On paper, Malick Thiaw was one of many culprits in AC Milan’s 2-1 defeat to Torino as he scored an own-goal. These of us who watched the sport know that it was primarily Mike Maignan’s fault, however the centre-back nonetheless equalled a fairly weird file consequently.
It was within the fifth minute {that a} ball excessive was chased down by Thiaw and the Torino’s Antonio Sanabria. The defender managed to get forward of the striker and held him off for Maignan to gather the ball.
As an alternative of sending it out for a throw-in, and even taking it in his stride (holding possession), Maignan booted it straight at Thiaw and Sanabria. The ball hit the centre-back and deflected into the again of the online, ensuing within the own-goal.
As highlighted by , Thiaw is the primary Milan defender to attain two own-goals towards one workforce in the identical season. Whereas yesterday’s , he may have performed higher within the reverse fixture.
Solely Franco Baresi, the Milan legend, has completed that earlier than as he scored two own-goals in the identical recreation towards Pescara in 1992-93. What Thiaw did is thus maybe much more ‘spectacular’, reaching it throughout two legs.