AC Milan head to Torino in the hope of putting their dismal derby performance behind them. Kick off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino is scheduled for 21:00 local time.
Probable Formations
Torino (3-5-2): Sirigu; Izzo, Lyanco, Bremer; De Silvestri, Baselli, Rincon, Berenguer, Laxalt; Verdi, Belotti.
Unavailable: Lukic, Ansaldi
AC Milan (4-3-3): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Hernandez; Kessie, Bennacer, Calhanoglu; Suso, Piatek, Leao.
Unavailable: Paqueta
Key Statistics
– The last time Torino went six consecutive matches unbeaten against AC Milan in Serie A was back in 1978 – currently on a run of five matches without defeat (W1 D4).
– The last time Torino won back-to-back home matches against AC Milan in Serie A came back in 1986 – they won the most recent match against the Rossoneri at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.
– AC Milan’s last win in Piemonte in Serie A came back in 2012/13 – five draws and eight defeats for the Rossoneri in their last 13 matches on the road against Torino and Juventus in the top flight.
– Torino lost their last home match in Serie A – the last time they suffered back to back matches at the Studio Olimpico Grande Torino was back in 2018.
– AC Milan have won three of their last four away Serie A matches (L1), as many wins as in their previous 11 games on the road (D5 L3).
– No side has scored fewer goals than AC Milan in Serie A this season (two). The last time they had scored so few goals after the first four games in a Serie A season was back in 1986/87.
– AC Milan (10) and Torino (nine) are two of the three sides (alongside Inter, 10) to have kept the most clean sheets in Serie A in 2019.
– Despite failing to score in his last four appearances against them, Torino midfielder Daniele Baselli has scored more goals against AC Milan (three) than against any other Serie A side.
– AC Milan’s Ante Rebic scored his first Serie A goal against Torino in May 2014 for Fiorentina.
– Against Inter last time out, AC Milan striker Krzysztof Piatek played his first Serie A game in September without scoring. Previously, he had played six matches in the competition in this month scoring eight goals.
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com