Torino vs AC Milan, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALacklustre AC Milan sink to loss at Torino
AC Milan lost 3-1 at mid-table Torino in Serie A on Saturday, another disappointing result for the seven-times European champions who will finish second in the standings behind local rivals Inter.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 2': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 4': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Ivan Ilic (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ivan Ilic (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 7': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 7': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 8': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 11': Delay in match (AC Milan).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 11': Luka Jovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 13': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
- 18': Raoul Bellanova (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Duván Zapata (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 26': Goal! Torino 1, AC Milan 0. Duván Zapata (Torino) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 28': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 28': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Duván Zapata (Torino).
- 33': Offside, Torino. Pietro Pellegri is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori with a cross.
- 37': Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
- 40': Goal! Torino 2, AC Milan 0. Ivan Ilic (Torino) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 41': Luka Jovic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
- 42': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
- 45': Samuele Ricci (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Torino 2, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Torino 2, AC Milan 0.
- 46': Goal! Torino 3, AC Milan 0. Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
- 48': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Torino).
- 48': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Filippo Terracciano (AC Milan).
- 50': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
- 53': Penalty AC Milan. Christian Pulisic draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 53': Penalty conceded by Adam Masina (Torino) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': Goal! Torino 3, AC Milan 1. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
- 57': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
- 57': Samuele Ricci (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Filippo Terracciano.
- 59': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Torino) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
- 59': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 60': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
- 66': Duván Zapata (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 67': Attempt missed. Karol Linetty (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mërgim Vojvoda.
- 68': Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Luka Jovic (AC Milan).
- 68': Foul by Duván Zapata (Torino).
- 68': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
- 72': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 72': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
- 73': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 73': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Torino. Antonio Sanabria replaces Pietro Pellegri.
- 74': Substitution, Torino. Valentino Lazaro replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Ilic (Torino).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud replaces Yunus Musah.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Torino. Matteo Lovato replaces Alessandro Buongiorno because of an injury.
- 81': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Torino).
- 81': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Torino).
- 83': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 85': Duván Zapata (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 85': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 87': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 89': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Torino).
- 89': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Karol Linetty (Torino) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matteo Lovato (Torino).
- 90'+1': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 90'+2': Samuele Ricci (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Torino).
- 90'+4': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Torino 3, AC Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Torino 3, AC Milan 1.
Statistics
 MIL |
TOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.1 | Possession | 39.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 373 | Accurate Passes | 229 |
| 432 | Passes | 287 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 26 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 9 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 24,638
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 24,638
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 11 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 11 | +12 | 24 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 11 | +13 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Torino (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 5 | Adam Masina |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 8 | Ivan Ilic |
| 77 | Karol Linetty |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci  |
| 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 19 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 11 | Pietro Pellegri |
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 38 | Filippo Terracciano |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 4 | Ismaël Bennacer |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 80 | Yunus Musah |
| 15 | Luka Jovic |
| 17 | Noah Okafor |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
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