§ Serie A · 2025-26 · Matchday 1

AC Milan 1–2 Cremonese

  • Pavlović 45+1'
  • Baschirotto 28'
  • Bonazzoli 61'

23 August 2025

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Cremonese against AC Milan on 23 August 2025, on matchday 1 of the 2025-26 Serie A.

Player of the match: Luka Modrić (AC Milan), rated 70, thanks above all to 15 final-third passes and 76 passes. Modrić produced 1.8 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

For Cremonese, the highest-rated player was Federico Bonazzoli, with 66.

70
Player of the match

Luka Modrić

AC Milan · 74'

Produced 1.77× and cost 0.51× their position's average

Added
  • 15 final-third passes 3.3×
  • 76 passes 2.2×
  • 3 key passes 3.2×
Took away
  • 7 misplaced passes 1.3×
  • 0.08 xG not converted 1.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

AC Milan
PlayerPositionMinRating
Luka Modrić ★ Midfielder 74 70
Fikayo Tomori Defender 65 70
Strahinja Pavlović Defender 90 64
Samuel Chukwueze Forward 25 61
Matteo Gabbia Defender 90 57
Christian Pulisic Forward 90 54
Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder 90 46
Santiago Gimenez Forward 90 38
Youssouf Fofana Midfielder 90 38
Mike Maignan Goalkeeper 90 29
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder 90 29
Álex Jiménez Defender 44 25
Pervis Estupiñán Defender 46 22
Ardon Jashari Midfielder 16 no rating
Cremonese
PlayerPositionMinRating
Federico Bonazzoli Forward 84 66
Filippo Terracciano Defender 90 64
Emil Audero Goalkeeper 90 56
Federico Baschirotto Defender 90 51
Alberto Grassi Midfielder 56 51
Alessio Zerbin Midfielder 90 50
Warren Bondo Midfielder 34 44
Michele Collocolo Midfielder 90 42
Matteo Bianchetti Defender 83 41
Jari Vandeputte Midfielder 56 34
Martín Payero Midfielder 34 31
Antonio Sanabria Forward 25 29
David Okereke Forward 65 20
Giuseppe Pezzella Defender 90 18
Federico Ceccherini Defender 7 no rating
Manuel De Luca Forward 6 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

A 2025-26 Serie A match. With these numbers, how did it end?

AC Milan 1–2 Cremonese. The side that created more danger did not win.

AC Milan generated 2.64 xG from 24 shots and over 600 passes. However, Cremonese claimed a 1–2 victory with just 4 attempts and 0.33 xG.

Which Cremonese player won the most duels?

Alessio Zerbin, with 8 duels won. Next: Matteo Bianchetti 4, Filippo Terracciano 4.

Cremonese edged AC Milan 1–2, with Alessio Zerbin proving vital by winning 8 duels. Zerbin doubled the count of any teammate in the match.

Which AC Milan player completed the most dribbles?

Alexis Saelemaekers, with 4 completed dribbles. Next: Santiago Gimenez 1, Ruben Loftus-Cheek 1.

Despite the 1–2 defeat against Cremonese, Alexis Saelemaekers tried to unlock the defense with 4 successful dribbles. No AC Milan teammate completed more than a single dribble.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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AC Milan 1–2 Cremonese, Serie A 2025-26. Player of the match: Luka Modrić, 70
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.