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FLORENCE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 19: Marco Giampaolo, manager of Torino FC, reacts during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Torino FC at Stadio Artemio Franchi on September 19, 2020 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti / Getty Images)
Construction site open. Giampaolo’s Torino faces the new Serie A with a defeat: no scaremongering, of course, but from Franchi’s match the clear feeling emerged that this Torino is still far from complete. Partly for athletic reasons – as Giampaolo himself stated in the post-match, after the 60 ‘the “beer” was no longer available – but also for technical-tactical reasons that have their roots in a market that has not yet brought all the grafts that were needed.
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NEED – Two, in particular, the roles in which Torino seemed to be missing: that of director and Belotti’s shoulder. Two key elements for Giampaolo’s type of game that, beyond the front statements, would not disdain the hypothesis of having a director with certain technical characteristics and a higher quality alternative to Zaza. Although the former coach of Milan and Sampdoria does not lie when he talks about the application and availability of the Corner, there are also the limits of The general in the setting phase. What Torino need in midfield is not just the classic “brain”, but a player capable of contributing in both phases. Characteristics that, coincidentally, reflect the identikit of the player who was and continues to be Giampaolo’s first choice: Lucas Torreira.
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ATTACK – But the real big gap that emerged from the game against Fiorentina is that of the offensive department. In fact, the complete absence of a suitable shoulder for Belotti was revealed to Franchi. What is needed today from the transfer market is a technical player, who can carry the Rooster, and not a pure finisher like Zaza. The former Valencia and Sassuolo striker once again revealed all the limits already seen last year: a low propensity to develop the offensive maneuver and the lack of clarity at key moments of the match. The most brilliant example is the counterattack started in the first half when, after a good break on Ribéry, Zaza blew a three-on-one in his favor, making a clumsy mistake on Belotti’s last pass. There is no definitive rejection, yes, just the clear feeling that at least in these two market roles something is still needed.
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