Milan Player Ratings
05/13/2003. Abbiati 7-Not great when he had to come out of his posts, but two key saves in the final minutes to carry Milan into the final.
Costacurta 6,5-A perfect match until his back-pass that allowed Martins to level the score.
Nesta-7,5-His best game this season.
Maldini 6,5-Like his team-mate Billy, a great match until Oba Oba's strike.
Kaladze 6-Worried more about containing Conceicao rather than joining his team's offensive surges.
Gattuso 7-Confirmed to be the true heart of this team.
Seedorf 6,5-A bit fluffy, be he did serve the ball with which Shevchenko opened the scoring.
Pirlo 6,5-Put some order on the pitch when Milan were tactically lost.
Rui Costa 5,5-Not a great match, held on to the ball too much, and never seemed to connect with his team-mates.
Inzaghi 5-Never in the heart of the action.
Shevchenko 7-He was Milan's offense this evening.
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Ambrosini 6-He gave some quantity to the midfield when Milan most needed it.
Brocchi-Played too little to be evaluated
Serginho-Played too little to be evaluated
Inter Player Ratings
05/13/2003. Toldo 5,5-Slow to react on Shevcehnko's strike. Was allowed to rest during the rest of the match.
J. Zanetti 7-A great defensive effort coupled with his usual charisma.
Materazzi 6,5-Wiped Inzaghi out of the pitch, but should be less violent towards his adversaries.
Cordoba 5,5-A great game, but tarnished by the defensive error that allowed Sheva to put Milan up-front.
Cannavaro-6,5-A solid match.
Conceicao 6-Was in the bulk of the action during most of the game, but never provided a decisive effort.
Di Biagio 5-Why does Cuper insist to field him as a starter?
C. Zanetti 6,5-Fought for two in the middle of the pitch.
Emre 6,5-The only creative element for Inter this evening, even though he was sometimes imprecise.
Crespo 5-Invisible, but it wasn't his fault.
Recoba 4,5-If Crespo was invisible El Chino was a ghost. Another mistake by Cuper.
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Dalmat 6,5-He tried to add some quality to Inter's midfield, and helped the Nerazzuri hold the run of play throughout the second half..
Oba-Oba Martins 7-The new phenomenon of football gave an elelectric charge to the Inter offense that culminated with his goal. A true Shaman.
Kallon 6-Played little, but could have entered the history football if he had scored the winning goal.
From Soccerage.
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