Joe Hart picked up a shocking head injury as his Torino side fell to AC Milan in the Coppa Italia on Thursday night, but bravely played on once he was bandaged up.

The Torino medical staff were faced with an unorthodox patch-up job after the on-loan Manchester City stopper had his face and head raked by an opponent's studs in a head-on collision.

Hart had come out to claim the ball at the feet of Milan forward Gianluca Lapadula, who appeared to have given up on the challenge before catching the keeper with his trailing boot.

Lapadula himself was horrified and immediately called for attention to Hart, receiving a booking for his careless challenge.

The incident preceded a rapid turnaround in Torino's fourtunes on the night, as two Milan goals in three minutes turned a 1-0 lead into a 2-1 deficit that ultimately saw them eliminated at San Siro.