
Milan vs Torino 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Early Giroud strike sends AC Milan top of Serie A
![Olivier Giroud of AC Milan [1296x729]](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2021/1026/r928948_1296x729_16-9.jpg&w=900&h=360&scale=crop&cquality=80&location=origin)
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+22 | Napoli | 24 | 55 | 3 |
+35 | Internazionale | 24 | 54 | 2 |
+28 | Atalanta | 24 | 50 | 4 |
+13 | Lazio | 24 | 45 | 7 |
Statistics
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MIL![]() |
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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 |
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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