Player Ratings: Milan 2-1 Fiorentina – Leao finally scores at San Siro, Pioli unlucky

MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 19: Rafael Leao of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team’s second goal from a penalty kick during the Serie A match between AC Milan and ACF Fiorentina at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on October 19, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Rafael Leao is Football Italia’s MOTM in Milan’s 2-1 win over an unlucky Fiorentina.

Milan player ratings

Milan: Maignan 5; Tomori 5.5, Gabbia 5.5, Pavlovic 6.5; Athekame 6 (57′ Gimenez 6.5), Ricci 5.5, Modric 7, Fofana 5.5, Bartesaghi 5.5; Saelemaekers 6 (89′ De Winter N/A); Leao 7.5 (92′ Balentien N/A). Coach: Allegri 6.5.

Best Milan player – Leao 7.5: His first home goals for Milan in 17 months, and how important they were. The Portuguese scored the first with a shot from outside the box and then converted a (debatable) penalty kick to bring Milan back to the top of the table. Received a standing ovation when he was subbed off.

Lowest Milan rating – Maignan 5: The Frenchman was in no man’s land when Fiorentina took the lead with Robin Gosens. Wrong movement, wrong position, but the Rossoneri managed to recover.

Milan coach – Allegri 6.5: No excuses, Milan were without Pulisic, Rabiot, Estupinan, Loftus-Cheek and Nkunku. Just two senior outfield players on the bench, but Max refused to complain. He has already passed on his mentality to the players, and you could see that on the pitch tonight.

Fiorentina player ratings

Fiorentina: De Gea 5.5; Pongracic 5.5, Pablo Marì 6, Ranieri 6; Dodò 6.5, Fagioli 7, Nicolussi Caviglia 5.5 (88′ Sohm N/A), Mandragora 5.5 (88′ Dzeko N/A), Gosens 7 (69′ Parisi 6); Fazzini 5.5 (70′ Gudmundsson 5.5); Kean 6 (77′ Piccoli N/A). Coach: Pioli 6.

Best Fiorentina player – Gosens 7: Scored the goal that gave Fiorentina the lead, but Fagioli was also involved in the goal with a nice cross for Ranieri in the buildup.

Lowest Fiorentina rating – Pongracic 5.5: Some poor passes, especially in the first half, and not very solid defensively. Also, De Gea seemed a bit slow on Leao’s first goal, Nicolussi Caviglia struggled to emerge with the ball at his feet, and Gudmundsson had no impact when he was introduced.

Fiorentina coach – Pioli 6: Fiorentina didn’t deserve to lose the game. That was a soft penalty that shouldn’t have been given. Fiorentina did their best today; sometimes you are just unlucky.