Milan 0 - 1 Juventus: Tops & flops of the first half

Milan 0 - 1 Juventus: Tops & flops of the first half
2017-28-10 - 18:55
Juventus are a goal up at half-time in the Serie A fixture against Milan at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milano's San Siro district, after Gonzalo Higuain scored his 5th Serie A goal of the season after linking up beautifuly with Miralem Pjanic and Paolo Dybala.

Below are the tops and flops of the first 45 minutes:

TOPS

Gonzalo Higuain: Looking more and more like the lethal player he is when in form. Celebrated a century of goals in the Serie A after a sublime finish.

Miralem Pjanic: The leading assist provider of the Serie A has been dominating the midfield, linking the Bianconeri's defence with their attack in a way that would have made Andrea Pirlo proud.

Daniele Rugani: Has been often criticized for not being good enough to start in Juventus central defence, sometimes quite correctly. In the first 45 minutes Rugani has been faultless and saved a certain goal towards the end.

FLOPS

Nikola Kalinic: 
Many Rossoneri fans were critical of this signing in the summer arguing that he is not clinical enough to play as Milan's number 9. His first 45 minutes proves those critics right when missing at least 1 absolute sitter.

Hakan Calhanoglu: Has been erased by Juventus midfield who are not affording him an inch.

Ignazio Abate: Tonight's Rossoneri captain has proved many times that he is not good enough at this level and the first 45 minutes against Juventus are no exception.