Milan vs Torino Prediction: Will the Turin side take advantage of the home team's crisis?

The 22nd round of the Italian championship will start with the match between AC Milan and Torino. The reigning Serie A champions have a terrible record in recent performances, which has already caused them to drop to sixth place in the standings. Will the Turin side take advantage of the home team's crisis?

In 2023, Milan is simply unrecognizable. They have played eight official games, with just one win (two draws and five defeats). After a devastating 0:3 defeat at the hands of Inter in the Italian Super Cup, the Rossoneri have fallen three games in Serie A. Milan conceded four goals from Lazio and one goal from the same Inter and could not respond with productive action. The Rossoneri won at home against Sassuolo, but were awful defensively, a resounding 2:5 defeat. Milan slipped to sixth place in the Italian league table with 38 points.

Torino recovered after an unexpected home defeat at the hands of La Spezia (0:1) and scored seven points in the next three meetings. They got a 1:0 win over Fiorentina and Udinese and a 2:2 draw with Empoli. The Bulls climbed to seventh place in the Italian league thanks to their progress. Between appearances in Serie A, Torino lost on the road to the Philips 1:2 and dropped out of the Italian Cup.

This season, AC Milan and Torino played two games that did not end well for the reigning Serie A champions. In the first round of the Italian championship, Milan dropped out of the game for a couple of minutes on the road and conceded two goals. After the break, the team reduced the gap and got a numerical advantage but could not earn points. In the Italian Cup round of 16, the Bulls beat the Rossoneri in added time and snatched victory at the San Siro - 1:0.

Given the current form of the AC Milan players, it is realistic that Torino can claim their third straight league victory. Unsuccessful results irritate Pioli's players. They will play pretty hard. The meeting will be tense. The hosts have already lost a lot of points at the beginning of the second round. They need to gain momentum if they do not want to drop out of the fight for the top 4 of Serie A. We expect a lot of cards. The referee shows them quite often, on average, per Serie A match. Besides, in the previous three games in the championship of Italy, there were shown a total of 20 warnings (minimum - 6 per meeting). We do not rule out goals from both teams.