#ac-milan

#ac-milan

I put that record at risk today (laughs). It's good that the coach will return, I'm a bit fed up of this... I think Torino were expecting us to really prove ourselves in the first half and instead, we were a bit lazy. Instead of pushing wide, we went central. Then, a penalty and a counter-attack... but you have to praise this team for never giving up.

Milan tasted defeat for just the second time this season as they lost 1-0 Lazio on Thursday in the Coppa Italia, in the round of 16 phase. They remain 12 games unbeaten in the league, but have won just once in their last dozen away league games against Torino. Christian Pulisic has been battling a fever, but he travelled to meet up with the squad on Monday after recovering overnight and has made the bench.

From very early on in his second stint at AC Milan, Massimiliano Allegri asked for goals from his midfielders. So far, he isn't getting them. As Calciomercato.com report, before tonight's match against Torino, Milan have scored 19 total league goals. Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao - with five goals each - have produced more than 50% of the Rossoneri's attacking output. Allegri has been clear: the contribution must also increase from other players, especially the midfield.

After a summer spent with an uncertain fate as several midfielders arrived, Musah headed to Atalanta on a €4m loan with €25m option to buy. Yet, the USA international is struggling to find playing time, and the change of head coach does not appear to have transformed his fortunes. Musah has played just six league games (145 minutes in total, 90 of which were for Milan against Lecce). He has four Champions League appearances, and one in the Coppa Italia. Excluding the 114 minutes he played under Massimiliano Allegri, he has only played 200 minutes this season.

The Curva Sud have hit out at Torino for their ticket pricing ahead of tonight's game, also accusing AC Milan of being complicit. The AC Milan ultras have been in the headlines quite a bit in recent weeks. There was the protest about ticket prices for the Juventus away game, the authority-defying display during the derby and their criticism of the club's hierarchy over their silence.

AC Milan are looking for a central defender in view of the January window, and two Sassuolo stars are reportedly on their list. If Milan want to fight for the Scudetto until the end, they need some reinforcements in January because the squad is too small. In this first half of the season already, there have been injuries that have seen the already thin depth quickly evaporated.

AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri has made his decision regarding the team that will take to the field against Torino. Milan come into the game having had their 13-game unbeaten run across all competitions ended by Lazio on Thursday in the Coppa Italia. They take a 12-game league streak to Torino, but they have won just one of their last 12 games at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.

So who will replace Fofana? According to the paper, Samuele Ricci and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are in contention. The former is currently the slight favourite to start in the right mezzala role, alongside Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot. Compared to Thursday's Coppa Italia defeat to Lazio, Matteo Gabbia will return to the three-man defence, while Davide Bartesghi will regain his left wing-back role, which means Pervis Estupinan will drop out.

AC Milan were defeated in a cagey affair against Lazio on Thursday evening, with Massimiliano Allegri losing the 'chess game' against Maurizio Sarri. Like many other games before this season, the Rossoneri lacked in a lot of spects in the first half of the game. Or rather, you could definitely say that the two teams cancelled each other out, as Lazio didn't exactly create much either.