Pescara announcing the sacking of Coach Massimo Oddo on February 14, 2017, as reported by Pescara official website. For the moment, the team will continue their training program under the guidance of Luciano Zauri. The new coach will be announced shortly.
Pescara up to Serie A Week 24 are in the last position of the Table with only 9 points, 1 win, 6 draws, and losing 17 games. Pescara also having the worst defense conceding 55 goals having a negative goal difference of -33. It’s a tough situation because the relegation to Serie B next season is almost a reality.
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
20
Pescara
24
1
6
17
22:55
-33
9
The announcement in Italian reads:
“La Delfino Pescara 1936 dopo i confronti avvenuti nella giornata di ieri, ed un ulteriore confronto svolto quest’oggi tra il presidente Daniele Sebastiani il tecnico Massimo Oddo alla presenza del direttore sportivo Luca Leone, giunge a malincuore alla decisione di sollevare l’allenatore dalla guida tecnica biancazzurra insieme al suo secondo Marcello Donatelli, con la speranza che questo ulteriore sacrificio possa responsabilizzare l’attuale gruppo di calciatori affinchè non si ripetano mai più prestazioni come quelle offerte.”
La società ringrazia il tecnico Massimo Oddo per il lavoro fin qui svolto e le splendide soddisfazioni insieme regalate alla tifoseria tutta e augura allo stesso le migliori fortune sportive.”
58% Ball Possession TORINO and 42% Ball Possession PESCARA Torino 5 – 3 Pescara
2′ Iago Falque 73′ Arlind Ajeti (own goal)
9′ Arlind Ajeti 75′ Ahmad Benali
15′ Andrea Belotti 83′ Ahmad Benali
53′ Adem Ljajic
61′ Andrea Belotti
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 9th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Pescara, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -31
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
9
Turin
23
8
8
7
40:33
7
32
20
Pescara
23
1
6
16
19:50
-31
9
Pescara in the last position of the Serie A winning only 1 game this season. The crude reality is that relegation to the Serie B next season is almost a reality.
It is Torino to open the score with an amazing fast goal in the 2nd minute. It is forward Iago Falque to defeat from close range Pescara goalkeeper Albano Bizzarri with a left footed shot in the high center. The headed assist is by Marco Benassi.
Torino just flying and scoring the second goal of the match in the 9th minute. Surely, Torino seeming determined to claim this victory to delight their fans. It is Arlind Ajeti to score delivering a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Pescara in deep problem already conceding three goals in less than 20 minutes! In the 15th minute, there it is Torino increasing the score following a fast break with forward Andrea Belotti defeating goalkeeper Bizzarri with a right footed in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Joel Obi. It’s the 16th goal of the season by Belotti.
Photo: facebook.com/TorinoFootballClub
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
TORINO (4-3-3): Hart; De Silvestri, Ajeti, Moretti, Barreca; Benassi, Lukić, Obi; Falque, Belotti, Ljajić.
Here is PESCARA official starting lineup by coach Massimo Oddo
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 9th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Pescara, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -31
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
9
Turin
23
8
8
7
40:33
7
32
20
Pescara
23
1
6
16
19:50
-31
9
Here are TORINO vs PESCARA official starting lineups – formations for the Serie A Week 24 game on Sunday 12 February 2017 at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy at 15:00.
TORINO (4-3-3): Hart; De Silvestri, Ajeti, Moretti, Barreca; Benassi, Lukić, Obi; Falque, Belotti, Ljajić.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 9th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Pescara, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -31
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
9
Turin
23
8
8
7
40:33
7
32
20
Pescara
23
1
6
16
19:50
-31
9
The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Fabio Maresca from the section of Napoli to direct the Serie A Week 24 game Torino vs Pescara on Sunday 12 February 2017 at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy at 15:00.
Maresca will be assisted by Alessio Tolfo from the section of Pordenone and Rocca. The fourth official will be Gianluca Vuoto from the section of Livorno. The additional assistant referees are Claudio Gavillucci from the section of Latina and Pasqua.
Photo: torinofc.it
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 24
Torino – Pescara
Sunday 12 February 2017
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 9th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Pescara, 20th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -31
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
9
Turin
23
8
8
7
40:33
7
32
20
Pescara
23
1
6
16
19:50
-31
9
Here are TORINO 21 official called up players by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic for the Serie A Week 24 game Torino vs Pescara on Sunday 12 February 2017 at the Olimpico di Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy at 15:00.
Goalkeepers: Tommaso CUCCHIETTI, Joe HART, Daniele PADELLI
Defenders: Arlind AJETI, Antonio BARRECA, Alessandro BUONGIORNO, Lorenzo DE SILVESTRI, Emiliano MORETTI, Cristian MOLINARO, Davide ZAPPACOSTA
Midfielders: Afriyie ACQUAH, Marco BENASSI, Samuel GUSTAFSON, Sasa LUKIC, Joel OBI
Forwards: Andrea BELOTTI, Lucas BOYE’, Iago FALQUE, Juan ITURBE, Adem LJAJIC, Maximiliano LOPEZ
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