SERIE A 22-23: AC MILAN
SERIE A 22-23: AC MILAN

SERIE A 22-23: AC MILAN

The squad led by Stefano Pioli finished in fourth place in the Serie A, a position that grants access to the Group Stage of the Champions League. With a great season in the Champions League, AC Milan has a few of their players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 4 (primary used formation) and in a Back 5, the types of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Mike Maignan6.711618GK
Fikayo Tomori6.752236CB
Pierre Kalulu6.891155CB
Davide Calabria6.891612FB
Theo Hernández6.742231FB
Ismaël Bennacer6.991705M
Rade Krunić6.591179M
Sandro Tonali7.052088M
Brahim Díaz6.811459M&W
Rafael Leão7.521949W
Olivier Giroud6.441735CF
AC Milan’s eleven with the most minutes played (Back 4 – Serie A).

Star Player:

  • Rafael Leão (W) – 7.52

With incredible performances, AC Milan’s Winger (W) was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.

Other Key Players:

  • Sandro Tonali (M) – 7.05

With a few players having great seasons, it is possible to see that AC Milan has some players present in the Serie A 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: SERIE A 22-23).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Ciprian Tătăruşanu5.591080GK
Malick Thiaw6.93734CB
Matteo Gabbia5.36510CB
Simon Kjær5.55748CB
Pierre Kalulu6.25727FB
Alexis Saelemaekers6.041067W
Charles De Ketelaere5.70867M&W
Junior Messias6.191139W
Tommaso Pobega5.51857M
Divock Origi5.88558CF
AC Milan’s subs with +450 minutes played (Back 4 – Serie A).
PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Fikayo Tomori7.36525CB
Malick Thiaw6.26620CB
Pierre Kalulu7.12661CB
Theo Hernández7.15540WB
Rade Krunić7.20469M
Sandro Tonali6.19619M
Brahim Díaz6.58468M&W
AC Milan’s players with +450 minutes played (Back 5 – Serie A).
AC MILAN – 22/23 SERIE A
G – Games38
W – Wins20
D – Draws10
L – Loses8
P – Points70
GS – Goals Scored64
GA – Goals Against43
GD – Goal Difference+21
HW -Home Wins13
AW – Away Wins7
Additional Information regarding AC Milan in Serie A

With more wins at home than away (13 Home Wins & 7 Away Wins), it is possible to consider AC Milan a strong team at home and away. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the good attacking setup (1,68 goals per game) with an average defensive setup (1,13 goals per game).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Mike Maignan7.32540GK
Fikayo Tomori5.98737CB
Simon Kjær6.23418CB
Davide Calabria6.86497FB
Theo Hernández6.54765FB
Ismaël Bennacer6.91575M
Rade Krunić5.97643M
Sandro Tonali6.52876M
Brahim Díaz5.52446M&W
Rafael Leão7.26730W
Olivier Giroud5.80762CF
SUBS – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 22-23
Ciprian Tătăruşanu7.57360GK
Pierre Kalulu6.40387CB
AC Milan’s squad with the most minutes played in Champions League – Back 4 (Minimum 350 minutes played in this competition).

UCL – Star Players:

  • Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan – 7.32 & Ciprian Tătăruşanu – 7.57

UCL – Other Key Player:

  • Rafael Leão (W) – 7.26

With another presence in European Competitions, AC Milan lost in the Semi-finals to their biggest rivals: Inter. In terms of the Champions League performances, the goalkeepers were the star players followed by the great performances of Rafael Leão.

Positions most in need of strengthening:

  • M & CF

In a solid squad, AC Milan should invest on quality players for the Midfield (M) and the Centre-Foward (CF) position. Since this squad will play in the Champions League, they need the appropriate depht to compete in all competitions.

Data from FBref.