Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Stadio Luigi Ferraris will host Sunday’s football game between Sampdoria and Torino. La Samp do not seem to be at their sharpest at the moment, with the team failing to win the previous five league fixtures, but they are surely capable of matching Il Toro at home ground. Claudio Ranieri’s men are eyeing their sixth home win of the season, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Gaston Ramirez will have to serve his ban against Torino, while Torregrossa is out of contention through injury.
Il Toro, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Crotone (2-4) and Torino (1-2), and seeing that Sampdoria are eager to put an end to their five-match winless run, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. Baselli is a major doubt for the visitors, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Highlighted Player (Antonio Candreva):
Antonio Candreva is an Italian football player born on 28th of February 1987 in Rome. Candreva played in the youth academy of Udinese where he made his debut in season 2007/2008.
After playing for Livorno, Juventus, Parma, Cesena he transferred to Lazio Roma, which didn’t pay any transfer fee. Cendreva plays for the Italian national team as well where he made his debut in November 2009. Candreva didn’t play for the Italian team during the EURO 2012 but did during the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
Candreva is a 181cm right-footed midfielder that is known for being multifunctional in the pitch. Because Candreva played for lots of clubs he is known for being very mature and having a great vision in the game. Candreva scored the most amount of goals in his career in the season 2013/2014. The only prize Candreva won was the Coppa Italia in 2012/2013 with Lazio Roma. Candreva’s nickname is Il Timido.
Highlighted Team (Torino):
Torino Football Club is an Italian football club from Turin. The club was founded in 1906 as the result of a fusion between different football clubs. Because of different financial trouble the club is named FC Torino in 2005.
Torino FC is hosting their games in Stadio Grande Torino which holds a capacity of 28 000.
The biggest rival of Torino FC is Juventus which is one of the biggest clubs in the world however Torino FC holds more fans in Turin than their bigger brother Juventus. Torino FC has a big football history as well. During the glory times of the club Torino won the Serie A 7 times and the Coppa Italia 5 times.
Known nicknames for Torino FC are Granata and Toro. The most famous players that have a Torino FC history are: Hakan Sukur, Kieft, Maldini, Falcone and Baron.