Savva-Pellegri: the Granata overturn Verona and rekindle their dreams of Europe. It’s a Turin with two faces that wins the most incredible match at the Bentegodi 2-1, reaching Fiorentina in ninth place (but two games behind) and bringing Napoli (defeated by Bologna) closer, now within one point . Juric’s team went from hell to heaven in 6 minutes, breaking an abstinence that had lasted for over a month with two of the least expected players of the match. The Primavera boy making his debut in Serie A and the child prodigy who after a season spent watching others score a goal – his first of the season – as beautiful as it is important. Decisive for the Granata and, who knows, also for a player still capable of getting his career back on track at 23 years of age. It’s a victory for Toro, finally. Because the team arrives at the match that has become the most important of the season with many absences and bandaids and with the doubts of a nightmare month. Instead, against Verona who would have celebrated their mathematical stay in Serie A with a success, he plays a match of suffering and pride. And in the end, with two Primaveras on the pitch, also with a big heart.
With Buongiorno not feeling well and following the team only for the sake of his signature, and Zapata gritting his teeth to be there, but not at his best and it shows, it is the group that takes the situation by hand. He held out in the first half where the only real chance was a header from the Colombian in the 30th minute which ended high. If there is a team trying to raise the pace it is not Juric’s. After the first study phase, Verona entered the field more aggressively and in the 1st minute Noslin severely challenged Milinkovic-Savic with an angled shot from outside. Juric tries to give the Granata a wake-up call with substitutions: three, including Pellegri in place of Zapata. Rodriguez also leaves and the captain’s armband goes to Sanabria. Maybe it’s a way to wake up the Paraguayan, but it’s certainly Tameze who falls asleep who completely misses the throw-in in the 22nd minute, effectively serving Serdar who enters the area and passes to Swiderski for 1-0. The Granata staggered and were only saved by Milinkovic-Savic who made a great save on Suslov on the half hour mark. When Torino now seemed resigned, Juric gave two debuts to Primavera Savva and Dellavalle. But after one episode the game changes completely. Savva hits the goal with the first ball touched and makes it 1-1. The potentially collapsing Torino incredibly still has a chance for Europe in its hands. Pellegri takes advantage of it 6′ later with a shot from an almost impossible position that mocks Montipò. Verona almost made it 2-2 with a rebound and then found it with Henry, but Marinelli had already blown the whistle for a foul on Dellavalle. The ending is scorching, the referee draws “yellow cards” repeatedly, but this time Torino holds on. With heart.
