Raoul Bellanova’s season at Torino was at the top. Now the exterior has dropped a bit, but there is a European Championship to conquer
In this Torino season, which is about to end, many have been disappointed. Raoul Bellanova certainly, it is not among them. The winger, who arrived in the summer from Cagliari, was an absolute positive protagonist. He had started his adventure at Toro with the handbrake, but then he made a switch and impressed everyone. Strength in your legs, play but above all lots of running. With Juric he also improved a lot on the defensive phase and on technique in general. In the last 4 games, a slight decline for him, but he can do it.
A drop that could be there
On the right, during the season, there has never been a deputy Bellanova. 34 games since he joined Toro in Serie A, with 1 goal and 6 assists. 5 yellow cards: he only missed Turin-Udinese due to disqualification. Then, apart from Torino-Verona 0-0, he played them all as a starter. Furthermore, he went to America with the Azzurri, where he had accused some groin pain. Given the many matches, it’s normal for him to run out of petrol. But there are still 3 games to do well and win Euro 2024 in Germany with Italy. The class of 2000 dreams of being called up, which is not at all impossible after the championship.
Juric’s words
Against Empoli, in the 3-2 defeat, he made an assist but then made a mistake on Niang’s goal. After that match, against Juventus (0-0), Frosinone (0-0), Inter (2-0) and Bologna (0-0), he was seen less. If he and Zapata don’t do something, Toro won’t score at all. After the last race, Juric said: “Bellanova was very bruised, but I hope it’s nothing major”. In fact, recently, but it also happened during the season, he didn’t finish the game. Maybe he is taken away (like against Juve and Bologna) 5 minutes from time. In the future, he will work to have the full 90 minutes in his legs.
