Serie A: Claudio Bravo’s own goal and Pulisic’s missed penalty, AC Milan lost 1-2 to Torino and ranked seventh
2025-02-23 16:09
The 26th round of the 2024/25 Serie A season continued, and AC Milan lost 1-2 to Torino away. They are currently ranked seventh with 11 wins, 8 draws, 6 losses and 41 points, still 6 points away from the top four.
After the victory, Torino currently ranks 11th in Serie A with 31 points, with a record of 7 wins, 10 draws and 9 losses.
First Half
Just 5 minutes into the game, Giave blocked Maignan's clearance into his own goal. AC Milan fell behind early and missed many chances to score: in the 21st minute, Felix made a diagonal pass while running, and Santiago Jimenez broke into the penalty area and shot low, but was blocked by Milinkovic-Savic. In the 24th minute, Pulisic made a cross from the right, and Santiago headed the ball in the penalty area but it went slightly wide.
In the 31st minute, Leon's header caused Marcus Peterson to handball foul, and the referee immediately pointed to the 12-yard line. Pulisic then took the penalty kick, but Milinkovic-Savic flew to save it. In the 38th minute, Torino created a dangerous corner kick, and Maignan saved Peterson's volley. In the 39th minute, Elmas counterattacked and passed the ball to the right side, and Vlasic's volley shot to the upper right corner was blocked by Maignan again.
Second Half
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and continued the game. In the 57th minute, Abraham sent a backheel pass in the penalty area, and Fofana shot from the outside was blocked by Milinkovic-Savic. In the 60th minute, Reinders made a pass or shot from outside the penalty area, and Felix's scorpion tail in front of the goal was blocked again. Reinders then made a diagonal pass to the left, and Felix's long shot to the upper right corner was still saved by Milinkovic-Savic.
In the 64th minute, Pulisic sent a precise long pass from the midfield, and Reinders rushed all the way to the penalty area and pushed the ball, but Milinkovic-Savic blocked it with his legs. In the 69th minute, Pulisic's cross caused Peterson to make a clearance error, and Felix rushed to shoot and hit the left post. In the 71st minute, Karamo leaned on Alex Jimenez in the penalty area and sent a return pass, and Givydas Ginitis followed up and pushed the ball slightly off target.
In the 74th minute, Valukowicz made a mistake in clearing the ball in the penalty area, and Reinders took the opportunity to score and equalize the score. However, Torino scored another goal just two minutes later: Sanabria quickly sent a free kick in the frontcourt, and Geneitis scored with a low shot to seal the victory. In the end, Torino defeated AC Milan 1-2 at home.