Juventus 1-1 AC Milan Player Ratings: Maignan 8.2/10 as Gatti's 90th-Minute Header Denies Milan in Breathless Allianz Thriller

Alphadjo Cisse's composed 68th-minute finish ended Juventus's perfect Serie A start and delivered Ruben Amorim's AC Milan their most celebrated and consequential early-season result. Spalletti's side had controlled large portions of the contest with the territorial authority of a team that had won their opening two fixtures comfortably. Then Cisse found space between Juventus's centre-back pairing, and everything changed in a single moment of individual clinical quality.

Mike Maignan was the outstanding individual at 8.2/10. His seven saves, including a crucial 34th-minute intervention from Koopmeiners' close-range effort and a stunning 78th-minute fingertip stop from Vlahovic's powerful header, were the primary reason Milan's narrow lead survived Juventus's sustained second-half pressure. His command of the penalty area, his distribution under pressure, and his complete authority throughout confirmed why Amorim's defensive system is built so specifically around his individual reliability and decision-making in the highest-pressure moments.

Cisse's winner arrived against the pattern of the second half, Juventus having dominated possession and territory for the 20 minutes preceding it. Chukwueze's driving run down Milan's right created the space that Loftus-Cheek's precise diagonal delivery exploited, and Cisse's composed first-time finish across Szczesny from a tight angle confirmed the kind of clinical counter-attacking execution that Amorim's tactical system demands and consistently produces from his most trusted attacking contributors.

Juventus's defeat looked confirmed until Federico Gatti arrived at the back post in the 90th minute. His powerful header from Kostic's whipped delivery, the centre-back's most important contribution of the entire Serie A season, sent Allianz Stadium into complete eruption and denied Milan what would have been their most celebrated away victory of Amorim's tenure. For Spalletti, it was the character response his side's performance had deserved. For Amorim, Maignan's seven saves and Cisse's clinical finish ultimately produced one point fewer than their defensive masterclass merited, a deeply frustrating conclusion to Milan's most complete and tactically impressive Serie A performance of the early campaign. Check out the Juventus vs AC Milan player ratings.

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Man of the Match

Sportsdunia's Man of the Match goes to Mike Maignan.