"AC Milan take on Torino away from home tonight, hoping to win and retake top spot in the table after Napoli's win against Juventus. As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) write, with elimination from the Coppa Italia still fresh in the memory, Massimiliano Allegri was reeling off the negative numbers in away games against Torino during his TV interviews on Thursday night. Almost as if to exorcise them, he repeated them yesterday (three straight defeats), while Marco Baroni urged Torino to be focused."
"Torino, needing to bounce back after two defeats, have produced their best moments of this tournament when facing some of the big teams, beating Roma and Napoli. Consistency and key men "I don't want to think that only the big teams are getting attention," explained the Torino coach. In their last match at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, his side were was beaten with relentless vehemence by Como (5-1)."
AC Milan travel to Torino aiming to win and retake the top spot after Napoli's victory over Juventus. Massimiliano Allegri recalled Milan's negative away record at Torino, noting three straight defeats, while Milan remain unbeaten away in the league this season. Elimination from the Coppa Italia reduced Milan's season targets. Torino need to rebound after two defeats, having shown strong performances against big teams like Roma and Napoli but suffering a heavy 5-1 loss to Como. Since late November Torino have shown frailty and must restore unity, cohesion and erase defensive blackouts. Christian Pulisic's probable absence increases responsibility on Rafael.
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