Milinkovic saves everything. This is how a cynical Toro beats a bad Milan: the final result is 2-1

Turin 22 February 2025 - A hymn to defensive football, to knowing how to take advantage of opponents' mistakes, also encouraged by an almost unbeatable goalkeeper. The Turin beats the Milan at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino by 2-1, taking advantage of two huge blunders by the Rossoneri and obtaining three prestigious points. The Granata immediately unlocked the game thanks to the clumsy own goal combined by maignan e Thiaw, assigned to the latter. Reinders he deludes the Devil into thinking he'll make a comeback, but Ginietis he signs the goal that is worth the victory for the boys of Paul Vanoli, also thanks to the quick free kick taken by Sanabria.

First half

For the challenge against the Rosneri vanilla the card is played right away Elmas, deployed in three-quarters on the left, with vlasic in the center e Lazaro on the right, behind Sanabria. Ricci e Casadei it is the couple in the middle, while behind, in front of Milinkovic-Savic, the four-line sees Maripan e Coco in the center, Pedersen right and biraghi, in his first start, on the left. The Milan responds with the mirror module. maignan between the posts, there is Jimenez on the right, with Thiaw, pavlovic e Theo Hernandez to form the defensive line. musah e Reinders they are the two midfielders, in the three-quarters there is a lot of imagination with the three-man line made up of Pulisic, Joao Felix e Lion behind Gimenez.

The start is a disaster for the Rossoneri, victims of the excellent start of the Granata, but above all of themselves. In just 5 minutes already two chances for the home team, the second even fatal for the Milan goal. At 3' the cross of biraghi it is not well contained by maignan, who loses possession due to a clash with Sanabria, Milanese defense forced to clear the ball a few centimeters from their own goal line, with the referee calling a foul on the goalkeeper only a few seconds later. Two minutes later, however maignan makes a serious mistake and costs his team the lead. On the throw for Sanabria in fact the goalkeeper sends the ball back to Thiaw and makes the worst of own goals. Torino thanks and without any particular merit, except for a decidedly better approach to the match.

Milan very nervous, struggling to get their head back into the game, while the team of vanilla is good at not getting upset. The Granata do not press on the accelerator, but continue to put the guests in difficulty, earning around the quarter of an hour also the first yellow card of the match: in fact he is cautioned musah for having stopped a restart of vlasicWe have to wait until the twentieth to finally see the reaction of the Milan, but when it arrives it brings the guests very close to equalising. At 21' Gimenez It is launched very well by Reinders, but it is overcome Milinkovic-Savic in a one-on-one, touching the Mexican's shot over the crossbar. 

The team of Conceiçao but it is inspired and after the warning of Ricci, in the 31st minute he wastes the greatest possible opportunity to equalise. On the cross from the right by Jimenez in fact it jumps in a disorderly manner Pedersen, whose wide arm parries the header of Lion. Dirty sees everything and awards the penalty to Milan. He introduces himself from the diskette Pulisic, but the American did not take into account Milinkovic-Savic. The Serbian goalkeeper guesses the corner on his right and blocks the Rossoneri striker's shot in two stages. Fourth penalty saved this season by the Toro goalkeeper and first missed penalty in the American's career. Torino remains ahead 1-0.

In the final minutes, Milan's error from the penalty spot gave new life to Torino, with only maignan to stand between the Piedmontese and the doubling. The French goalkeeper is in fact prodigious first on Pedersen and then vlasic. On the Norwegian's attempt, it arises from an almost involuntary side of Maripan. The shot, however, is really well aimed and forces the goalkeeper to stretch out on his left to parry it. Even more complicated is the save on the Croatian attacking midfielder, who strikes with a sure shot from inside the penalty area, on the magnificent suggestion of Elmas. With his recall hand the Frenchman manages to save his own goal. No ring in the minute of recovery commanded by Dirty, the first half ends with the score 1-0 in favour of Turin on Milan.

Second half

The second half opens with a change in the Rossoneri's home, he doesn't leave the locker room Lion, in its place inside Fofana, vanilla instead confirms the same eleven that did so well in the first half. Despite the result, Torino's approach is better. Courageous in pushing on the accelerator, the team of vanilla relies heavily on very long throws Milinkovic-Savic. Conceiçao then he tries to play a further change, playing it with cards Abraham for musah, fielding a real 4-2-4.

Milan's new, unscrupulous formation immediately put the home team in difficulty. Fofana he is the first to try the goal with a nice, powerful shot from outside the area: be careful Milinkovic-Savic to reject. vanilla he imagines a siege in this final and inserts a counterattack in karamoh, to Elmas. Half an hour to go in the match and the Rossoneri begin to put the Turin rearguard to the sword, while Milinkovic-Savic stands out as a true hero between the Toro posts. Two consecutive interventions by the Serbian deny the Rossoneri an equaliser. The first on Joao Felix, with the parry on the right-footed shot. The second intervention was prodigious, two minutes after the first, Reinders After a good run he shoots on goal with a sure shot: the Turin goalkeeper is initially wrong-footed, but with his feet he manages to deflect it over the crossbar.

It's a real siege by the Rossoneri. Two more big chances for the Milanese team before Jimenez, then Joao Felix, but the two players fail to find the target. Conceiçao insists and also inserts Sottil just for the Portuguese striker: triple change instead for the Granata: they enter Linetty, Walukiewicz e Gineitis, they go out Ricci, Pedersen e Casadei. Milan however pushes on the accelerator and finally finds the way to the net. The new arrival Walukiewicz fails to definitively reject the suggestion in the area Sottil. On the loose ball comes Reinders, who this time put the ball under the crossbar for Milan's equaliser in the 74th minute.

The problem for the boys of Conceiçao but it is the evolution of the match, because the 1-1 so hard won, lasts only two minutes. On a free kick around 30 meters for the granata in fact Sanabria beats fast for GineitisThe Lithuanian midfielder is very good at finding the path in the middle of the defence of the Milan, then with a perfect diagonal it overcomes maignan, placing the ball on the base of the far post. Turin ahead again at the Olimpico Grande Torino: it's 2-1 for the Granata: a match of exceptional cynicism from Toro. 

The ending can only be a siege by the Rossoneri. Conceiçao you also play cards camarda e Chukwueze, to Jimenez e Gimenez. vanilla for his part a few minutes before he had inserted Dembélé for biraghi, running for cover to defend these three very precious points. Mission accomplished because in the four minutes of injury time Milan never manages to seriously challenge Milinkovic-Savic. At 94' Dirty whistles three times and confirms the success of the Turin by 2-1 on MilanThe Granata celebrate their goalkeeper, the true hero of this match.