Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Saturday 23 October 2021
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Saturday 23 October 2021.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Saturday 23 October
👉Toro Forza 3
Sanabria, Pobega, Brekalo: what a trio
Juric beat Genoa and relaunches
👉Tomorrow Inter-Juve in the name of the national team
The Derby of Italy
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 12th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Genoa, 18th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -6
Torino win the Serie A Week 9 game defeating Genoa on Friday 22 October 2021 at the Olimpico di Torino in Turin, Italy. Motivation is high for Torino having lost their last two games against Juventus and Napoli, without scoring. This victory is a redemption and added boost for Torino having now a +5 points lead over Genoa. Problem is for Genoa remaining in the relegation zone. Torino have not lost three games in a row in the competition since December 2020 and there are three goalless games in Serie A since November 2014.
✅ Torino are unbeaten in their last eight league games against Genoa: six wins, two draws. From 2012/13 onwards, Torino have never lost at home to Genoa in Serie A (5V, 4N): during the period, among the teams played at least five times at home, the rossoblù team is the only one against which the grenade they never lost. Genoa have achieved success in the first eight games of this championship (3N, 4P): in the first nine Serie A games of the season, in the era of three points per victory, the rossoblù have won only one game on only two occasions, in the 2017/18 and in 2020/21. Genoa have won three of their last six Serie A away games (1N, 2P), as many away wins as those obtained in the previous 18 (5N, 10P).
Torino opening the score in the 14th minute. It is Antonio Sanabria to defeat Genoa goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Cristian Ansaldi. Nine of Sanabria’s last 10 #SerieA goals have been scored in home games, including all of the last six.
👉Torino 1 – 0 Genoa, 14th minute, ⚽️ goal by Antonio Sanabria for @TorinoFC1906_En with a headed shot to the center. The assist is by Cristian Ansaldi. https://t.co/9mCsHQbG6s
Torino rocking in the first half and the second goal arriving in the 31st minute. It is Tommaso Pobega to score with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Antonio Sanabria.
8 – Tommaso Pobega is one of the four midfielders born after 1999 to have scored at least eight goals in #SerieA , along with Dejan Kulusevski, Hamed Traore and Nicolò Zaniolo. Young.#TorinoGenoapic.twitter.com/diA07iO0p7
Genoa shortening the distance in the 69th minute. It is forward Mattia Destro to defeat Torino goalkeeper Milinkovic-Savic with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Felipe Caicedo.
👉Torino 2 – 1 Genoa, 69th minute, ⚽️ goal by Mattia Destro for @GenoaCFC with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Felipe Caicedo
The treble. Torino scoring in the 77th minute with the goal by Josip Brekalo for the 3-1 with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Dennis Praet.
👉Torino 3 – 1 Genoa, 77th minute, ⚽️ goal by Josip Brekalo for @TorinoFC1906_En from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Dennis Praet.
Genoa speeding …. believing … In the 80th minute there it is another goal for the 3-2. Felipe Caicedo scoring from very close range with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Yayah Kallon.
👉Torino 3 – 2 Genoa, 80th minute, ⚽️ goal by Felipe Caicedo for @GenoaCFC from very close range with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Yayah Kallon.
Referee Piero Giacomelli from the section of Trieste will be assisted by Alessandro Lo Cicero from the section of Brescia and Damiano Di Iorio from the section of Vco. The Fourth Official will be Francesco Meraviglia from the section of Pistoia. The VAR will be Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo and the AVAR will be Alessandro Giallatini from the section of Roma 2.
👉Torino vs Genoa, Match Officials
🗓️ Friday 22 October 2021
🏟️Olimpico di Torino
⏲️18:30
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 12th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Genoa, 18th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -6
✅ Here are Torino vs Genoa official starting lineups for the Serie A Week 9 game on Friday 22 October 2021 at the Olimpico di Torino in Turin, Italy at 18:30.
Referee Piero Giacomelli from the section of Trieste will be assisted by Alessandro Lo Cicero from the section of Brescia and Damiano Di Iorio from the section of Vco. The Fourth Official will be Francesco Meraviglia from the section of Pistoia. The VAR will be Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo and the AVAR will be Alessandro Giallatini from the section of Roma 2.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 12th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Genoa, 18th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -6
✅ Here are Torino vs Genoa probable lineups for the Serie A Week 9 game on Friday 22 October 2021 at the Olimpico di Torino in Turin, Italy at 18:30.
Torino (3-4-2-1): V. Milinkovic-Savic; Djidji, Bremer, Rodriguez; Singo, Lukic, Mandragora, Aina; Linetty, Brekalo; Belotti
Referee Piero Giacomelli from the section of Trieste will be assisted by Alessandro Lo Cicero from the section of Brescia and Damiano Di Iorio from the section of Vco. The Fourth Official will be Francesco Meraviglia from the section of Pistoia. The VAR will be Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo and the AVAR will be Alessandro Giallatini from the section of Roma 2.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 12th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Genoa, 18th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -6
✅ The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated the match officials for the Serie A Week 9 game Torino vs Genoa on Friday 22 October 2021 at the Olimpico di Torino in Turin, Italy at 18:30.
Referee Piero Giacomelli from the section of Trieste will be assisted by Alessandro Lo Cicero from the section of Brescia and Damiano Di Iorio from the section of Vco. The Fourth Official will be Francesco Meraviglia from the section of Pistoia. The VAR will be Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo and the AVAR will be Alessandro Giallatini from the section of Roma 2.
By Anna Italia
