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AC MilanFor 63 minutes, this was a game going nowhere fast. Torino sat deep, Milan had the ball — 59% of it — and neither side looked capable of breaking the deadlock. Then the match caught fire, and when it did, it was over in about 120 seconds.
The Two-Minute Verdict
Alphadjo Cissè opened the scoring in the 64th minute, finishing off an Adrien Rabiot assist to give Milan the lead. Before Torino could reorganize, Rabiot turned provider into scorer — Samuel Chukwueze threading the pass this time — and made it 2-0 in the 66th. Qué locura de dos minutos. A match that had been tight and shapeless suddenly had a very clear story.
Torino's numbers told the tale of a team that spent the night defending rather than attacking: eight shots total, just one on target, 41% possession. Milan, by contrast, launched 19 attempts and put four on frame. The visitors were always the more dangerous side; they just needed the right moment to show it. Our pre-match read made AC Milan the 50% favorite, and that is exactly how it played out.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek picked up a yellow card in the 52nd minute — the one disciplinary moment of the night — but it didn't slow Milan down once they found their rhythm.
Adams Gives Torino a Pulse
With the game seemingly done, Torino found something in stoppage time. Gvidas Gineitis delivered the ball and Ché Adams converted in the 90+3rd minute to pull one back and make the final scoreline 2-1. It was the kind of goal that changes nothing about the result but everything about how the losing side feels afterward. Torino will take some consolation from not going quietly — their recent form (LWDLW) suggests a team that competes — but one shot on target across 90 minutes before the consolation is not a performance to build on.
Milan, meanwhile, will feel this was a professional job despite a wobble at the death. They controlled the ball, waited for their moment, and when Cissè and Rabiot combined to flip the match in that two-minute burst, it was clinical. The concern for Milan is a form line that reads WLWLL coming in — three losses in their last five — which makes this a result they genuinely needed. Whether this is a turning point or just a good night on the road is the question now.
Torino host the next one at the Olimpico Grande Torino. With just two corners, 80% pass accuracy, and a single shot on target, they'll need to find another gear going forward if they want to make that ground count.
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