Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sampdoria will look to recover from a massive 5-0 loss to Fiorentina when they face Torino in the Serie A round 33. La Samp experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the last league match and, as a result, they have slim survival chances. Since the rock-bottom side are low on confidence ahead of Wednesday’s clash, home win should not be considered. Mehdi Leris limped off with injury at the weekend, with Filip Djuricic likely to step up.
Il Toro, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Atalanta. Torino are stuck in the middle of the table, but they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course in the Italian top flight. Considering that there are no fresh injury worries in the away team, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Ivan Juric’s troops.
Highlighted Player (Jeison Murillo):
Jeison Murillo is a 24-year-old Colombian defender who plays for Inter Milan in Serie A. The centre back started in the youth teams of Deportivo Cali but made his senior professional bow with Udinese and Granada, as part of the partnership agreement between the clubs.
He moved on a permanent basis to Granada in 2011 but spent most of his time on loans at fellow Spanish league clubs Cadiz and Las Palmas. His talent was there for everyone to see and soon he would end up moving to Inter Milan in 2015. Murillo made his international debut for Colombia in 2014.
He was also a member of the 2015 Copa America squad and scored his solitary goal in national colors against Brazil. He would go on to win the “Best Young Player” of the tournament. Murillo is a hard-tackling no-nonsense centre back and is regarded as a ball-playing defender, which is almost a rarity in world football.
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.