Turin, the approach at the beginning pays off: in Europe only Inter concede fewer goals

Turin second in Europe for goals conceded in the first half

There is a Toro who is difficult to attack, suffers little and concedes even less. It is the Toro who takes the field in the first half of the match who shows the best face in terms of approach, intensity and ability to trap the opponent. A fact that has often characterized the Juric two-year period and which once again, with the three-year period almost completed, is confirmed with numbers and statistics that are not only Italian but European in scope.

Turin, second in Europe for goals conceded in the first half

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In Italy and in the five major European leagues there is only one team that has conceded fewer goals than Torino during the first half: Inter, who are on their way to the Serie A title. Simone Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri have conceded just six goals in the forty-five initial minutes of all 32 matchdays played so far. The European record belongs to the next Italian champions, but on the second step of the podium is Toro, who have conceded just 7 goals from the start of the championship to today in the first half of the season. The first 3 were all collected in a single match, in August during the first leg of the championship against Milan in which the Rossoneri actually took a 3-1 lead after the first half of the match. The fourth and fifth goals were instead inflicted by Sassuolo in the two matches (2-1 in the first leg, 1-1 in the return). The last two are more recent: Dybala’s penalty in Roma-Turin 3-2 and Cambiaghi’s goal in Empoli. The European record numbers can be seen from these examples, because Torino managed to keep a clean sheet in the first half of the match in 27 out of 32 matches, or in 84% of cases. And when they conceded a goal, the Granata did not see the match compromised. If the matches had ended after the first half, in fact, only against Milan and Empoli would Toro have been defeated.

Turin, the other side of the coin: goals were scarce in the first half

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There is another side of the coin. If the defense brings Champions League numbers, the attack travels at a pace that is too slow compared to the Italian and also European competitors. During the first half, Toro managed to score just 13 goals. A meager haul, superior only in the major European leagues to that of Nice, still stuck at 9. It is a trend that should not be fueled at the end of the season in an attempt to continue to remain in the fight for access to Europe. The man of the first half of the season in terms of goals scored is Duvan Zapata, given that 6 out of 13 in total bear his signature (against Atalanta, Empoli, Cagliari, Sassuolo, Roma and Udinese). Sanabria and Buongiorno bagged two each, respectively against Sassuolo and Napoli the first and against Salernitana and Lecce the second.

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April 19, 2024 (modified April 19, 2024 | 06:21)

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