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·21 Maret 2026
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·21 Maret 2026
Milan suffers, comes from behind, and then risks it all at the end of the match.
Five goals were scored at San Siro, one more for the Rossoneri who overcome Torino and - for now - move to within 5 points of Inter, who will face Fiorentina at the Franchi tomorrow night.
After the first half hour in Torino's favor, it's the Rossoneri who break the deadlock with a moment of brilliance from Pavlovic: control and a left-footed shot from distance, off the crossbar and in. The Granata, however, react and find a deserved equalizer at the end of the first half with Simeone, quick on the rebound after Vlasic's shot was saved by Maignan.
Everything changes in the second half: Milan comes out flying and, in two minutes, scores the decisive one-two. First Rabiot, with his first goal at San Siro, takes advantage of Pulisic's perfect assist after a through ball from Modric; then Fofana capitalizes on a too-passive defense and makes it 3-1. Just when the match seems over, an incident reignites it: Pavlovic hits Simeone in the face, VAR calls Fourneau over and awards a penalty to Torino. Vlasic makes no mistake from the spot and brings it to 3-2, but the Granata's reaction is not enough.
Allegri, furious over the penalty awarded ("I try to stay calm, but you make me lose the will: I'll quit coaching," he reportedly said to Doveri), still takes home three points and two pieces of good news. The first is the return, after 144 days, of Santi Gimenez; the second is the lack of sanctions for those at risk of suspension: Modric, Fofana, Saelemaekers, and Athekame were not booked; all available, therefore, for the big match at the Maradona against Napoli, scheduled for Easter Monday, April 6.



81st MINUTE - A heated finale at San Siro: referee Fourneau is called over by VAR and goes to the on-field review for a contact in the box between Pavlovic and Simeone. After reviewing the play, he changes his decision: the Rossoneri defender's hand to the Granata striker's face is punished. Torino are awarded a penalty and Pavlovic receives a yellow card. Vlasic steps up to the spot, shoots perfectly, and scores the 3-2 that reopens the match.
As DAZN reports, Allegri shows great disappointment at this decision and, to fourth official Doveri, exclaims: "I try to stay calm, but you make me lose the will: I'll quit coaching".

77th MINUTE - A great return to the pitch for Milan: Santiago Giménez comes on for Pulisic and - finally - makes his return after 144 days. Recall that the Mexican suffered a serious injury to his right ankle, which required arthroscopic cleaning surgery performed in December 2025.
54th and 56th MINUTES - Unlike the first half, Milan starts the second with the right attitude and, within two minutes, scores twice, first with Rabiot and then with Fofana.


Beautiful play: Modric opens up a perfect corridor for Pulisic, who gets to the byline and sends a driven ball to the far post. There’s the Frenchman, right on time, who from close range guides it into the net with his thigh for 2-1, putting Milan back in front. For Rabiot, it’s his first goal at San Siro in a Milan shirt.

Two minutes later, Athekame provides the layoff, Torino’s defense completely loses track of Fofana, who controls and calmly shoots from the heart of the area. A precise right-footed shot, nothing Paleari can do: 3-1 and the match takes a clear direction.
An interesting scene after the goal: Rabiot celebrates with Fofana and, a few moments later, it’s the compatriot who finds the net.
44th MINUTE - Ending the first half a goal down would have been deserved for Torino, and right at the death they find the equalizer.

Pedersen breaks through on the left and serves Vlasic, who shoots: Maignan saves with the help of the post, but the ball bounces off his shoulder and, on the rebound, Simeone is the quickest and beats everyone to it, making it 1-1. For the Argentine, it’s his third goal in the last four matches, a true striker’s poacher finish that brings the match level.
36th MINUTE - We were saying that Toro were better than Milan, and just when you least expect it, the Rossoneri take the lead with a piece of brilliance from Pavlovic, his fourth goal of the Serie A season.

After a headed clearance by Coco, the Serbian defender controls with his chest and unleashes a thunderous left-footed shot from distance: the ball sails over Paleari, kisses the crossbar, and goes in. The feeling is that the Granata goalkeeper was slightly out of position, thus being caught out by the venomous and powerful trajectory from the Milan defender.
Torino starts better, immediately taking control of the tempo and putting Milan under pressure, especially on set pieces: Simeone, Vlasic, and Ismajli are dangerous, with Maignan forced into heroics. The Granata keep pushing with Gineitis and again Simeone, but lack precision in the final third.
Milan tries to react with Pavlovic and slightly raises the tempo with Bartesaghi and the combinations between Pulisic and Rabiot, but the final pass is still missing. The match balances out as the minutes go by, but the feeling remains: Torino were better in this first half hour.
As reported by Opta, Luka Modric has reached 550 appearances in the Big-5 European leagues: since his debut season in these competitions (with Tottenham in 2008/09), only Antoine Griezmann (555) has made more - HERE THE SHARING OF THE SUP BALLON D'OR.
"This is an important match, we’re coming off a defeat and the standings are getting tighter. And then Torino are doing well: we’ll need a technically very good game with order and compactness. Leao? He had a flare-up of his adductor, we talked together and decided it was better for him to recover. He should need about twenty days, he won’t go to the national team to get over the injury. Leao knows how to play as a center-forward, Fullkrug is more used to playing in this position but regardless of the players, we have to get the result"
"I saw a team that has regained confidence in its own abilities, because we don’t deserve this position in the standings. The choices in attack? Zapata attacks depth better than the others and this week he worked really well. Modric? It’s not certain that Vlasic will have to mark him out of possession... And then there’s Pavlovic who knows how to break forward".
MILAN (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Fullkrug.
TORINO (3-4-1-2): Paleari; Coco, Ismajli, Ebosse; Pedersen, Pratiİ, Gineitis, Obrador; Vlašić; Simeone, Zapata
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
📸 STEFANO RELLANDINI - AFP or licensors
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