Player Ratings: Udinese - Milan

UDINESE


Handanovic - 5.5: Was not really busy and he was lucky most of Milan’s finishing was poor.


Zapata - 6.0: Did well against Pato and was interrupting the many Rossoneri attacks.


Coda - 6.5: Showed excellent positional sense to intercept Kaka’s razor sharp passing.


Lukovic - 5.5: At times guilty of ball watching and allowing Ronaldo freedom to shoot


Mesto - 6.5: Did well to break up the play in and around the packed out midfield.


D’agostino - 6.0: Would want to forget about his wasteful and wayward crosses. Not his best game.


Eremenko - 5.5: Came off just after half time after an abysmal first half showing.


Dossena - 7.0: Made some brilliant runs down the wing and his final ball was always perfect.


Pepe - 7.5: Worked hard throughout the 90 minutes but was guilty of being selfish at times when he ought to have passed.


Quagliarella - 7.5: Caused Milan’s defence problems all afternoon. He should have scored from six yards and was guilty of some poor finishing. However he had a good game.


Di Natale - 7.0: His pace had Milan in sixes and sevens. Always alert and looking for the clinical pass. He should have done better in front of goal.


Subs: Obodo-5.5


MILAN


Kalac - 7.0: His brilliant saves stopped Udinese from scoring. A good performance for the second choice goalkeeper.


Bonera - 6.0: coped well with Di Natale however at times he was guilty of losing his man which did not help his side.


Nesta - 7.0: A confident display by the former Azzurri stopper. Always there to smother the danger caused by crosses from the wings.


Kaladze - 7.5: A rock at the back. Always comfortable both on and off the ball. Made a wonderful challenge to stop Di Natale scoring in the first half.


Favalli - 6.0: A quiet but efficient performance from the veteran defender


Gattuso - 7.5: At his brilliant best. Always interrupting the midfield flow and had Udinese’s Pepe shackled.


Ambrosini - 7.0: At times selfish of taking hopeful shots towards goal. Missed a great chance to give his side the lead early on.


Seedorf - 7.0: Unlucky not to score a free kick in injury time. His effort jsu went wide. Showed his range of passing throughout the game.


Kaka - 8.0: Another world class performance by the genius. Typical Kaka who delighted even the home fans with his magical play. His clever back-heel unlocked the Bianconeri defence and allowed Gilardino to score.


Pato - 7.5: A hot prospect for the future. Showed all his talent and potential and was unlucky not to get on the score sheet. Wide awake to set up the winner.


Ronaldo - 7.0: Still not back to full fitness but showed his class with a brilliant shot which was desperately unlucky not to go in.


Subs: Gilardino 7.5, Emerson 5.5