AC Milan drop further into crisis with error-strewn 2-1 loss at Torino in Serie A

AP , Saturday 22 Feb 2025

Four days after getting eliminated from the Champions League, AC Milan dropped further into crisis with an error-strewn 2-1 loss at Torino in Serie A on Saturday.

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AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders, left, battles for the ball whit Torino's Marcus Pedersen during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Torino and AC Milan the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, north west Italy. AP

 

The mistakes started with an own goal from Malick Thiaw five minutes in when a clearance from Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan ricocheted off his own defender into the net.

United States international Christian Pulisic then failed to convert a penalty for the first time in his career when Torino goalkeeper Sergej Milinkovic-Savic lunged to his right to push away the American’s low spot kick.

Milinkovic-Savic has saved four of the five penalties he’s faced this season.

After a shot from Milan’s Joao Felix hit the post, the Rossoneri equalized with a shot from Tijjani Reijnders in the 74th. But Torino reclaimed the lead two minutes later with a quick shot from Gvidas Gineitis following a free kick that seemed to surprise Milan.

Milan remained seventh while Torino moved up to 11th.

On Tuesday, Milan were eliminated from the Champions League by Feyenoord on 2-1 aggregate.

Later, defending champion Inter Milan had a chance to move ahead of Napoli and claim the Serie A lead with a win over visiting Genoa at the San Siro.

Earlier, Parma coach Cristian Chivu had a successful debut with a 2-0 win over regional rival Bologna; and fourth-place Lazio was held to a 0-0 draw at relegation-threatened Venezia.

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