AC Milan vs Torino, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AEarly Giroud strike sends AC Milan top of Serie A
French striker Olivier Giroud's early strike earned AC Milan a narrow 1-0 win over Torino on Tuesday to send Stefano Pioli's side top.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 2': Karol Linetty (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Linetty.
- 5': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 5': Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Foul by Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino).
- 10': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 11': Koffi Djidji (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Bremer (Torino).
- 12': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
- 12': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 14': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Goal! AC Milan 1, Torino 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rade Krunic following a corner.
- 15': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Torino).
- 17': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 18': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 18': Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (Torino) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Brekalo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Aina.
- 23': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Torino).
- 23': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino).
- 24': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 26': Sasa Lukic (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 30': Offside, Torino. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
- 34': Ola Aina (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
- 34': Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Davide Calabria.
- 36': Foul by Bremer (Torino).
- 36': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
- 37': Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 40': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 42': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
- 42': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 45': Attempt missed. Rade Krunic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Torino 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Torino 0.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjaer replaces Alessio Romagnoli.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Theo Hernández replaces Pierre Kalulu.
- 45': Substitution, Torino. Ricardo Rodríguez replaces Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 48': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 49': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (Torino) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karol Linetty.
- 54': Substitution, Torino. Dennis Praet replaces Karol Linetty.
- 54': Substitution, Torino. Antonio Sanabria replaces Andrea Belotti.
- 55': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 55': Sasa Lukic (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Torino).
- 57': Franck Kessié (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Tommaso Pobega (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 58': Josip Brekalo (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
- 62': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 65': Foul by Dennis Praet (Torino).
- 65': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Rade Krunic.
- 67': Foul by Simon Kjaer (AC Milan).
- 67': Josip Brekalo (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Bremer.
- 70': Foul by Dennis Praet (Torino).
- 70': Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 75': Substitution, Torino. Mërgim Vojvoda replaces Wilfried Stephane Singo.
- 76': Attempt saved. Antonio Sanabria (Torino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Praet with a through ball.
- 76': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
- 76': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Dennis Praet (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 79': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 79': Ola Aina (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Torino. Simone Zaza replaces Ola Aina.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Antonio Sanabria (Torino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
- 80': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (Torino) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
- 81': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Torino).
- 81': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 83': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Simone Zaza (Torino).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Torino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Pobega.
- 85': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 87': Foul by Dennis Praet (Torino).
- 87': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino).
- 90': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Dennis Praet (Torino).
- 90': Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
- 90'+1': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Brekalo.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan).
- 90'+3': Sasa Lukic (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Brekalo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Torino 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 1, Torino 0.
Statistics
 TOR |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 378 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
| 471 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 5 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 35,929
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 35,929
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 25 | +22 | 56 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 25 | +34 | 54 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 25 | +28 | 51 |
| 4 | Juventus | 25 | +21 | 46 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 13 | Alessio Romagnoli  |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 79 | Franck Kessié |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
Torino (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 99 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 26 | Koffi Djidji |
| 4 | Tommaso Pobega |
| 10 | Sasa Lukic |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 17 | Wilfried Singo |
| 9 | Andrea Belotti |
| 14 | Josip Brekalo |
| 77 | Karol Linetty |
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