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MILAN (AP) Defending Serie A champion AC Milan was eliminated from the Italian Cup on Wednesday after a surprise 1-0 loss at home to 10-man Torino after extra time. Torino will face either Sampdoria or Fiorentina in the quarterfinals. ....
The Red and Blacks dominated the early stages of the game which led to them recording five corner kicks within the first 20 minutes. Their first real opportunity to find the net came in the 18th minute but it was Armando Izzo, who stopped Davide Calabria s cross to prevent Jens Hauge from firing home. Seven minutes later, AC Milan took the lead through Rafael Leao, who was teed up by on-loan Real Madrid midfielder Brahim Diaz. The visiting side almost responded immediately through Ricardo Rodriguez, whose acrobatic effort missed the target. Nine minutes before the half-time break, Kessie doubled the lead from the penalty mark - sending goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu the wrong way – after Andrea Belotti had brought down Brahim, who skipped into the visitors’ penalty area. ....