It's fast approaching the last weekend of January, and in order to allow enough time for the midweek Coppa Italia ties, the 22nd round of Serie A will be played on Saturday evening, with Juventus taking on Chievo and AC Milan hosting Lazio.

In the face of an old woman who rotated a large number of players, the Flying Donkeys behaved like a soft egg on their home turf, with only one shot on goal in 90 minutes, and they did not plant to the extreme. But even so, under the repeated impact of many world-class stars on the other side, they failed to hold a draw. Not only was Higuain and Khedira knocked out of the city successively, but two players were sent off the field with red cards for excessive fouls, which can be described as both a loss and a loss. The Bianconeri also took advantage of this victory to temporarily overtake Napoli by two points, and moved to the top of the table for the first time this season, even temporarily.

In the subsequent round of the main battle, Gattuso's side showed the world the resilience that has not been seen in them for a long time, and in the face of a high-spirited opponent, the AC Milan players withstood the pressure and fought evenly with the Blue Eagles through increased running and steady tactical arrangements. The statistics after the game show that the two teams are at an equal level in terms of ball possession, pass success rate, and shooting and shooting data, and even the number of attacks launched is only a millimeter apart. In the end, the home team won a hard-fought 2-1 victory with more than 50,000 fans cheering on the team, and while getting the first three consecutive wins of the season, it also ended Inzaghi Jr.'s six-game unbeaten run after taking over.

On Sunday afternoon, the other two teams who will meet in the semi-finals of the domestic cup on Wednesday night will kick off the league clash of the leagues. Atalanta, who kicked off two hours earlier, did not save their strength because of the midweek game, and the poorly ranked Poseidon Son challenged Sassuolo, who lost to Torino in the previous round, in this round, and it can be said that they were on full fire and firmly grasped the initiative on the field. Gasperini originally planned to seal the win early and replace a few key players to save their strength for the game three days later, but it backfired, their second and third goals came too late, although it was a 3-0 victory, but the consumption was not small, and the physical consumption of the main players formed a huge drain.

On the other hand, their opponents, Torino, were lucky enough to meet league vice-captain Benevento in this round, which allowed Li Mudi to boldly rotate the line-up, as the core of the team of Mobile, Benassi and Baseli were not included in the 23-man squad, and the idea of taking the lead in the Coppa Italia was clear.

In this game, the Torino boss rotated the starting line-up extensively, and in the 4-3-3 position, only Casey was the starter in the last game against Sassuolo, and the other ten positions were changed. Dickman, Gordanica, Bonifazi and Dimarco formed the backline, with Vukovevic, Gourcuff and Fabas in midfield, Farke and Boyer on the wings, the last of which belonged to Belotti, who returned to the starting XI after a 40-day absence.

Although the strength of the home team seemed to have dropped to a certain extent, Benevento, who did not have a star in the whole team, still formed an overwhelming advantage immediately after kick-off, completing an attack in 62 seconds, and the goal came very early, which soon caused a crazy celebration in the Olympic Stadium.

In the third minute, the home team's midfield continued to pass to cause the opponent's defensive line to be unbalanced, Gourcuff seized the opportunity to play a precise diagonal pass to the left in front, and Boyer stepped forward to get the ball in front of the visiting right-back Venuti who came back from the defense. When he crossed the line of the box to cross with his feet, left-back Dimarco on the edge interfered with the judgment of the opposing defender, allowing the Argentine winger to cut inside with a deft smash. After seeing that his teammates were out of position and there was a gap in the heart of the penalty area, Benevento's Algerian central defender Jimsitti rushed over from the middle to make up for it, but Boyer took advantage of his start to rush over and directly sent a diagonal cross with his right foot, and Belotti, who was outflanked in place, used his forehead to slightly change the trajectory of the football flight, just so that it landed about five centimeters inside the back post.

Such a sudden attack, coupled with the fact that the ball speed was indeed fast, the away goalkeeper Slovenian Belek did not react at all, but subconsciously followed the ball closely with his eyes, and finally found that the net behind him had a ripple, and the score was rewritten to 1-0. He didn't seem to be in game shape yet, and the team was in a situation where they were behind.

The goal conceded so quickly was something Benevento coach De Zerbi and his players did not expect before the game, so it was inevitable that there was a lot of panic after the restart, and the action was out of control for a while, either mistakes were frequent, or fouls increased, and two yellow cards were received within ten minutes, and the situation became more and more tense. Fortunately, the Torino team also missed the opportunity to continue to expand the score because of several good opportunities that came a little suddenly, and made Li Mudi on the sidelines shout and criticize the players.

The visiting team, which has won two consecutive games and seems to see a hint of relegation, is naturally unwilling to be restrained, although they also know that the gap with the opponent's strength is very large, but at least in terms of competition and fighting spirit, Benevento players still meet the standards of professional players, and even surpass some of them. So after a period of adjustment, they still focused their attention on the game again, and the head coach instructed the players to change their tactics and strengthen the full-court pressing. Although this will greatly deplete their physical energy, if they don't fight hard, they can only go home with a defeat, so if they want to live in the future, they have to control themselves to death first.

The away team's "mad dog" scramble interception did create a lot of trouble for the Torino players, especially several young defenders, the team's youth training Bonifaczi used up his strength during a return pass, and almost gave the opponent an own assist, but fortunately, the veteran Cassie abandoned the goal in time to dissolve the opponent's imminent single knife. Seeing that the situation was going in a direction that was not in his favor, the experienced Gurkuf stepped up and stepped up his run with the rest of his teammates, crushing his opponent's attempt with a quick pass without pause, and taking the situation into his own hands again.

The Benevento players, who had been walking like monkeys for three or four minutes, finally couldn't hold on, and they were no longer able to maintain a high-speed sprint to press the home team's ball carrier, but they were unwilling to admit defeat. In the 23rd minute, during a siege by the home team, Falke's pass failed to master the footwork, and was easily grasped by goalkeeper Belek, who immediately rushed forward with the ball, intending to run to the position behind the penalty line to launch a wave of rapid attacks. Belotti and Boyer, who had just been outflanked in the middle, hurried together in front of the visiting goalkeeper, trying to delay the opponent's action and get their teammates back to the defensive position as soon as possible.

Velek, who was about to kick off with a big kick, was blocked by Boyer just before he got up, and the former hurriedly prepared to move two steps to the right to get rid of the opponent's entanglement, and the Torino winger followed suit, and even stretched out his arm to make a less obvious pulling action in a hurry. This angered the Benevento goalkeeper, who swung his left arm vigorously, hit Boyer in the face and knocked him to the ground, and fell to the ground as if he had been violated, and told the referee that the opponent had violated him.

Unfortunately, Mariani, the referee on duty who was standing not far away, saw the whole thing clearly, he first came to the place of the incident to check on Boyer, who was rolling with his head in his arms, and found that the latter did not show symptoms of bleeding, and waited for a few seconds, and took out a yellow card as a warning after seeing that the opponent's pain was relieved. The Torino winger did just violate the body of the visiting goalkeeper, which is categorically not allowed in football. But before Belek showed a smile that the conspiracy had succeeded, Mariani came to him and took out the red card in his shorts pocket, and directly sent the former off the field.

In this way, the bewildered Benevento goalkeeper ended today's game task early before the game was less than 25 minutes into the game, and at the same time completely shattered the team's hopes of equalizing, although this was unlikely to be realized.

Not to mention how vehemently De Zerbi protested to the fourth official on the sidelines, or how the relieved Bellek tried to ask the referee for an explanation with a look of great grievance, in the eyes of all those who followed the game, the only reason to keep them interested in watching the clash for almost 70 minutes was how many goals Torino would score. The difference in strength is not small, it is an away game, and now there is one less player to play most of the time, and a rout or even a crushing defeat will inevitably berain the Benevento team.

The result was also in line with most people's predictions, and after venting their frustrations, the visitors immediately retreated, and even the only centre-forward who was still standing in front of the halffield line, Massimo Coda, was more of a defender, constantly running back and forth to try to interfere with the attacking organization of the Torino players. However, the absolute physical disadvantage made Benevento unable to maintain a one-goal deficit for long, even though he had set up the most familiar bus tactics in front of his goal. Before half-time, Farke stepped forward into the box, latched on to Belotti's pass and leaned on the opposition defender to calmly low a shot into the far corner to help extend the lead. Less than five minutes after the rematch, Febas intercepted the ball saved by the visitors' substitute goalkeeper Brignoli less than four metres in front of goal from a corner kick attack, and easily sent it into the empty net, and the score was rewritten to 3-0.

Seeing that the victory was decided, Li Mudi began to make changes to the line-up, Tulalang stepped onto the stage of Serie A for the first time in his life at the 60th minute, and then Vittorio Parrigini and Eggerstein Jr. also got a lot of playing time, especially the latter, who made his debut for the Red Bulls and attracted media attention from his native Germany after the game.

The final result was 4-0, and in the second half, Torino scored a beautiful volley from Boyer in the 73rd minute to complete a five-game winning streak with an easy and enjoyable victory. Even more delightful for the team's supporters, they have also kept their opponents clean in the last four league games, and while they are still strong in attack, they are also impressive in defence. While this streak hasn't been a tough one, it's something the Red Bulls haven't been able to accomplish in nearly two decades, having won five in a row at the start of last season, but it's rare to keep four games in a row without conceding a goal.

In the post-match press conference, Li Mudi focused on the performance of the team's defenders in recent times, saying that they have maintained excellent concentration, not made any major mistakes, and can actively help their teammates in the front court to participate in the attack, which is the key to the team's good situation. At the same time, he also spoke highly of several members of the coaching staff, believing that it is with the help of these professionals that he can easily focus on tactical development and on-the-spot adaptation, and the few achievements that the team has won so far are achieved by everyone.

The reason why he said this is because the team's assistant coach, Englishman Kevin Sumfield, is about to expire this summer, and he has already received a lot of attention from League Two and even League One teams, and he hopes to try to lead the team as a manager next season, after all, a chef who does not want to be a manager is not a good driver. Therefore, Li Mudi, who understands the other party's choice, will do his best to raise the value of several colleagues to the outside world when the opportunity is right. And not only Sumfield, but also several coaches and other staff members in the Torino team are almost certain to leave the team this summer, so why not do it!

Of course, this game did not receive much attention due to the original lack of highlights, and everyone still prefers to see those traditional powerhouses slaughter all sides, but the results of this weekend's game have clearly disappointed them, and the frequent upsets have also made Torino's position in the standings more and more secure.