Analysis and prediction for AC Milan vs Torino: Morata's lucky charm.
Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score for the AC Milan vs Torino match, taking place at 1:45 AM on August 17th in the Serie A league.
Latest team news for AC Milan vs Torino
Alvaro Morata has moved to AC Milan to replace Olivier Giroud, who recently left the team for MLS. Morata arrived at San Siro after the most successful season of his career, scoring 21 goals in 48 games for Atletico Madrid.
He will lead Milan's attack, alongside Christian Pulisic, who hopes to make a full recovery from a minor ankle injury in order to feature in the starting lineup.
However, Milan's two other new signings, Strahinja Pavlovic and Emerson Royal, may have to start the match on the bench. Milan also face difficulties with the long-term absence of Alessandro Florenzi and reserve goalkeeper Marco Sportiello.
On the Torino side, defender Perr Schuurs is still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, so new signing Saul Coco will replace Alessandro Buongiorno, who recently joined Napoli. Nikola Vlasic has returned after recovering from the injury that kept him out of the Euros.
Torino will be looking to support striker Duvan Zapata with either Antonio Sanabria or new signing Che Adams. Che Adams has had an impressive record against Milan, contributing to nine goals since 2015, second only to Paulo Dybala during the same period.
Latest predicted lineups for AC Milan vs Torino
AC Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Thiaw, Hernandez; Bennacer, Reijnders; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Morata
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Coco, Masina; Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Ilic, Lazaro; Adams, Zapata
Latest pre-match analysis for AC Milan vs Torino
After bringing the Scudetto back to Milan two years prior and leading the team close to the Champions League final, Stefano Pioli's reign ended after a disappointing 2023-24 season, in which his team won only one of their last nine matches across all competitions, making a change urgently needed.
With the arrival of former Roma coach Paulo Fonseca and legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a managerial role, AC Milan are aiming to close the gap with their city rivals Inter Milan, a team they finished 19 points behind last season.
Fonseca led his new team to victories in pre-season friendlies against big rivals like Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Barcelona this summer, and concluded the fixture list with a 3-1 win against Monza in the Trofeo Berlusconi. Lille's record for most clean sheets in Ligue 1 last season, coupled with their strong attacking capabilities, suggests the Rossoneri may be preparing for a significant resurgence in the 2024-25 season.
History favors Fonseca, who have a successful start on Saturday, with Milan having won all four of their recent Serie A opening matches and remaining unbeaten in 28 home games against Torino. Torino haven't won at San Siro against Milan since March 1985, although they did secure a 3-1 victory against the Rossoneri in Turin last May.
Former Torino coach Ivan Juric left the club amidst some criticism, despite leading Granata to a stable season that nearly qualified them for European competition, with 18 clean sheets – the club's best record in almost 50 years. Paolo Vanoli, who previously served as Antonio Conte's assistant at Italy and Inter, has taken over with the task of keeping Torino in the top 10. After helping Venezia gain promotion from Serie B, Vanoli secured his first win with Torino in a 2-0 victory over Cosenza in the Coppa Italia, and now he heads to San Siro hoping to spring a surprise.
With a newly adjusted lineup and forward options like Luka Jovic and Samu Chukwueze capable of making a difference off the bench, Milan could continue their dominance against Torino at San Siro and maintain a long-term title race. Meanwhile, Torino, under the leadership of Vanoli, will try to find a way to cope with the goal-scoring challenge against a strong opponent like Milan.
Predicting the score for AC Milan vs Torino
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.AC Milan vs Torinoas follows:
- Sportsmole:AC Milan 2-0 Torino
- WhoScore:AC Milan 4-1 Torino
- Our newspaper predicts:AC Milan 3-0 Torino
When and where can I watch AC Milan vs Torino live?
To watch the AC Milan vs Torino match live in Serie A, taking place at 1:45 AM on August 17th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.