Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Torino
Match Time & Date:
21/08/2023
18:30
Prediction: 1-0
Cagliari
Torino play host to Cagliari at their Stadio Olimpico di Torino in the opening match of the season. Il Toro aim to build on the Coppa Italia triumph over FeralpiSalo and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Rossoblu. Defender Koffi Djidji misses out with a hernia problem, but he should be the only absentee in the home team. Torino chiefs have not added too many players to the squad in the summer, but they have signed permanent deals with the likes of Ivan Ilic, Nikola Vlasic, and Nemanja Radonjic.
The Sardinians, on the other hand, defeated Palermo on penalties at home ground in their Coppa Italia opener, but given their difficulties on the road, home win should be considered. Key attacker Gianluca Lapadula misses out with injury, as well as midfielders Marco Mancosu and Marko Rog.
Highlighted Team (Cagliari):
Cagliari are a professional football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. I Rossoblu (The Red and Blues) compete in Italian Serie A and the club’s biggest success came in 1970, when they won the national championship.
Cagliari finished the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of Juventus and it has to be noted that Luigi Riva led Cagliari to their first Serie A trophy.
I Rossoblu welcome their rivals at Stadio Sant’Elia and the capacity of the stadium is 16,000. In the 1993/1994 season Cagliari made it to the UEFA Cup semis, with the team suffering a loss to fellow Italian club Inter in the two-legged tie.
Giuseppe Pancaro helped Cagliari record a 3-2 win over Inter in the first leg, but I Rossoblu were hammered by the Nerazzurri in the second leg (3-0). Palermo are regarded as Cagliari’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the Derby delle Isole.
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