Torino 1-0 at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi on Wednesday in Serie A.
Lucas Castro scored the only goal of the game midway through the second-half as Chievo draw level with Granata on 1o points in Serie A this season.
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Chievo
Albano Bizzarri – 6.5 – Solid
He did not concede, making Castro’s goal enough to win.
Nicholas Frey – 6 – Safe
Controls Molinaro on his side and risks very little.
Dario Dainelli – 6.5 – Experienced
It wasn’t easy to control Fabio Quagliarella after the two goals on Sunday. Easy job for Dainelli.
Bostjan Cesar – 6 – Friend
Helps out Dainelli throughout the game.
Fabrizio Cacciatore – 6 – Controlling
Did well to control the match throughout.
Giampiero Pinzi – 5.5 – Runner
Plays as usual, running to help all the midfield. Gets an ugly booking though.
Perparim Hetemaj – 6.5 – Creative
Continues the good start to the season: creates chances and controls his area.
Lucas Castro – 7.5 – Winner
Scored a great goal to earn Chievo the three points.
Valter Birsa – 5.5 – Down
You’d expect more from his quality. Not a terrible game, but lacks the final pass.
Alberto Paloschi – 6 – Fighter
Fights up front for 90 minutes being a constant hassle for the Toro defence.
Sergio Pellissier – 6 – Captain
Does what he can while he’s on the pitch. Substituted at the right time for the right person
Substitutes:
Riccardo Meggiorini – 7 – Spectacular
The usual Meggiorini: lovely to watch and useful to Chievo’s game. Helps the team in the final minutes and shows his skills with a bicycle kick. And the assist for Castro.
Nicola Rigoni – N/A
Massimo Gobbi – 5.5 – Decent
Did his job well enough but will be frustrated to have picked up a yellow card.
Torino
Daniele Padelli – 5.5 – Unlucky
Didn’t make any mistakes and was unfortunate to concede.
Cesare Bovo – 6 – Energetic
One of the last Granata to give up. Tries his best even up front.
Kamil Glik – 5 – Average
Simply not the usual solid defender and threat in attack.
Emiliano Moretti – 5.5 – Mainstream
Like the rest of the defence, could have done better.
Bruno Peres – 4.5 – Mediocre
A different player to the one everyone knows. As if he wasn’t on the pitch.
Afriye Acquah – 5 – Poor
With the other Torino midfielders, gets overwhelmed by Chievo. Yellow card for him.
Giuseppe Vives – 5 – Struggled
Cannot keep up with the opposition midfield, struggles to keep his team mates together.
Daniele Baselli – 5 – Bystander
With such high expectations he did not do enough to influence proceedings and will be frustrated with his performance.
Cristian Molinaro – 5 – Overwhelmed
Suffers a lot on his side, struggled to leave an impression.
Josef Martinez – 5 – Down
Runs a lot, as always. But struggles, as always, to be decisive in a game.
Fabio Quagliarella – 5.5 – Tired
After two goals on Sunday and great form lately, simply not in condition to impact on this game. Never manages to do his job.
Substitutes:
Marco Benassi – N/A
Davide Zappacosta – 6 – Limited
Better than Bruno Peres, not enough time to influence the game.
Andrea Belotti – 5.5 – Young
Didn’t have enough to influence the match.
