Milan vs Torino 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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 Commentary
- 5': Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 24': Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjaer replaces Alessio Romagnoli.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Theo Hernández replaces Pierre Kalulu.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Torino 0.
- 45': Substitution, Torino. Ricardo Rodríguez replaces Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 54': Substitution, Torino. Dennis Praet replaces Karol Linetty.
- 54': Substitution, Torino. Antonio Sanabria replaces Andrea Belotti.
- 57': Tommaso Pobega (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 66': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Rade Krunic.
- 75': Substitution, Torino. Mërgim Vojvoda replaces Wilfried Stephane Singo.
- 80': Substitution, Torino. Simone Zaza replaces Ola Aina.
- 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 90'+3': Tiemoué Bakayoko (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Torino 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 35,929
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | AC Milan | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| +10 | Internazionale | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +5 | Napoli | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +4 | AS Roma | 7 | 15 | 2 |
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 |
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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