GIORNATA 7 ATALANTA vs AC MILAN 4-10-2009

Player Ratings: Atalanta 1-1 Milan

MILAN

Storari- 6: In all honesty he had little to do and no chance on the opening strike by Tiribocchi.

Abate- 6: Offered support both offensively and defensively down the right side, but nothing out of the ordinary. Solid, but not spectacular from the youngster.

Nesta- 7.5: The defender was on top form again, often coming across to cover and make crucial interceptions. He also provided a wonderful chipped assist for Ronaldinho's goal.

Favalli- 6: Doni and Tiribocchi caused the former Lazio man a few problems, but he held his own on enough occasions not to be a detriment to his side.

Zambrotta- 6: Made inroads down the left and put in a few delicious crosses. Better than a lot of his recent performances.

Flamini- 4.5: Anonymous in the first-half in a right-wing role in midfield, he was replaced by Ronaldinho at half-time.

Pirlo- 5.5: The Italian international offered support by dropping back to get the ball, but his delivery was extremely poor. He is capable of more.

Gattuso- 5: Chased the ball around, usually a tad late, and was eventually replaced to avoid getting another booking. His challenge also ended the night of Cristiano Doni.

Seedorf- 7: One of the Rossoneri's more determined players, he always tried to add an extra spark to the attack and was denied more than once by Consigli in the Atalanta goal.

Huntelaar- 6: Almost scored his first goal for the club, but his well-taken header was disallowed correctly for offside. Also had a great turn in the area that caused plenty of trouble. Maybe should have been given more time before being substituted.

Pato- 5.5: When 11 on 11, the Brazilian was shackled by the defence. In the second-half he was a bit more involved, being denied by Consigli and hitting the bar. In truth, he needs to be more involved in the match.

Substitutes

Ronaldinho- 6.5: Still wanting too much time on the ball, but he added a bit of creativity and also scored a nice goal to level the scores at 1-1.

Inzaghi- 5.5: The player was invisible and had no impact on the match.

Ambrosini- 5: In his cameo, he added nothing more than his predecessor Gennaro Gattuso.