GIORNATA 11 AC MILAN vs PARMA 31-10-2009

Player Ratings from Goal.com : AC Milan 2-0 Parma
AC MILAN

Dida: 7.5 – We saw Dida circa 2002 tonight as he made some wonderful saves especially on Dzemaili and Paloschi.

Oddo: 7 - Is starting to round into form for the Rossoneri and galloped forward at will this evening and although the final product was lacking at first, he fixed his radar and whipped in three or four excellent crosses.

Kaladze: 6 - Deputised for the injured Nesta and while he doesn’t instil confidence in the Rossoneri faithful, he did a solid job keeping Paloschi and Bojinov off the scoresheet.

Thiago Silva: 7 - Is settling in nicely in the centre of defence and he almost put the match to bed with a spectacular run that he finished off by heading the ball against the crossbar.

Antonini: 6 - Made his second appearance of the season for Milan and put in an admirable shift. Pushed forward when we was needed and always tracked back to attend to his defensive duties. His evening was cut short due to injury.

Gattuso: 6 - The Calabrese pitbull packed a powerful bite tonight as he made some ferocious tackles. He may be past his prime but still adds some much needed steel to the Milan midfield.

Pirlo: 6.5 - The deep lying playmaker’s vision was on full display in the first half but he dropped a gear in the final 45 minutes.

Seedorf: 6 - The Dutchman was shackled for most of the evening and wasn’t able to strut his stuff as he would have liked.

Ronaldinho: 7 - Kept his starting spot despite his reported squabble with Leonardo after the Napoli clash and it’s a good thing he did as he set up both goals with lovely threaded passes.

Borriello: 7.5 - His two goals should fend off his critics for the time being.

Pato: 6 – Had a bit of trouble getting into the match in the early going and should have done better with his glancing header in the 31st minute but was unlucky not to have been awarded a penalty in the second half.

Substitutions

Zambrotta: 6 – He replaced the injured Antonini and did what he had to do to preserve the victory.

Ambrosini: 6 – Continued where Gattuso left off in the midfield trenches.

Flamini: NA