In the 18th round of Serie A, Torino displayed an impressive performance to claim a convincing 3-0 victory over Hellas Verona at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium. The scoring broke out early, with Giovanni Simeone putting Torino ahead just 9 minutes into the match, taking advantage of a swift counter-attack.
Simeone’s strike was followed up in the second half at the 41-minute mark by Cesare Casadei, who further extended Torino’s lead by getting the better of the Verona goalkeeper. Shortly thereafter, at the 45-minute mark, Alieu Njie sealed the game with a third goal, ensuring Torino’s complete dominance.
Alieu Njie was the standout player of the match, contributing significantly with a goal. Cesare Casadei also played a crucial role, netting one for himself, helping Torino to secure the important three points.
Hellas Verona’s coach, Paolo Zanetti, set up his team in a 3-5-2 formation, featuring Lorenzo Montipò in goal; Unai Núñez, Victor Nelsson, and Armel Bella Kotchap in defense; and a midfield composed of Daniel Oyegoke, Suat Serdar, Al Musrati, Antoine Bernede, and Martin Frese, with Giovane Santana and Daniel Mosquera leading the attack.
Torino, under coach Marco Baroni, also fielded a 3-5-2 lineup with Alberto Paleari as goalkeeper; Saúl Coco, Guillermo Maripán, and Ardian Ismajli in defense; Zakaria Aboukhlal, Gvidas Gineitis, Emirhan Ilkhan, Valentino Lazaro, and Nikola Vlasic in midfield; and Giovanni Simeone partnered with Che Adams up front.
The match was officiated by referee Antonio Rapuano.
As a result of this match, Hellas Verona remains in the relegation zone with 12 points, sitting in 18th place. Torino, meanwhile, climbs to 11th place with a total of 23 points.
Substitutions for Hellas Verona
45’ 2T – Daniel Oyegoke out for Roberto Gagliardini and Al Musrati out for Gift Orban
75’ 2T – Daniel Mosquera out for Amin Sarr
76’ 2T – Antoine Bernede out for Grigoris Kastanos
Substitutions for Torino
66’ 2T – Emirhan Ilkhan out for Adrien Tamèze and Suat Serdar out for Abdou Harroui
74’ 2T – Gvidas Gineitis out for Cesare Casadei and Giovanni Simeone out for Duván Zapata
82’ 2T – Zakaria Aboukhlal out for Ali Dembélé and Che Adams out for Alieu Njie
Yellow Cards for Torino
10’ 2T – Alberto Paleari (time-wasting) and 25’ 2T – Zakaria Aboukhlal (unsporting behavior)