Torino defeats Lecce 2-0 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

TORINO. Torino overcomes Lecce with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Bellanova (50') and a goal from D. Zapata (81').

February 17, 2024

TORINO. Torino prevails over Lecce with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Bellanova (50′) and a goal from D. Zapata (81′). Torino took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino stadium in Torino on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi assisted by Filippo Bercigli and Marco Trinchieri. The 4th official was Giuseppe Collu. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.68 degrees Celsius or 53.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Torino

2 - 0

Lecce

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

12 Total 8
4 On Target 4
4 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 2

127 Attack 75
33 Dangerous attack 18
70 Ball safe 67

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 5

Fouls

16 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Torino was in firm control of the ball 60% while Lecce was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Torino was more pushing with 33 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Torino won the match.

Torino shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lecce shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Torino received 1 yellow card (Koffi Djidji ). On the other side, Lecce received 3 yellow cards (Alexis Blin, Marin Pongracic and Patrick Dorgu).

Match Timeline

41'

Marin Pongracic- Yellow

Koffi Djidji - Yellow

44'

Raoul Bellanova(goal)Ivan Ilić

50'

Alexis Blin - Yellow

61'

Nicola Sansone- sub ->Hamza Rafia

62'

Mohamed Kaba - sub ->Alexis Blin

Karol Linetty- sub ->Nikola Vlašić

62'

Antonio Sanabria- sub ->Pietro Pellegri

62'

70'

Marin Pongracic(yellowredcard)

74'

Ahmed Touba- sub ->Rémi Oudin

Mërgim Vojvoda- sub ->Valentino Lazaro

76'

78'

Patrick Dorgu- Yellow

Duván Zapata(goal)Mërgim Vojvoda

81'

79'

Antonino Gallo- sub ->Patrick Dorgu

79'

Nikola Krstovic- sub ->Roberto Piccoli

Gvidas Gineitis- sub ->Ivan Ilić

88'

David Okereke- sub ->Duván Zapata

88'

David Okereke(VAR)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Torino has 36 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Lecce will stays with 24 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Torino will host Lazio on the 21st of January with a 14-6 head to head stats in favor of Lazio (12 draws).

Lecce will host Inter on the 25th of February with a 10-1 head to head in favor of Inter (2 draws).

Torino – Formation

Torino

Vanja Milinković-Savić 32.Serbia

7.9

Adam Masina 5.Morocco

7.8

Matteo Lovato 6.Italy

7.3

Koffi Djidji 26.Ivory Coast

7.0

44'

Ivan Ilić 8.Serbia

7.8

88'

Nikola Vlasic 16.Croatia

7.0

62'

Raoul Bellanova 19.Italy

8.2

50'

Valentino Lazaro 20.Austria

7.5

76'

Samuele Ricci 28.Italy

7.5

Pietro Pellegri 11.Italy

6.6

62'

Duván Zapata 91.Colombia

7.5

88'

81'

Substitutes

Luca Gemello 1.Italy

Mihai Popa 71.Romania

Saba Sazonov 15.Georgia

Mërgim Vojvoda 27.Kosovo

7.3

76'

Gvidas Gineitis 66.Lithuania

88'

Karol Linetty 77.Poland

6.7

62'

David Okereke 21.Nigeria

88'

Z. Savva 79.Cyprus

Antonio Sanabria 9.Paraguay

6.3

62'

Torino started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Ivan Juric decided to play with the following team: Vanja Milinković-Savić (7.9), Koffi Djidji (7.0), Matteo Lovato (7.3), Adam Masina (7.8), Raoul Bellanova (8.2), Samuele Ricci (7.5), Ivan Ilić (7.8), Valentino Lazaro (7.5), Nikola Vlašić (7.0), Pietro Pellegri (6.6) and Duván Zapata (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Luca Gemello, Saba Sazonov, David Okereke, Mërgim Vojvoda (7.3), Gvidas Gineitis, Mihai Popa, Karol Linetty (6.7), Zanos Savva and Antonio Sanabria (6.3).

Torino could not rely on the presence of Mërgim Vojvoda (injured).

Substitutions

Torino made 5 changes: Pietro Pellegri for Antonio Sanabria (62′), Nikola Vlašić for Karol Linetty (62′), Valentino Lazaro for Mërgim Vojvoda (76′), Ivan Ilić for Gvidas Gineitis (88′) and Duván Zapata for David Okereke (88′).

Player of the match: Raoul Bellanova

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Torino was Raoul Bellanova.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 42 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Lecce – Formation

Lecce

Wladimiro Falcone 30.Italy

6.6

Patrick Dorgu 13.Denmark

6.7

79'

78'

Valentin Gendrey 17.France

6.7

Marin Pongracic 5.Croatia

6.3

41'

Federico Baschirotto 6.Italy

7.0

Hamza Rafia 8.Tunisia

7.0

61'

Alexis Blin 29.France

6.8

62'

50'

Ylber Ramadani 20.Albania

6.7

Roberto Piccoli 91.Italy

7.0

79'

Pontus Almqvist 7.Sweden

6.4

Rémi Oudin 10.France

7.0

74'

Substitutes

Jasper Samooja 40.Finland

Alexandru Borbei 98.Romania

Ahmed Touba 59.Algeria

6.4

74'

Lorenzo Venuti 12.Italy

Antonino Gallo 25.Italy

6.7

79'

Joan González 16.Spain

Medon Berisha 18.Albania

Mohamed Kaba 77.France

6.7

62'

Rares Burnete 45.Romania

Santiago Pierotti 50.Argentina

Nikola Krstovic 9.Montenegro

6.6

79'

Nicola Sansone 11.Italy

6.6

61'

Lecce started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Roberto D’Aversa played with: Wladimiro Falcone (6.6), Valentin Gendrey (6.7), Marin Pongracic (6.3), Federico Baschirotto (7.0), Patrick Dorgu (6.7), Ylber Ramadani (6.7), Alexis Blin (6.8), Hamza Rafia (7.0), Pontus Almqvist (6.4), Roberto Piccoli (7.0) and Rémi Oudin (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Nicola Sansone (6.6), Joan González, Medon Berisha, Jasper Samooja, Rares Burnete, Santiago Pierotti, Ahmed Touba (6.4), Alexandru Borbei, Lorenzo Venuti, Antonino Gallo (6.7), Mohamed Kaba (6.7) and Nikola Krstović (6.6).

Substitutions

Lecce made 5 changes: Alexis Blin for Mohamed Kaba (62′), Hamza Rafia for Nicola Sansone (61′), Patrick Dorgu for Antonino Gallo (79′), Roberto Piccoli for Nikola Krstović (79′) and Rémi Oudin for Ahmed Touba (74′).