Match report
Milan hold off late Torino rally to win Serie A opener
Milan began their Serie A campaign with a 2-1 win away at Torino, played at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino on matchday one of the Regular Season. The match was goalless at half-time before the visitors took control after the break.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Alphadjo Cissè broke the deadlock in the 64th minute, converting an assist from Adrien Rabiot to put Milan ahead. Two minutes later Rabiot turned provider into scorer, netting himself after a pass from Samuel Chukwueze to make it 2-0. Torino pulled a goal back deep into stoppage time when Ché Adams scored from a Gvidas Gineitis assist, but it proved only a consolation as Milan closed out the win.
Milan dominated territory and chances despite playing away from home, with 60 percent of possession and 19 shots to Torino's seven. Their control was reflected across the board, from corners won to shots forced on target, underlining how comfortably they managed the contest after taking the lead.
Cissè scored the opening goal and finished with a rating of 7.9, the highest of any player on view, while Chukwueze also impressed by setting up Rabiot's strike.
Milan's dominance was clear in the shot count, outnumbering Torino 19 to seven over the course of the match.
AC Milan won 2–1 away against Torino (half-time 0–0).
Torino met AC Milan in the Serie A (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 23 August 2026, 18:45 UTC at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. Referee: Luca Zufferli.
Key moments
- 64' Goal: Alphadjo Cissè (assist: Adrien Rabiot) — 0–1 · Watch Alphadjo Cissè's goal video (64')
- 66' Goal: Adrien Rabiot (assist: Samuel Chukwueze) — 0–2 · Watch Adrien Rabiot's goal video (66')
- 90' Goal: Ché Adams (assist: Gvidas Gineitis) — 1–2 · Watch Ché Adams's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Torino (3-4-2-1)
AC Milan (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Torino 17%, the draw 29%, AC Milan 54%. It finished Torino 1–2 AC Milan.
AC Milan's rating gap, but the draw is in play — AC Milan are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover plus the early-season home fade on top give AC Milan the lean. The draw at 29% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why AC Milan at 54%?
AC Milan sit 205 points higher on our strength rating — 1713 to 1918. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,034 such games. AC Milan sit -0.34 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,373 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Torino's column. Across 10,693 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 29–23–48.
Why only 54%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 54% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 29% and Torino at 17%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Torino win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,635. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.3 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
AC Milan have shed 109 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.6% of 9,645 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
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About this match
On this page: the Torino vs AC Milan final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Serie A fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Alphadjo Cissè's goal against Torino (64').
- Watch Adrien Rabiot's goal against Torino (66').
- Watch Ché Adams's goal against AC Milan (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Torino 1–2 AC Milan. Explore more on the Torino and AC Milan team pages or the Serie A page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Torino vs AC Milan?
AC Milan won 2–1 away against Torino (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Torino vs AC Milan?
Alphadjo Cissè (64') for AC Milan; Adrien Rabiot (66') for AC Milan; Ché Adams (90') for Torino.
›Where can I watch Torino vs AC Milan highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Torino 1–2 AC Milan are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Torino and AC Milan?
Torino and AC Milan have met 10 times — 4 wins for Torino, 4 wins for AC Milan and 2 draws.