AC Milan converted to a 3-2 win over Torino in the second half to reduce the deficit to Serie A leaders Inter Milan to six points on Saturday.
After a slow first half, Milan scored two goals in as many minutes to secure the result over Torino.
Milan climbed back to second place, one point above Napoli, who won 1-0 at Cagliari on Friday. Inter visits Fiorentina on Sunday.
Torino had the better of the first half, although Milan managed to take the lead in the 37th minute with a brilliant goal from defender Strahinja Pavlovic.
A cross was cleared to about 25 yards out, where Pavlovic took a touch before hitting a ridiculous strike on the half-volley that looped before ending up just between the crossbar and Alberto Paleari’s outstretched hand.
Giovanni Simeone leveled shortly before half-time, when there was cheering among the home fans. But whatever coach Massimiliano Allegri said to his players during the break, it worked because Milan were a different team.
Adrien Rabiot restored Milan’s lead in the 54th by bundling Christian Pulisic’s cross with his knee, and Youssouf Fofana extended the Rossoneri lead two minutes later.
There was a nail-biting final at San Siro as Nikola Vlasic pulled one back from the penalty spot after Pavlovic was judged to have dragged Simeone ikmj.
Despite being struck by an outbreak of whooping cough, Sassuolo managed to win a 1-1 draw at Juventus.
Sassuolo revealed on Friday that it had informed the league’s governing body that one of its team members had a confirmed case of whooping cough and that five additional team members were in isolation after showing symptoms consistent with the disease.
The identities of those affected were not revealed.
Kenan Yıldız put Juventus ahead in the 14th minute on Saturday, but Andrea Pinamonti leveled early in the second half.
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Juventus had the chance to take the win when they were awarded a penalty after Dusan Vlahovic’s header hit Sassulo defender Jay Idzes on the arm. However, Manuel Locatelli’s penalty was weak and central and easily saved by visiting goalkeeper Arijanet Muric.
Juventus remained fifth in a tight battle for fourth place and the last spot in the Champions League.
There was positive news for Juventus as Arkadiusz Milik made his long-awaited return from injury. The Polish forward has been out for almost two years after suffering a knee ligament injury in June 2024 and numerous setbacks in his recovery.
Milik came on as a substitute in the 79th minute, alongside Vlahovic, who also returned from injury and made his first appearance since November.
Marco Giampaolo had a dream debut in Cremonese as he guided his new side to a 2-0 win in Parma.
It was Cremonese’s first win since early December and the relegation-threatened team advanced to seventeenth-placed Lecce, who visit Roma on Sunday.
Giampaolo replaced Davide Nicola, who was fired on Wednesday.
Parma remained mid-table, but only seven points above the relegation zone.
Published on March 22, 2026
