Serie A: Torino recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Sampdoria 2-1

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GENOVA. Torino found a way to turn the table against Sampdoria to win 2-1.

GENOVA. Torino was able to turn the table against Sampdoria to win 2-1. It was Sampdoria to strike first with a goal of F. Caputo at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 27′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Praet gave the win to Torino in the 67′ minute with a goal. Torino was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Massimi with the assistance of Pasquale Capaldo and Dario Garzelli. The 4th official was Federico Dionisi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.7 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.​

Match Statistics

Torino was in firm control of the ball 63% while Sampdoria was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Torino was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Torino won the encounter.​

Sampdoria shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Torino shot 21 times, 11 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Sampdoria. On the other side, Torino received 2 yellow cards (S. Lukic and Bremer).

After this match, Sampdoria will stay with 20 points like Udinese to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, Torino will have 28 points like Sassuolo and Empoli to stay in the 9th place.

Match Events

  • 18'
    18'

    F. Caputo

    M. Gabbiadini

  • 27'
    27'

    W. Singo

    M. Vojvoda

  • 52'
    52'

    S. Lukic

  • 65'
    65'

    Bremer

  • 67'
    67'

    D. Praet

    S. Lukic

  • 78'
    78'

    R. Ciervo

    K. Askildsen

  • 78'
    78'

    F. Quagliarella

    F. Caputo

  • 78'
    78'

    A. Conti

    A. Ferrari

  • 83'
    83'

    M. Pjaca

    A. Sanabria

  • 84'
    84'

    S. Zaza

    J. Brekalo

  • 89'
    89'

    N. Murru

    T. Augello

  • 89'
    89'

    E. Torregrossa

    M. Gabbiadini

  • 90'
    90'

    T. Pobega

    D. Praet

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Sampdoria will play away against Spezia on the 23rd of January with a 1-1 head to head.

Torino will host Sassuolo on the 23rd of January with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Torino (6 draws).

Sampdoria: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Roberto D\’Aversa chose to play with the following team: Wladimiro Falcone (7.8), Bartosz Bereszyński (6.8), Alex Ferrari (6.3), Radu Drăguşin (6.9), Tommaso Augello (6.9), Tomás Rincón (6.7), Kristoffer Askildsen (7.0), Antonio Candreva (6.7), Manolo Gabbiadini (7.4), Morten Thorsby (6.5) and Francesco Caputo (7.2).

Substitutes

Sampdoria made 5 changes: K. Askildsen for R. Ciervo (78′), F. Caputo for F. Quagliarella (78′), A. Ferrari for A. Conti (78′), T. Augello for N. Murru (89′) and M. Gabbiadini for E. Torregrossa (89′).

Best player: Wladimiro Falcone

The player that probably impressed the most for Sampdoria was the goalkeeper: Wladimiro Falcone. His rating is 7.80. He performed 8 saves.

Torino: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Ivan Juric played with: Vanja Milinković-Savić (6.1), David Zima (7.1), Bremer (6.7), Ricardo Rodríguez (7.2), Wilfried Singo (7.2), Saša Lukić (7.1), Rolando Mandragora (6.6), Mergim Vojvoda (7.5), Dennis Praet (7.3), Josip Brekalo (7.2) and Antonio Sanabria (7.1).

Substitutes

Torino made 3 changes: A. Sanabria for M. Pjaca (83′), J. Brekalo for S. Zaza (84′) and D. Praet for T. Pobega (90′).

Top player: Mergim Vojvoda

Probably the most impressive player in Torino was Mergim Vojvoda even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 50 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

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