AC Milan will take on Torino in Serie A on Saturday night, looking to continue their objective of ending the season strongly.
AC Milan are second in the league table, and they are coming into the game against Torino on the back of just one win from their last five league matches. The Rossoneri will look to grind out a positive result away from home, and it remains to be seen whether they can come away with all three points.
Meanwhile, Torino are tenth in the Serie A standings, and they are in similar form. They will look to finish in the top half and grind out a win in their remaining matches. Torino have failed to win five of their last six league games, and it remains to be seen whether they can pull off a morale-boosting victory against AC Milan at home.
The visitors have an excellent head-to-head record against Torino, and they will fancy their chances of grinding out a positive result here. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.
Team News & Tactics
Torino
Nikola Vlasic misses out with a groin injury, while Koffi Djidji is ruled out with a muscle problem and Gvidas Gineitis is ruled out with a knee injury.
The home team will shape up in a 3-4-1-2 formation with Vanja Milinkovic-Savic in goal. In the back three, Mergim Vojvoda will start alongside Matteo Lovato and Ricardo Rodriguez. Raoul Bellanova and Valentino Lazaro will start as the wing backs and they will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch.
Adrien Tameze will start alongside Ivan Ilic in the central midfield. They will look to protect the central defence and help out creatively.
Samuele Ricci will be deployed in the attacking midfield role and he will look to link the midfield with the attack and add creativity to the side.
Pietro Pellegri will lead the line for Torino alongside Antonio Sanabria.
Probable Lineup (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Lovato, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ilic, Tameze, Lazaro; Ricci; Sanabria, Pellegri
AC Milan
Samuel Chukwueze misses out with a thigh injury and Ruben Loftus-Cheek has a knee problem. Matteo Gabbia is suspended after an accumulation of yellow cards.
The visitors will shape up in a 4-3-3 formation with Marco Sportiello in goal.
Pierre Kalulu and Theo Hernandez will be deployed as the full backs. They will look to help out defensively and create goal scoring opportunities going forward as well.
Malick Thiaw will start alongside Fikayo Tomori in central defence. In the midfield, Yacine Adli will start alongside Yunus Musah and Tijjani Reijders. The three players will look to add physicality and defensive cover to the side.
Luka Jovic will lead the line for AC Milan here with Christian Pulisic on his right and Noah Okafor on the left.
Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Maignan; Kalulu, Tomori, Thiaw, Hernandez; Musah, Adli, Reijnders; Pulisic, Jovic, Okafor
Key Stats
- AC Milan are undefeated in 33 of their last 36 matches against Torino in all competitions.
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in seven of AC Milan’s last eight games in Serie A.
- AC Milan are undefeated in ten of their last 11 matches in Serie A.
- Both teams have failed to win four of the last five league matches.
- 11 goals have been scored in the last six meetings between these two teams.
Player to Watch
Christian Pulisic
The 25-year-old American International has been an impressive form this season, scoring 12 goals and picking up seven assists in Serie A. He will look to continue his impressive run of form and influence the game in the final third.
The American International will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates and add to his tally as well. Pulisic is coming into this game on the back of a brace against Cagliari, and he will be full of confidence here.
Prediction
Torino 1-2 AC Milan
The visitors will be the favourites heading into this game, and they have the quality to grind out all three points. Torino will look to put up a strong display here, but the gulf in class between the 2 teams should see AC Milan rise to the top. A narrow away win is on the cards.
