Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Roma will look to build on a 2-0 win over Genoa when they host Torino to their Stadio Olimpico in the Serie A round 14. The Giallorossi quickly bounced back from a shocking 3-2 loss to Venezia, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to represent Italy in the Champions League next season. Ghana rising star Felix Afena-Gyan is pushing for a start after the 18-year-old scored a brace in the last league match.
Il Toro, on the other hand, produce much better showings at home than on the travels, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on Jose Mourinho’s troops. Veretout is banned for the hosts, while both Cristante and Villar have been tested positive for coronavirus. As for the visiting team, all Ansaldi, Rodriguez, Mandragora, and Verdi are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Nikola Kalinic):
Nikola Kalinic is a product of Hajduk Split’s youth school. The 187-cm-tall striker scored 32 goals in 59 appearances for Hajduk at senior level and he played for the likes of Pula and Sibenik in Croatia as well. In 2009 he moved to Blackburn Rovers for fee of £6 million.
Nikola Kalinic made his Blackburn Rovers debut against Sunderland on 22 August, 2009 and he scored his first goal for the Riversiders against Peterborough United in the League Cup. After making 44 league appearances for Blackburn Rovers, the Croatian attacker joined Dnipro in 2011 and he played for the Ukrainian outfit until 2015.
Kalinic signed a four-year deal with Fiorentina on 15 August, 2015 and he impressed in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, scoring 12 goals in 36 games. The Fiorentina striker made two appearances for Croatia at the 2016 European Championship in France and it has to be noted that he found the net in a 2-1 win over Spain in the group stages of the competition.
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.