AC MILAN v TORINO: MATCH PREVIEW

A never-ending story. After Juventus and Inter (both 27), Torino is the team we have faced the most in our history in the Coppa Italia, 24 times in fact. San Siro is about to experience the 25th chapter of this 'rivalry' in the national cup, the third in the last four seasons as well as the sixth in the Round of 16. The Rossoneri will play in front of the home crowd again after Sunday's draw with Roma, with only one objective: to book their place in the next round. The match kicks off at 21:00 CET, here is our preview of the clash.

AT MILANELLO
Three days after the 2-2 draw in the league against the Giallorossi, the team return for their season opener in the Coppa Italia. It is expected that, given the busy schedule, Coach Pioli will be able to make some changes to the starting line-up from Sunday. There should be room for De Ketelaere either from kick-off or at some point during the match, as well as Adli, Pobega and Vranckx in the midfield, Dest and Gabbia in the back line. Junior Messias, who has been absent from previous matches with a muscle problem, should return to the list of available players. 

Tommaso Pobega spoke to Milan TV on the eve of the match: "Our objective is to win this competition. We have unfinished business with Torino from November. We will have to be better, more precise and more focused than them. We were disappointed to draw with Roma but we want to start again with the positives from that game".

TORINO
Jurić's Granata are come into the match off two consecutive league draws, first against Hellas Verona and then Salernitana, both ending 1-1. During the last game, the Croatian coach was hit with the injury of Valentino Lazaro: a "high-grade injury of the medial collateral of the right knee". The Austrian's absence, in addition to those of Ola Aina, Ilkhan and Pellegri, reduces Jurić's available list of widemen to just Singo and Vojvoda. Torino have already made it through two rounds in the Coppa Italia: 3-0 against Palermo on 6 August and 4-0 against Cittadella on 18 October. 

WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN ON TV
AC Milan v Torino will be broadcast in Italy on Canale 5 at 21.00 CET. On the Rossoneri's social channels, however, the match will be available on Milan TV's Matchday, available on Sky (channel 230), as part of the DAZN schedule or Amazon Prime Video Channels subscription for €3.99 per month with a fifteen-day free trial. Live coverage will start at 20.15 CET, running through to kick-off. At the end, there will be time for interviews and Coach Pioli's press conference.

Coverage also from 20.55 CET on AC Milan's Twitch channel, with Live Reaction in the company of Lollo. Don't miss the coverage on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, acmilan.com and the AC Milan Official App.

COPPA ITALIA
In charge of our season opener in the competition will be referee Antonio Rapuano from Rimini, who has already recently crossed paths with the Rossoneri in their away match in Cremona, which ended 0-0. He has had three previous encounters with the Granata, all in Serie A: one win, one draw and one defeat. 

The Round of 16 of the Coppa Italia began yesterday with Inter 2-1 Parma. After AC Milan v Torino, Fiorentina v Sampdoria (18.00 CET) and Roma v Genoa (21.00 CET) are scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday 12 January). Next week on Tuesday 17th at 21.00 CET, Napoli face Cremonese, and Thursday 19th will see the last three matches take place: Atalanta v Spezia (15.00 CET), Lazio v Bologna (18.00 CET) and Juventus v Monza (21.00 CET). The winner of AC Milan v Torino will face the winner of Fiorentina v Sampdoria away on 1 February.

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