Final result: Milan-Empoli 3-0
Maignan 6 – Race experienced almost as a non-paying spectator, being protected as best as possible by the back department. At the start of the second half, he was saved by the crossbar from Maleh’s shot.
Emerson Royal 6.5 – He started off immediately making himself dangerous, playing perhaps his best match overall for the Rossoneri, especially in terms of push from his side.
Cage 6 – Fresh from his renewal, he repays the club’s trust with a very attentive performance in front of Maignan. From 75′ Pavlovic.
Thiaw 6 – Complete a reliable defensive tandem with Gabbia. On some occasions, it sweeps away without paying too much attention to aesthetics.
Theo Hernandez 6.5 – The usual train on the left, who thinks about working for his companions more than attracting the lights to himself.
Fofana 6.5 – The Fonseca dam, against which various blue initiatives crashed in the bud. From 75′ Loftus-Cheek sv.
Reijnders 7.5 – The man of the match. With his runs, he puts the Empoli midfielder into crisis several times. He closed a sumptuous first half with the second goal, putting another icing on the cake with the hat trick in the second half.
Musah 6.5 – The Rossoneri equalizer, who helps when not in possession but sometimes also pushes to the right, sharing this area with Emerson Royal. From 75′ Chukwueze sv.
Pulisic 6.5 – I started quietly, then had an increasingly evident impact in the last few metres, especially in terms of conclusions.
Leao 6.5 – Not the one from Madrid or Cagliari, but still present and with more profit than a Rossoneri action. From 84′ Camarda sv.
Morata 7 – After a lot of work for the team, he finds the goal again with a strike like a true area predator. Important goal, which puts the match downhill. From 81′ Abraham sv.
Paulo Fonseca 6.5 – After the witches seen in Bratislava, here is a complete match for cynicism up front, quality of different maneuvers and defensive attention. But now we need the much-invoked continuity.