TORINO. Torino defeats Hellas Verona 1-0 after T. Pobega scored just 1 goal (26′). Torino was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

G. Magnani received a red card (25′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Hellas Verona lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino stadium in Torino on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri with the assistance of Marcello Rossi and Pietro Dei Giudici. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.7 degrees Celsius or 35.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Torino

1 - 0

Hellas Verona

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 7 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 144 Attack 83
  • 50 Dangerous attack 43
  • 98 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Torino had a superior ball possession 67% while Hellas Verona was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Torino was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Torino won the match​.

Torino shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hellas Verona shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Torino received 1 yellow card (A. Buongiorno). Regarding the opposition, Hellas Verona received 2 yellow cards (F. Ceccherini and G. Simeone).

Also, Hellas Verona didn’t finish the match with 11 players after G. Magnani (Hellas Verona) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (25′).

Match Timeline

25'
Giangiacomo Magnani- Red
26'
28'
Adrien Tamèze- sub ->G. Caprari
28'
29'
55'
63'
65'
72'
79'
Alessandro Buongiorno- sub ->R. Rodriguez
79'
79'
86'
86'
Alessandro Buongiorno- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Milan
86
38
Inter
84
38
Napoli
79
38
Juventus
70
38
Lazio
64
38
Roma
63
38
Fiorentina
62
38
Atalanta
59
38
Hellas Verona
53
38
Torino
50
38
Sassuolo
50
38
Udinese
47
38
Bologna
46
38
Empoli
41
38
Sampdoria
36
38
Spezia
36
38
Salernitana
31
38
Cagliari
30
38
Genoa
28
38
Venezia
27
38

After playing this encounter, Torino will have 25 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Hellas Verona will stay with 23 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Torino will play away against Inter on the 22nd of December with a 13-4 head to head record in favor of Inter (7 draws).

Hellas Verona will host Fiorentina on the 22nd of December with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (4 draws).

Torino – Formation

Torino
G
Vanja Milinković-Savić 32.Serbia
7.8
D
Ricardo Rodríguez 13.Switzerland
7.1
79'
D
Koffi Djidji 26.Ivory Coast
7.0
55'
D
Bremer 3.Brazil
7.4
M
Mërgim Vojvoda 27.Kosovo
6.9
M
Wilfried Singo 17.Ivory Coast
6.8
79'
M
Saša Lukić 10.Serbia
7.1
M
Tommaso Pobega 4.Italy
7.6
79' 26'
F
Dennis Praet 22.Belgium
6.3
63'
F
Marko Pjaca 11.Croatia
6.7
F
Antonio Sanabria 19.Paraguay
6.8
Substitutes
G
Luca Gemello 89.Italy
D
Alessandro Buongiorno 99.Italy
7.1
79' 90'
D
Armando Izzo 5.Italy
D
David Zima 6.Czech Republic
6.8
55'
D
Cristian Ansaldi 15.Argentina
D
Ola Aina 34.Nigeria
6.2
79'
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
6.6
79'
M
T. Rincón 88.Venezuela
M
Karol Linetty 77.Poland
M
Ben Lhassine Kone 25.Ivory Coast
F
Magnus Warming 70.Denmark
F
Josip Brekalo 14.Croatia
6.5
63'

Torino adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ivan Juric decided to play with the following team: Vanja Milinković-Savić (7.8), Koffi Djidji (7.0), Bremer (7.4), Ricardo Rodríguez (7.1), Wilfried Singo (6.8), Saša Lukić (7.1), Tommaso Pobega (7.6), Mergim Vojvoda (6.9), Dennis Praet (6.3), Marko Pjaca (6.7) and Antonio Sanabria (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Alessandro Buongiorno (7.1), Rolando Mandragora (6.6), Magnus Warming, Armando Izzo, David Zima (6.8), Josip Brekalo (6.5), Tomás Rincón, Karol Linetty, Cristian Ansaldi, Luca Gemello, Ola Aina (6.2) and Ben Lhassine Kone.

Torino could not rely on the presence of J. Brekalo (injured).

Substitutions

Torino made 5 changes: K. Djidji for D. Zima (55′), D. Praet for J. Brekalo (63′), W. Singo for O. Aina (79′), R. Rodriguez for A. Buongiorno (79′) and T. Pobega for R. Mandragora (79′).

Best player: Vanja Milinković-Savić​

The player that probably impressed the most for Torino was the goalkeeper: Vanja Milinković-Savić. His rating is 7.84. He performed 2 saves.

Hellas Verona – Formation

Hellas Verona
G
Lorenzo Montipò 96.Italy
6.8
D
Federico Ceccherini 17.Italy
7.4
28'
D
Giangiacomo Magnani 23.Italy
4.7
25'
D
Nicolò Casale 16.Italy
6.5
M
Davide Faraoni 5.Italy
6.3
M
Miguel Veloso 4.Portugal
6.5
72'
M
Darko Lazović 8.Serbia
6.8
M
Ivan Ilić 14.Serbia
6.5
86'
F
Antonín Barák 7.Czech Republic
F
Gianluca Caprari 10.Italy
6.7
28'
F
Giovanni Simeone 99.Argentina
6.5
65'
F
Kevin Lasagna 11.Italy
6.4
29'
Substitutes
G
Ivor Pandur 1.Croatia
G
Alessandro Berardi 22.Italy
D
Mert Çetin 15.Turkey
D
Diego Coppola 42.Italy
D
Bosko Sutalo 31.Croatia
7.1
29'
M
Martin Hongla 78.Cameroon
6.3
86'
M
Adrien Tamèze 61.France
6.8
28'
M
Kevin Rüegg 20.Switzerland
M
D. Bessa 24.Italy
7.1
72'
F
Matteo Cancellieri 18.Italy
6.4
86'
F
A. Ragusa 32.Italy

Also Hellas Verona adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Igor Tudor played with: Lorenzo Montipò (6.8), Nicolò Casale (6.5), Giangiacomo Magnani (4.7), Federico Ceccherini (7.4), Davide Faraoni (6.3), Miguel Veloso (6.5), Ivan Ilić (6.5), Darko Lazović (6.8), Antonín Barák, Kevin Lasagna (6.4) and Gianluca Caprari (6.7), Giovanni Simeone (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Hongla (6.3), Ivor Pandur, Adrien Tameze (6.8), Mert Çetin, Matteo Cancellieri (6.4), Kevin Ruegg, Diego Coppola, Antonino Ragusa, Alessandro Berardi, Daniel Bessa (7.1) and Boško Šutalo (7.1).

Substitutions

Hellas Verona made 5 changes: G. Caprari for A. Tameze (28′), K. Lasagna for B. Sutalo (29′), M. Veloso for D. Bessa (72′), B. Sutalo for M. Cancellieri (86′) and I. Ilic for M. Hongla (86′).

Best player: Federico Ceccherini​

The most impressive player for Hellas Verona was Federico Ceccherini.

His rating is (7.4) with 37 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​