FROM THE END TO THE START

FROM THE END TO THE START Il Toro and the Rossoneri on the first day of school. Torino haven't been the home side in this fixture for 87 years . It last took place at their ground on 17 September 1939 in Turin, a match that ended 2-1 to Torino. It was a game that seemed set to finish 1-1, but in the 83rd minute, AC Milan's goalkeeper Micheloni went down injured. In the 1939/40 season, substitutions were not allowed . Teams took to the field with their eleven starters and no changes were allowed, not even in the event of a goalkeeper injury. If a player was injured, the team was forced to finish the match a man down. Loik went in goal for AC Milan , later a forward of the Grande Torino, but it was not enough to prevent the Granata's 2-1 winner in the 89th minute even after Rossoneri took the lead.
More recently, the Rossoneri and the Granata met twice on the opening day of the season, but at San Siro. In the 2016/17 season, the match was played on 21 August 2016 in Milan and ended 3-2 to AC Milan, with Belotti's penalty being saved by Donnarumma in the final minutes of stoppage time . In the 2024/25 season, the match took place on 17 August 2024 at San Siro and ended in a 2-2 draw, with Hernández coming close to a third goal for the Rossoneri in stoppage time. In recent years, Torino v AC Milan has often been played in the final stages of the season : in 2021 with a stunning 0-7 Rossoneri victory, in 2022 with a 0-0 immortalised by Maignan's incredible save to deny Vojvoda, and in 2024 with a Granata victory though AC Milan were already assured of second place . This time it is the very first match of the entire season. Match kits, clothing, accessories, gift ideas and much more: visit AC Milan online Store !