UEFA Europa League 2023-24 Match Ratings: AC Milan vs AS Roma quarter-final 1st leg

AC Milan faced off against AS Roma in the 1st leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. Milan did not start the game as they wanted as Roma kept on piling the pressure at San Siro and they broke the deadlock after Gianluca Mancini headed the ball from Paulo Dybala's corner. That goal became the deciding goal of the game though the home side had the best of their chances with Olivier Giroud missing a golden opportunity to put the side on level terms. 

Here are the ratings for the game:

AC Milan 

Mike Maignan-6

He was upto his best in the game but could not save Mancini's goal. 

Davide Calabria-6.5

He did not start the game well, but returned to have a good strong defensive performance. As usual, he was nowhere to be observed throughout the attack.

Matteo Gabbia-5

He failed to perform throughout the game and almost scored an own as well and lost every ariel duels with Romelu Lukaku. 

Malick Thiaw-6

Thiaw looked calm and composed when asked to help in the build-up play and marked Lukaku very well for most of the time in the game. 

Theo Hernandez-5.5

Though he did not start the game well, he had decent performance according to his standards of the game. As usual, he was nowhere to be observed throughout the attack.

Ismael Bennacer-5

The Algerian frequently appeared clueless, as none of his attempted through balls hit their targets and despite having the control of the midfield he could not make any clinical passes as well. 

Tijjani Reijnders-6.5

He was better than Bennacer, and made some progressive runs down the centre, but his lazy approach occasionally let him down. 

Christian Pulisic-5.5

He also will like to forget the night as he barely had any chances to create or score a goal for the side. 

Ruben Loftus-Cheek- 4.5

The former Chelsea man was not visible tonight as he was well marked by the Roma midfielders and defenders as he could not get many chances in the game.

Rafael Leao-5

Despite a poor first half  he improved after the break, but was far from his best this evening as none of trickery worked down the wing.  

Olivier Giroud-6

He thrice came close of scoring with Lukaku heading out twice from the goal line and once he missed an open net during the dying minutes of the game. 

Substitutions

Yacine Adli-7

Adli was the best performer for the side since coming on and created some chances for the side as well, but could not convert one. 

Luka Jovic-N/A

Noah Okafor-N/A

Samuel Chukwueze-6.5

Chukwueze had a chance of putting his side back on level but failed and he was clinical after coming on and made one beautiful ball to Giroud in the last 10 minutes of the game. 

Simon Kjaer-N/A

Filippo Terracciano-N/A

Alessandro Florenzi-N/A

Marco Sportiello-N/A

Lapo Nava-N/A

Yunus Musah-N/A

Kevin Zeroli-N/A

Davide Bartesaghi-N/A

AS Roma 

Mile Svilar-6

The keeper was brave in the game and made some matchwinning saves for the side. He also denied Reijnders in the second half to equalise. 

Chris Smalling-7 

The former Manchester United had a dominating defensive display at the back, with likes of Giroud and Leao, he had a good tussle with the Milan forwards. 

Mehmet Zeki Celik-6.5 

The Turkey international began against Lazio and Milan, and it was one of the most significant games of the season, and he did not disappoint his coach by a solid display.

Gianluca Mancini-7.5 

The goalscorer for the game had beautifull outing on Thursday. He was brilliant in the air winning all the ariel duels against the Milan forwards. 

Leonardo Spinazzola-7

The right back was brilliant throughout the game as he did not let Leao and Pulisic played down the left-wing and was at his best tonight. 

Bryan Cristante-7.5

He controlled the tempo of the game in the middle of the park, but caught up with an unessecary foul that caused him a yellow card as he will miss the 2nd leg. 

Leandro Paredes-7

The midfielder showed quality and once again proved he is currently the best central midfielder in the Serie A with a dominating performance in the Europa League

Lorenzo Pellegrini-6

The Italian had the best of chances to punish his opponents but failed to do so as he was never in a really comfortable position. 

Paulo Dybala-7.5

Dybala was brilliant at San Siro as the Argentine had one assist to his name and made out the most in the middle of the park and dribbling past the defenders. 

Romelu Lukaku-6

Lukaku was decent as he should have converted the chances he got despite of his slow pace without the ball he made some good blocks in the defensive third of his team. 

Stephan El Shaarawy-6

He had the first chance of the night of scoring a goal but failed. He made a decent performance as the ex-Milan winger helped the team defensively in the last minutes.

Substitutions 

Rui Patricio-N/A

Rick Karsdorp-N/A

Tammy Abraham-N/A

Diego Llorente-N/A

Renato Sanches-N/A

Houssem Aouar-N/A

Tommaso Baldanzi-N/A

Edoardo Bove-N/A

Nicola Zalewski-N/A

Pietro Boer-N/A

Joao Costa-N/A

Angelino-N/A