AC Milan stalls again against Torino in Serie A
The game: 0-0
The days have passed and AC Milan sees its lead, at the top of Serie A, shrinking to a trickle. The Rossoneri conceded a second draw in a row on the lawn of Torino after the one against Bologna at the start of the week (0-0) and are only two points ahead of Inter, who defeated Hélas Verona (2 -0) Saturday, and Naples.
Deprived of Bennacer, Rebic, Castillejo (muscular glitches) and Ibrahimovic (knee), AC Milan, despite possession of the ball, had all the trouble in the world to endanger Berisha. Only Calabria, the Milan captain, carried the danger with a shot from the left well repelled by the Turin goalkeeper (24th).
Because otherwise, it was the players of Daniele Doveri, the Torino coach, who proved to be the most incisive. Arranged in a low block, they always sought to sting against the image of Ricci, after a superb play in triangle, which saw its strike flee the frame of Maignan (33rd). Already, Belotti, the Turin captain, had underlined his team’s attempts to counter with a quick action (12th). And it took the firm hand of Mike Maignan on a strike from Vojvoda (49th) or the leg of Tomori on a delicious control-strike sequence from Belotti (65th) to prevent the Torino from opening the scoring.
The Garnets have never ceased to project themselves into a second act that is definitely more open than the first where we sometimes did not really know who from Torino or Milan was fighting for the Scudetto. Leão’s number, incisive if not decisive, on the left side for the shot from Tonali (57′) or the shot from the same Tonali (73′) will have been only the rare attempts of the leader, more busy defending and save the draw point. The Rossoneri even relied on the sight of Maignan, once again decisive, in front of the incoming Pellegri (83rd) not to carry out the bad operation of the weekend in Italy.
This point may be worth sometime in May when the sprint for the title is in full swing. Normally, AC Milan would legitimately harbor regrets because they miss a great opportunity to put Naples at a distance, beaten on their lawn by Fiorentina (3-2) this afternoon. But this Sunday, Mike Maignan’s teammates can consider themselves lucky to take a point and count the French goalkeeper in their ranks.
The player: Andrea Belotti not varnished
Permanent poison in his calls and his weight on the Kalulu-Tomori hinge, Andrea Belotti showed a lot and deserved better. He warmed up on a header off target (12th) then missed two good chances. The Turinese was first countered by Tomori after a sublime control (65th) then he lacked lucidity on his shot after a rush on the left side (75th). Replaced in the 75th minute by Pietro Pellegri, the Italian remains blocked at five goals in the Championship.
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AC Milan extend their unbeaten streak in the Championship to 10 matches. His last defeat dates back to January 17, at San Siro, against La Spezia (2-1)