AC Milan vs Torino, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APulisic scores 2nd goal in 2 games for Milan in win over Torino
U.S. star Christian Pulisic followed up his goal-scoring debut for AC Milan with another goal in a 4-1 home win over Torino on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 3': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 4': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández following a set piece situation.
- 5': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 8': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 9': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 10': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Torino).
- 11': Ivan Ilic (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders following a set piece situation.
- 13': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 13': Raoul Bellanova (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 18': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic with a cross.
- 18': Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 18': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 18': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Antonio Sanabria (Torino).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Substitution, Torino. Pietro Pellegri replaces Antonio Sanabria because of an injury.
- 24': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 25': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 25': Nikola Vlasic (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 30': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Torino).
- 31': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Goal! AC Milan 1, Torino 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek following a fast break.
- 34': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 34': Nemanja Radonjic (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 35': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Attempt missed. Samuele Ricci (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 36': Goal! AC Milan 1, Torino 1. Perr Schuurs (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
- 37': Offside, AC Milan. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 39': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': VAR Decision: Penalty AC Milan.
- 43': Goal! AC Milan 2, Torino 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 45': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 45': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mërgim Vojvoda (Torino).
- 45'+2': Goal! AC Milan 3, Torino 1. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a through ball.
- 45'+4': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Torino).
- 45'+4': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, AC Milan 3, Torino 1.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 3, Torino 1.
- 45': Substitution, Torino. Karol Linetty replaces Ivan Ilic.
- 47': Offside, Torino. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic tries a through ball, but Pietro Pellegri is caught offside.
- 47': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino).
- 49': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 49': Nemanja Radonjic (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 51': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Delay in match (AC Milan).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 54': Raoul Bellanova (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 56': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 56': Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 59': Substitution, Torino. Valentino Lazaro replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 59': Substitution, Torino. Yann Karamoh replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
- 60': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 60': Mërgim Vojvoda (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Penalty AC Milan. Rafael Leão draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Perr Schuurs (Torino) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': VAR Decision: Penalty AC Milan.
- 65': Goal! AC Milan 4, Torino 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 70': Yann Karamoh (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 70': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
- 73': Pietro Pellegri (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 75': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Torino).
- 75': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjær replaces Malick Thiaw.
- 82': Offside, Torino. Nikola Vlasic tries a through ball, but Yann Karamoh is caught offside.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan).
- 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Theo Hernández.
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino).
- 87': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 88': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Karol Linetty (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+4': Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
- 90'+4': Nikola Vlasic (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Torino).
- 90'+5': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, AC Milan 4, Torino 1.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 4, Torino 1.
Statistics
 TOR |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.6 | Possession | 59.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 431 |
| 335 | Passes | 498 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 16 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 23,147
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 23,147
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 19 | +18 | 44 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 19 | +23 | 42 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 17 | +30 | 40 |
| 4 | Lazio | 20 | +6 | 36 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw  |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
Torino (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 3 | Perr Schuurs |
| 8 | Ivan Ilic |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 27 | Mërgim Vojvoda |
| 19 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 9 | Antonio Sanabria |
| 10 | Nemanja Radonjic |
| 16 | Nikola Vlasic |
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