Torino will host Frosinone in the Coppa Italia with both teams placed similarly in the league. Although Toro has won the Coppa five times, they haven’t lifted the trophy since 1993. Meanwhile, their opponents, who lost their most recent league match by three points, have hardly advanced past the preliminary stages.
Preview (Torino vs. Frosinone)
Torino, desperate to score after going four games without scoring, traveled to Lecce over the weekend with the objective of breaking a month-long drought front of mind. The last goal Toro had before Saturday’s Serie A match against Lecce. It ended with Italy defender Alessandro Buongiorno scoring the game’s winning goal just before halftime. It was Duvan Zapata’s goal against Roma in late September. As a result, the Granata are ranked 13th in the table, one spot below Frosinone. Croatian head coach Ivan Juric will be eager to generate momentum by securing two more victories soon.
Prior to their league match on Monday against Sassuolo, Juric’s club plays a home cup tie where the winner will advance to face Scudetto champions Napoli in the round of sixteen. Torino, which eliminated Milan along the route, advanced to the Coppa quarterfinals the previous season before Fiorentina eliminated them. This season, they defeated small FeralpiSalo 2-1 in August thanks to a late goal from Ivan Ilic. Although the hosts on Thursday have recently had difficulty scoring goals. Frosinone has not experienced this issue since winning Serie B and making a return to the top level of Italy. In their first 10 league games, they have averaged 1.5 goals per game.
In fact, the Canarini led 3-0 after 71 minutes in Cagliari last weekend, in part because of further outstanding play by Matias Soule, a Juventus loanee. However, that was unable to secure even a point. Coach Eusebio Di Francesco watched in dismay as his team collapsed and Cagliari, a team that had been promoted, stormed back into the game. Frosinone lost 4-3, humiliatingly, after surrendering twice deep into stoppage time and then having a shot cleared off the line.
Team News
Ivan Juric, the Torino manager, could make a few midweek alterations to his starting lineup before Monday’s match against Sassuolo. Antonio Sanabria and Pietro Pellegri, two of the team’s forwards, could be rested. Thus, Duvan Zapata, a striker from Colombia, along with David Zima, Saba Sazonov, and Adrien Tameze, might make a comeback for the home team. Perr Schuurs, a long-term absentee, is out along with fellow defender Kofi Djidji and wing-back Brandon Soppy. Nevertheless, Nikola Vlasic is hoping to play after missing the trip to Lecce.
In the meantime, Frosinone will probably rotate its resources in Turin in response to such a stunning collapse on Sunday. Most notably, captain Luca Mazzitelli should return following a suspension, and Walid Cheddira, who plays for Napoli, may start in front of Marvin Cuni. Despite the absence of Francesco Gelli (muscular) and Abdou Harroui (foot), Eusebio Di Francesco will have the majority of his team available. Torino should win and advance to the round of sixteen because they have only lost once in their past six home games this season, while Frosinone has not lost any away games. Toro seldom scores more than once, but on Thursday it might be enough to calm the Canarini.
Torino 1 – 0 Frosinone
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