Milan won Serie A after 11 years of waiting, but the Cup of Italy will definitely have to wait. The Rossoneri were eliminated from the competition last night by Torino, even thou they had one man more on the field for 50 minutes. It didn’t even matter that their rival was Torino, who is not shining at the beginning of 2023. Milan simply didn’t do well enough and allowed the kids from Torino to snatch a well-deserved win in injury time: Milan – Torino 0-1.2 – #Torino have won twice against #ACMilan in the same season for the first time since 1985, last beating them twice in two different competitions in the same season back in 1969. Astonishing.#MilanTorino #CoppaItalia pic.twitter.com/cYRzxUKCsV— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) January 11, 2023 Torino coach Ivan Jurić first sent Michel Adopo to the field, then Brian Bayeye and the other boys, who are just making a name for themselves in Serie A, and they created the first big surprise and after 13 years, they forced Milan to end their Cup quest on the first step. These are young Frenchmen, born in 2000, who are playing their first season among the seniors of Turin. Bayeye arrived this summer from lower-division Catanzaro for only 750,000 euros and before this match he had only seven minutes in professional football (in the first round of the cup against Palermo), while Adopo was given a chance in some league matches but also had only 122 minutes of first team football. But, last night, those two boys used their chance and scored the winner.Milan looked unrecognizable. Again, Stefano Pioli experimented with a formation with three at the back, which he tried only once this season (a goalless draw against Cremonese). He also started the game without a classic striker, with Diaz and De Ketelaere as the strongest players, and reserves such as Dest and Pobega. On the other side, Ivan Jurić led the strongest Turin team. When Pioli realized the win won’t come so easy as he thought it would, he introduced Leao and Messias and things started to look better. The Brazilian had a good chance and forced a second yellow card from Djidji, and Milan had the advantage from the 67th minute. Giroud, Theo Hernandez and Bennacer entered in order to finish the match during the regular 90 minutes, but it was not meant to be. Instead of Giroud and Theo Hernandez, the heroes became other French boys.COPPA ITALIARound of 16TuesdayInter – Parma 2-1 (aet) (1-1, 0-1)/Martinez 88, Acerbi 110 – Juric 38/WednesdayMilan – Torino 0-0 (0-1 AET)/Adopo 114/Thursday20.00: (1.57) Fiorentina (3.90) Sampdoria (6.25)23.00: (1.48) Roma (4.20) Genoa (7.25)Tuesday, 17 January23.00: (1.25) Napoli (6.50) Cremonese (10.0)Thursday, 19 January17.00: (1.37) Atalanta (4.80) Spezia (8.50)20.00: (1.65) Lazio (3.80) Bologna (5.50)23.00: (1.45) Juventus (4.40) Monza (7.50)***odds are subject to change
