Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Torino, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 14': Olivier Giroud
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1 - 0
Torino

    Early 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

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    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

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AC Milan 13 +10 28
    2 Napoli 13 +9 28
    3 Internazionale 13 +15 27
    4 AS Roma 13 +8 27
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    13 Alessio Romagnoli Yellow Card
    23 Fikayo Tomori
    20 Pierre Kalulu Yellow Card
    2 Davide Calabria
    33 Rade Krunic
    8 Sandro Tonali
    79 Franck Kessié
    9 Olivier Giroud
    17 Rafael Leão
    56 Alexis Saelemaekers
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Matteo Gabbia, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Pietro Pellegri, Andreas Jungdal, Theo Hernández, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Simon Kjaer, Antonio Mirante, Ismaël Bennacer, Daniel Maldini, Andrea Conti.

    TOR Torino (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    32 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
    3 Bremer
    99 Alessandro Buongiorno Yellow Card
    26 Koffi Djidji
    4 Tommaso Pobega Yellow Card
    10 Sasa Lukic
    34 Ola Aina
    17 Wilfried Singo Yellow Card
    9 Andrea Belotti
    14 Josip Brekalo
    77 Karol Linetty
    Torino Substitutes:
    Tomás Rincón, Daniele Baselli, Mërgim Vojvoda, Dennis Praet, Etrit Berisha, Armando Izzo, Simone Zaza, David Zima, Magnus Warming, Antonio Sanabria, Ben Lhassine Kone, Ricardo Rodríguez.

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