Turin, 18 May 2024 – The technical guides of Turin And Milan they are both more than in the balance, with Juric And Pegs having now reached the end of the cycle, yet the penultimate day of the championship, and perhaps of their respective adventures on the current benches, photographs two diametrically opposed situations: the Granata, still fighting for theEuropethey are hungry and convinced and reap the benefits with the trio scored by Zapata, Ilic And Rodriguez, while the Rossoneri already seem to be on holiday. One of the few exceptions is represented by Pulisicthe liveliest of his team who not surprisingly hits the crossbar and earns the penalty (foul by Masina) which will then be transformed by Bennacer. In reality, very little changes: the winner is the Turinwhich rises to 53 pointsbypassing the Naples and now following very closely Florentine eighth, which still has the joker of the match to recover againstAtalantathe Granata’s next opponent.
The official lineups
Juric choose a 3-4-1-2 opened by Milinkovic-Savicprotected by Tameze, Good morning And Masinawith Bellanova And Rodriguez about bands and couples Linetty-Ilic in the middle of the field: it’s on the three-quarter line Ricciwho assists Zapata And Pilgrims. Pegs he responds as usual 4-3-3 he sees between the posts Sportiellowith Kalulu, Thiaw, Tomori And Terracciano in defense: the median is made up of Musah, Bennacer And Reijnderswhile the attack line includes Pulisic And Okafor like wings and Jovic in the middle of.
First half
In a climate of profound protest towards patron CairoThe Turin try to start strong earning, with Pilgrims landed from Reijndersa free kick from a good position: he takes care of the serve Ilic, who first saw his shot deflected by the barrier and then, having regained possession of the ball, curled the shot to the back. The response of Milan arrives at 8′, when Okafor it helps Pulisic, who saw his shot deflected for a corner. In the 10th minute, on the other side, he gives his fans a thrill Sportiello, who risks carrying the ball out of the area with his hands. At 19′ the Granata plot with Pilgrimswhich puts in the way for Tameze who, completely alone, kicks to the stars, wasting one of the few opportunities offered by a very close match. The Rossoneri responded in the 25th minute with Okaforwhich receives the support of Reijnders and kicks around with his right, missing the target by a matter of centimeters. The guests’ regrets were accentuated in the 26th minute, when Rodriguez crosses and fires the winning header Zapatagood at evading the marking of Thiaw. The Milan he struggles to prepare a response: the liveliest of his seems Pulisicwho tries to imitate in the 36th minute Zapataheading home the cross of Tomori, but this time with a disastrous outcome. It’s much more cynical Turinwho doubled his lead in the 40th minute Ilicwho again capitalizes on the cross in the best possible way Bellanovain turn served by Pilgrims. Once again the only Rossoneri who seems to believe it is Pulisic, who in the 43rd minute saw his shot from a tight angle muffled into a corner. It is on this flicker that the hopes of the Milan to at least try to halve the disadvantage first in the sad entrance to the changing rooms, where instead the Turin travels on the wings of enthusiasm.
Second half
The break does not change the inertia of the match, given that in the 46th minute, practically shortly after the whistle Felicians, Rodriguez he lands the trio with a shot full of power and precision that chips the post before hitting the net. Once again the draft reply of the Milan is entrusted to the creativity of Pulisicwho hits the crossbar after the free kick Reijnders it had been rebounded by the home defense: the referee then stopped everything due to an attacking foul. In the 50th minute a through ball tries and finds Jovicwhich stretches out and goes towards the door, with Milinkovic-Savic forced to reply practically head on. To try to reopen the match, giving ourselves a second half of hope, an episode is needed, which in fact materializes in the 55th minute, when Masina lands Pulisic in the penalty area: Felicians he immediately points to a disk from which he is implacable Bennacerhow surprising Milinkovic-Savic with a lethal low shot. The Turindespite the blow he took, he charges back with his head down and in the 59th minute he earns a first turn from the flag with a shot Bellanova: he takes the second home Zapatawhich goes towards Sportiellowho doesn’t hold the ball but still avoids the worst for his team. Pegs opens the wheel of substitutions, inserting Leao For Okafor: Juric he responds by throwing himself into the fray Vojvoda For Rodriguez, the former player of the day who also had the satisfaction of scoring a goal, and what a goal. At 63′ Musahwith a deflected shot, earns yet another corner for the Rossoneri, but in turn without any consequences. Pegs also inserts Florenzi For Terracciano but it offers the only jolt Linetty, who in the 68th minute tried to close the score with an oversized strike. Also Juric changes again: inside Lazarus For Bellanova And Sanabria For PilgrimsWhile Pegs you play the cards Pobega And Giroud For Bennacer And Musah. The cramps hit Good morning and they force Juric to put his hand on the bench again: to go up is Lovato. At 84′ Florenzi he shows up to take yet another corner for the Rossoneri: the ball ends up on the head of Giroud, which ‘proverbially’ turns around but without the precision of the golden days. On the other side it shows up Lazarus, which in turn misses the target. In the 88th minute the attempt was much more promising Leaowho first does his best in a special slalom and then calls Milinkovic-Savic to the intervention with his fists: it is in fact the last flash of a Milan increasingly steeper which paves the way for a Turin who instead goes back to believing inEurope.
