The Turin club did not impress last season. They earned 44 points, only edging out Udinese for eighth place by additional criteria. Even now, with Marco Baroni as head coach, they remain a modest mid-table team, rarely winning, and were thrashed 1-5 by Como. They also lost to Lecce—1-2.
Last season at “San Siro” they had a weak start under Paulo Fonseca. His replacement a year ago, Sérgio Conceição, began with a Super Cup win but then faltered. The team looks much better now under returning coach Allegri, though setbacks still occur. They beat Lazio 1-0 in the last league round but then lost by the same score in the cup immediately after.
Zapata and company score just 0.92 goals per game, conceding almost twice as many—1.77. Their ambitious visitors have a solid defense: only 0.69 goals conceded on average, so their 1.46 goals scored per match are enough to stay among the leaders.
Torino have not won in five consecutive matches
46% of Torino’s matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 2.69.
Milan have won three of their last five matches
46% of Milan’s matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per match is 2.15.
Torino (probable lineup): Paleari – Mazina, Maripan, Tameze – Lazaro, Vlašić, Asllani, Casadei, Pedersen – Zapata, Ngonge.
Milan (probable lineup): Maignan – Pavlović, Gabbia, Tomori – Bartesaghi, Rabiot, Modrić, Fofana, Saelemaekers – Pulisic, Rafael Leão.
In the last three meetings, the Turin side has two wins and one draw.
