On Mon Sep 5th, in week 5, Torino hosts Lecce in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Torino, recorded a 1-3 loss against Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners scored the first goal for Atalanta in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot, then Teun Koopmeiners added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Brandon Soppy. Torino is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lecce recorded a 1-1 draw against Napoli. Eljif Elmas struck first for Napoli in the 27th minute on a feed from Matteo Politano, then Lorenzo Colombo tied it up for Lecce in the 31st minute on a feed from Morten Hjulmand earning Lecce at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
In their last match on Wednesday Oct 28th, Torino was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Mariusz Stępiński scored the first goal for Lecce in the 22nd minute, but Lyanco got the equalizer for Torino in the 39th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 109th minute on a penalty goal by Simone Verdi.
Both Gabriel Strefezza and Lorenzo Colombo have been the hottest scorers for Lecce in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Torino is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Nemanja Radonjić and Nikola Vlašić each having 2 goals in their last five.