too many situations, despite some attempts to make himself dangerous. It was he who favored a break midway through the first half for Milan, who hit Sassuolo with the poker dropped by Leao.
Muleteers 6 – The only light in the dark night of Sassuolo. He creates some chances and in the second half he holes Torriani with a nice right-footed shot, which hits the near post for the momentary 5-1. At least he takes away the satisfaction of scoring a goal at San Siro.
From 82′ Kumi sv.
Antiste 6 – He was denied a goal in the first half due to a clear offside but he redeemed himself in the second half, burning Terracciano at speed and making the perfect assist for Mulattieri.
From 82′ Toljan sv.
Fabio Grosso 4.5 – He didn’t succeed, but Sassuolo could have done much more. There is no question of Milan’s technical superiority, but the neroverdi really conceded too much. A completely different team from the one admired in Serie B, the championship where the Emilians will now concentrate their energies to immediately return to Serie A.