Verona-Torino is a match of the thirty-fifth day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
A goal by Cyril Ngonge, a Belgian striker who arrived in Serie A on tiptoes in the last market, enabled Verona on Sunday to get the better of Lecce (0-1) in the vibrant “Via del Mare” direct clash and see the light again. For the first time this season the Scaligeri have left the relegation zone and as of today would be safe.
The away taboo has also been dispelled: the one obtained in Salento is the first external affirmation of Marco Zaffaroni’s team. Three platinum points, thanks to which now Faraoni and his teammates become masters of their own destiny and no longer have to “depend” on the results of their competitors. The measured success obtained against the Giallorossi also erases the bad figure suffered in the midweek round with Inter, a devastating 0-6 that could have psychologically conditioned the players and slowed down the Venetian comeback. Verona is now at +3 on Spezia, reached two weeks ago and immediately pulled away. In any case, four matches remain to be played and the long-distance duel with the Ligurians – but also with Lecce, which in the advance match at the Olimpico snatched a precious point from Lazio – is destined to continue. And that is why Zaffaroni is preaching calm.
Toro, better away than at home
In the Sunday lunch match at the “Bentegodi” Verona is chasing yet another positive home result in 2023: since February, the Gialloblù at home have lost only to Inter.
Juric
On the other side of the field is the Torino of former Ivan Juric, who left a great memory in the city of Verona. The granata, having faded the possibility of getting back into the race for Europe, no longer have realistic goals to chase but can still try to close in on the left side of the standings. From eighth to 12th place there are as many as five teams with 46 points, and Juric’s men are among them. Torino is not shining in terms of continuity, as it has done throughout the season, but in the last five days it has collected four useful results, giving up the entire stake only in the match with Atalanta. Unlike Verona, Torino performs better away: this is confirmed by recent victories against Lazio in Rome and Sampdoria in Genoa, both without conceding a goal.
Verona-Torino: the latest lineup news
He has no training problems Zaffaroni, who has to do without only the long-suffering Henry and Hrustic. There will be the usual ballot on who should fill the central point role in the 3-4-2-1: Djuric and Gaich are competing for a shirt: the Bosnian is favored. On the flanks Faraoni and Lazovic, in the center instead confirmation for Dane Abildgaard.
In Torino, Schuurs and Ola Aina are in doubt, both struggling with muscle-type problems. Also absent are Zima, Radonjic and Vieira. In attack, Sanabria, who has reached 11 goals in this league, will be supported by Vlasic and Miranchuk.
The Prediction
The draw is a result that has been repeated five times in the last seven previous matches, with Torino always remaining unbeaten against Verona in this partial. This time, however, confidence can be given to the Scaligeri, who have yet to win salvation and are the fittest team among those still fighting to keep their category. Torino does not have the same motivation as the Gialloblù, but on the road they run faster and, above all, they have never run out of goals in their last five matches played away from home.
The probable lineups of Verona-Torino
- VERONA (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Magnani, Hien, Dawidowicz; Faraoni, Abildgaard, Tameze, Lazovic; Verdi, Ngonge; Djuric.
- TORINO (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Gravillon, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Singo, Ricci, Ilic, Vojvoda; Miranchuk, Vlasic; Sanabria.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
