Match ends, Milan 2, Torino 0.
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AC Milan opened up a four-point lead at the top of Serie A as they welcomed back Zlatan Ibrahimovic from injury in a comfortable win over Torino.
The Swedish forward - fit after a thigh problem - came on as a late substitute in a game that the hosts dominated.
Rafael Leao opened the scoring with a placed effort from Brahim Diaz's pass.
And Franck Kessie doubled their lead with a penalty after a lengthy VAR review confirmed Diaz had been fouled by Torino captain Andrea Belotti.
It was an impressive performance from the Rossoneri, who have now played a game more than their top-of-the-table rivals Inter Milan and Roma, who face each other on Sunday.
Former Milan left-back Ricardo Rodriguez hit the crossbar with a free-kick for the visitors, who also had a penalty claim correctly dismissed by VAR when Simone Verdi fell over after kicking Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali.
Otherwise it was a relatively untroubled evening for the hosts, who brought on Ibrahimovic for his first appearance since 22 November.
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Line-ups
AC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 99Donnarumma
- 2CalabriaBooked at 85mins
- 24Kjaer
- 13RomagnoliBooked at 41mins
- 19Hernández
- 8TonaliBooked at 45minsSubstituted forDalotat 54'minutesBooked at 65mins
- 79Kessié
- 7Castillejo Azuaga
- 21DíazBooked at 38minsSubstituted forCalhanogluat 60'minutes
- 15HaugeSubstituted forMaldiniat 85'minutes
- 17da Conceição LeãoBooked at 79minsSubstituted forIbrahimovicat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Tatarusanu
- 5Dalot
- 10Calhanoglu
- 11Ibrahimovic
- 14Conti
- 20Kalulu Kyatengwa
- 22Musacchio
- 27Maldini
- 29Colombo
- 43Campos Duarte da Silva
- 90Donnarumma
- 97Frigerio
Torino
Formation 3-5-1-1
- 39Sirigu
- 5IzzoSubstituted forZazaat 64'minutes
- 4Silveira Neves Vojnovic
- 3Silva Nascimento
- 17Singo
- 7Lukic
- 88RincónBooked at 27minsSubstituted forSegreat 76'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 10GojakSubstituted forLinettyat 45'minutes
- 13RodríguezSubstituted forMurruat 64'minutes
- 24Verdi
- 9BelottiSubstituted forBonazzoliat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Segre
- 8Baselli
- 11Zaza
- 15Ansaldi
- 25Rosati
- 26Bonazzoli
- 27Vojvoda
- 29Murru
- 32Milinkovic-Savic
- 33Nkoulou
- 77Linetty
- 99Buongiorno
- Referee:
- Fabio Maresca
Match Stats
Home TeamAC MilanAway TeamTorino
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away1
- Corners
- Home7
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home22
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Milan 2, Torino 0.
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Hand ball by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan).
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Karol Linetty (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Samu Castillejo (Milan).
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Attempt missed. Bremer (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wilfried Stephane Singo following a corner.
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Corner, Torino. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
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Attempt blocked. Simone Verdi (Torino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Linetty.
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Foul by Bremer (Torino).
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Davide Calabria (Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Jacopo Segre (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jacopo Segre (Torino).
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Daniel Maldini (Milan).
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Attempt missed. Jacopo Segre (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by Wilfried Stephane Singo (Torino).
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Daniel Maldini (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Torino. Federico Bonazzoli replaces Andrea Belotti.
Substitution
Substitution, Milan. Daniel Maldini replaces Jens Petter Hauge.
