On 27 May, one of the matches of the 37th round of the Italian football championship took place. Spezia (Italy) and Torino (Turin) met.
Italian Championship, round 37
La Spezia (Italy) - Torino (Turin ) - 0:4 (0-1)
Goals: P. Wisniewski (24), Samuele Ricci (72), Ivan Ilic (76), Ju.
Warnings: Albin Ekdahl (11), Ivan Ilic (16), Wilfried Singo (69), M'Bala Nzola (75)
The Serie A match between La Spezia and Torino at the Alberto Picco Stadium ended 0-4 in favour of the visitors. At half-time, Torino were 0-1 up at the break. However, the second half saw a number of developments, including substitutions and goals, which turned the game in Torino's favour. The match started with a bitter struggle between both teams, with Albin Ekdal of La Spezia receiving a yellow card in the 11th minute and Torino's Ivan Ilic getting a yellow card in the 16th. However, in the 24th minute, Torino got lucky: Spezia's P. Wisniewski scored an own goal to put Torino ahead. In the 36th minute, La Spezia converted a penalty and the first half ended 0-1. The second half started with two substitutions for La Spezia: C. Agudelo and S. Jurkowski replaced A. Ekdal and M. Bourabia. Unfortunately, it didn't really give La Spezia any real advantage as, on 65 minutes, Torino made their first substitution, replacing C. Gigi with P. Shurs.
This was followed by a goal from S. Ricci from Torino in the 72nd minute. M'Bala Nzola of La Spezia received a yellow card in the 75th minute and I. Ilic of Torino scored in the 76th minute, increasing Torino's lead to 0-3. Spezia made another substitution in the 80th minute with S. Bastoni coming on in place of E. Gyasi. However, Torino continued to dominate and Yu Caramoh, who came on as a substitute in the 87th minute, scored the last goal of the game, clinching a 0-4 win for Torino. Despite La Spezia's attempts to bounce back in the second half with a number of substitutions, Torino's clinical play proved too much for them. This match demonstrated the power of effective substitutions and the importance of consistency throughout the game. Torino's impressive win will certainly serve as a morale booster for them, while La Spezia need to rethink their strategy and work even harder to get better results in future matches.
The next fixtures will be Roma versus Spezia and Torino versus Inter.
| Spezia | Torino | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 8 | Strokes | 11 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Kicks from the penalty area | 6 |
| 5 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 14 | Offences | 13 |
| 5 | Corner | 2 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 49% | Possession of the ball | 51% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 320 | Total assists | 348 |
| 237 | Accurate passes | 252 |
| 74% | Accuracy of transmissions | 72% |