Cairo after Turin-Cagliari: “Disappointment and anger”

December 27, 2025 (change at 9.15pm) – TORINO

Disappointment or anger? “Both of us”, replies the president of Toro, Urbano Cairo, with sincerity, when almost two and a half hours have passed since the end of the match against Cagliari. Two and a half hours spent in the locker room of the Olimpico Grande Torino reflecting on the present and planning the future together with the coach Baroni and the sporting director Petrachi. “There is certainly anger at the wasted opportunity, and then there is disappointment because we expected to be able to win it, as in fact it seemed like we could be”, after Vlasic’s opener. “It’s not the result I expected, it’s a shame – continues the Granata number one -. Against Cagliari it was an important match, I would even say fundamental, because it would have allowed us to win three in a row and thus would have brought us to a good level of points in the standings. Unfortunately, we conceded those two goals which really can’t be looked at.” Thoughts fly about what could have been, while reflections flow on a match decided by Kiliçsoy’s incredible goal. “It’s a match in which we had many opportunities – says Cairo -, but then we didn’t materialize them. Unfortunately, they gave us two shots on target and two goals: this is not good, we have to start again quickly and remedy this in the next matches. We must think about doing the next things well without giving up, in fact we must have even more desire”.

the market

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The end of the year ushers in, as usual, the opening of the January transfer window. “I spoke with the coach, with Petrachi and now we have clear ideas – so Cairo on the subject -. The gifts will arrive at the right time, now there is no need to give gifts: now the important thing is to have clear ideas, and try to do the right things quickly, compatible with the other teams. We have to do things at the right time: what matters will be to get functional, quality players who can give us a real hand. Don’t take just for the sake of taking.” On the coach he says: “Baroni is giving everything he has, he has found a good understanding with Petrachi. I have a lot of faith in him”. Then he returns to the market: “We don’t have space on the list, which is why for one who leaves there will be one who comes in. If you bring in a player without letting one leave, in the end we will have the list blocked.” He concludes: “I don’t think new players will arrive immediately, but the ideas are there and we’re working now.”

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barons

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The bitterness is also strong in Baroni’s words and eyes. “I feel sensations that hurt – says the coach – there is great regret, great pain: the problem is only the result, it is the only negative fact because the team has produced and created so much”. One thing he really didn’t like: “We absolutely have to defend better, like on the occasion of the corner on the first goal and then on the second we were too soft and light. The two goals conceded were avoidable. Sometimes there is the feeling that the team doesn’t feel the danger: it’s as if they aren’t able to read the situations and critical moments. It’s a shame.” On this point he beats the coach who will gather the Bull in Philadelphia for training today. “Let’s go back to the usual conversation, we need more determination and more malice in the final metres, and I’m referring to both attack and defence”. And he closes: “We’ve thrown away another opportunity to make a leap in quality. We have to start again and work.”