Torino-Milan 3-1, hat trick with a view on Europe

Turin, 18 May 2024 - The technical guides of Turin e Milan they are both more than in the balance, with Juric e Pioli having now reached the end of the cycle, yet the penultimate day of the championship, and perhaps of their respective adventures on the current benches, photographs two diametrically opposed situations: the Granata, still fighting for theEurope, they are hungry and convinced and reap the benefits with the trio scored by footings, ilic e Rodriguez, while the Rossoneri already seem to be on holiday. One of the few exceptions is represented by Pulisic, the liveliest of his team who not surprisingly hits the crossbar and earns the penalty (foul by Masina) which will then be transformed by Bennacer. In reality, very little changes: the winner is the Turin, which rises to 53 points, bypassing the Napoli and now following very closely Fiorentina eighth, which still has the joker of the match to recover againstAtalanta, the Granata's next opponent.

The official lineups  

 Juric choose a 3-4-1-2 open from Milinkovic-Savic, protected by Tameze, Good morning e Masina, with Bellanova e Rodriguez about bands and couples Linetty-Ilic in the middle of the field: it's on the three-quarter line Ricci, who assists footings e Pilgrims. Pioli he responds as usual 4-3-3 he sees between the posts Counter, with Rabbit, Thiaw, Tumor e Terracciano in defense: the median is made up of musah, Bennacer e Reinders, while the attack line includes Pulisic e Okay like wings and Jovic in the middle of.  

First half

  In a climate of profound protest towards patron Cairo, Turin try to start strong earning, with Pilgrims landed from Reinders, a free kick from a good position: he takes care of the serve ilic, who first saw his shot deflected by the barrier and then, having regained possession of the ball, curled the shot to the back. The response of Milan arrives at 8', when Okay serves Pulisic, who saw his shot deflected for a corner. In the 10th minute, on the other side, he gives his fans a thrill Counter, who risks carrying the ball out of the area with his hands. At 19' the Granata plot with Pilgrims, which puts in the way for Tameze who, completely alone, kicks to the stars, wasting one of the few opportunities offered by a very close match. The Rossoneri replied in the 25th minute with Okay, which receives the support of Reinders and kicks around with his right, missing the target by a matter of centimeters. The guests' regrets were accentuated in the 26th minute, when Rodriguez crosses and fires the winning header footings, good at evading the marking of Thiaw. The Milan he struggles to prepare a response: the liveliest of his seems Pulisic, who tries to imitate in the 36th minute footings, heading home the cross of Tumor, but this time with a disastrous outcome. It's much more cynical Turin, who doubled his lead in the 40th minute ilic, who again capitalizes on the cross in the best possible way with his head Bellanova, in turn served by Pilgrims. Once again the only Rossoneri who seems to believe it is Pulisic, who in the 43rd minute saw his shot from a tight angle muffled into a corner. It is on this flicker that the hopes of the Milan to at least try to halve the disadvantage first in the sad entrance to the changing rooms, where instead the Turin travels on the wings of enthusiasm.  

Second half

  The break does not change the inertia of the match, given that in the 46th minute, practically shortly after the whistle Felicians, Rodriguez he lands the trio with a shot full of power and precision that chips the post before hitting the net. Once again the draft reply of the Milan is entrusted to the creativity of Pulisic, who hits the crossbar after the free kick Reinders it had been rebounded by the home defense: the referee then stopped everything due to an attacking foul. In the 50th minute a through ball tries and finds Jovic, which stretches out and goes towards the door, with Milinkovic-Savic forced to reply practically head on. To try to reopen the match, giving ourselves a second half of hope, an episode is needed, which in fact materializes in the 55th minute, when Masina lands Pulisic in the penalty area: Felicians he immediately points to a disk from which he is implacable Bennacer, how surprising Milinkovic-Savic with a lethal low shot. The Turin, despite the blow he took, he charges back with his head down and in the 59th minute he earns a first turn from the flag with a shot Bellanova: he takes the second home footings, which goes towards Counter, who doesn't hold the ball but still avoids the worst for his team. Pioli opens the wheel of substitutions, inserting Lion for Okay: Juric he responds by throwing himself into the fray Voyvoda for Rodriguez, the former player of the day who also had the satisfaction of scoring a goal, and what a goal. At 63' musah, with a deflected shot, earns yet another corner for the Rossoneri, but in turn without any consequences. Pioli also inserts Florence for Terracciano but it offers the only jolt Linetty, who in the 68th minute tried to close the score with an oversized strike. Also Juric changes again: inside Lazaro for Bellanova e Sanabria for Pilgrims, while Pioli you play the cards Escape e Giroud for Bennacer e musah. The cramps hit Good morning and they force Juric to put his hand on the bench again: to go up is Lovato. At 84' Florence he shows up to take yet another corner for the Rossoneri: the ball ends up on the head of Giroud, which 'proverbially' turns around but without the precision of the golden days. On the other side it shows up Lazaro, which in turn misses the target. In the 88th minute the attempt was much more promising Lion, who first does his best in a special slalom and then calls Milinkovic-Savic to the intervention with his fists: it is in fact the last flash of a Milan increasingly steeper which paves the way for a Turin who instead goes back to believing inEurope.