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Luca Zufferli has been named the referee for AC Milan’s opening game of the season, taking on Torino away from home. After a slow start to the pre-season, drawing against Celtic and Inter, Milan were handed a big blow with the 3-0 defeat to Chelsea. Fortunately, they responded with a strong 4-2 win against Man Utd and thus regained some confidence, which was crucial to say the least. Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news. Click here for a free trial! Now, Ruben Amorim’s men are heading into the Torino game with some optimism, hoping to build on the pre-season win. As announced by AIA a few days ago, Luca Zufferli will be the referee for the game, and the Rossoneri have a record to improve with him. ‘ Even record so far The 35-year-old has officiated five games involving Milan before and the record, from the Rossoneri’s point of view, is completely even: two wins, one draw, and two defeats. The most recent game was Atalanta back in May, which was a 2-3 defeat at San Siro. Milan were awarded a pretty clear penalty in that one, as Christopher Nkunku was brought down, and that’s the only penalty Zufferli has given to the Rossoneri. He has also handed out one red card and that was in the 3-0 win against Lecce in 2024-25, a rather controversial one to Davide Bartesaghi. In any case, let’s hope the referee doesn’t have any negative impact on the game tomorrow. He will be assisted by Paolo Mazzoleni as the VAR referee.