LECCE-TORINO 0-1 THE NEWS
Toro finds his smile and victory again in Lecce. After the defeats against Juve and Inter, Juric’s men beat Via del Mare 1-0 thanks to a goal from Good morning, returning after a month’s break due to a muscle injury. The defender’s goal, with his first shot on goal of the match, came in the 41st minute and gave his teammates three points that had been missing since last September 18th and five games without a win.
Lecce had some chances especially in the first half, but in the second half, despite the changes, he never worried Milinkovic Savic. Lecce who, after the initial sprint, are still slowing down: five matches without a win, with only two draws. At Lecce, coach D’Aversa chooses Banda and Gonzalez instead of Strefezza and Kaba, Rafia returns. On the opposite front, Juric lines up the Pellegri-Sanabria duo in attack, with Gineitis strengthening the midfield and Vojvoda dropping back in defence. We’re off and the first part of the race is study.
Torino tries to be aggressive and play the game, but without flashes, with Lecce having a lower center of gravity on the pitch. And we have to wait until the 30th minute to witness the first noteworthy opportunity of the match, with Milinkovic Savic saving Torino with his foot from Banda’s close-range shot. The goalkeeper first gives the ball to Almqvist on the clearance, then redeems himself with reflexes on the Giallorossi winger. And Lecce is dangerous again (32′) with a strong push from Krstovic in the area, who makes space on the right and shoots hard at the near post: Milinkovic Savic diving and responds. And again the Granata goalkeeper is the protagonist (39′), who dives to his right and stops Almqvist’s left-footed shot, launched very well into the open field by Rafia. But Torino, who had not yet left any signs in attack, passed at the first opportunity they created in the 41st minute. Nice throw from Linetty to catch the insertion of Ricci in the area, who stops and tries to shoot with his left foot. But his free kick becomes an assist for Buongiorno, returning from injury, who kicks powerfully from a few steps away and scores. Three minutes of added time and we go to half-time with Toro ahead. Nervous match with five yellow cards waved by Aureliano in the first half.
Off to the restart with the same lineups, and Lecce immediately went forward in search of an equalizer. Great action by Banda on the left of the penalty area (48′), his feints and counterfeits lead him to a left-footed shot from a tight but dangerous position: Milinkovic is still careful in clearing the ball. The guests, taking advantage of the counterattacks, have the opportunity to double Torino’s lead (53′). A cross from the left crosses the area and reaches Bellanova in an excellent position. Control and shot, but Lecce’s defense is saved. First changes at Lecce, with D’Aversa introducing Strefezza and Oudin for Almqvist and Rafia (56′), and immediately after Piccoli and Sansone, authors of the comeback in the last match in Udine, for Krstovic and Banda. On the opposite front, Juric removes Pellegri from the field and inserts Zapata (64′), returning after the muscle injury. Despite the revolutionized Giallorossi attack, the changes fail to produce the desired effects, and Torino continues to defend with order. Seven minutes of added time Juric’s expulsion guilty of having abandoned their technical area, but the result does not change and Toro celebrates.
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2023-10-28 22:06:58
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