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PARMA, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Armando Izzo of Torino celebrates after scoring the second goal for his sides during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio and Torino FC at Stadio Ennio Tardini on January 03, 2021 in Parma, Italy. Italy’s sports stadiums remain under strict restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, as government social distancing laws prohibit fans from entering venues, causing games to be played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini / Getty Images)
Here comes Armando again Izzo. Turin 2021 got off to a good start: Giampaolo’s team won again and did so by convincing a direct competitor for salvation. What took place yesterday at the Tardini in Parma was the first real test of character of the season by Belotti and his teammates, who showed attachment to the jersey and unity of purpose. And the image of the rescue of the grenade is undoubtedly Armando Izzo, author of a performance that has not been seen in Turin for more than a year, crowned in the best possible way with the goal of a 2-0 header from a serve. corner (“A great goal, an imperious detachment”said Giampaolo). The Neapolitan defender for the first time in his career scored two goals in two straight appearances and chose the best moment for himself and the team.
IZZO – Perhaps it is too early to say definitively if the “real” Armando Izzo is back, the one who in his first season under the Mole had fallen in love with fans of claw grenades and attachment to the jersey. However, some important signs had already been seen before the Christmas break, in the “Diego Armando Maradona” against Napoli, when the number 5 grenade had scored the advantage goal and had been among the best in the field. Even a few days before against Bologna, in truth, Izzo, deployed from the right side of the four behind, had delivered a good performance. And if, as they say, three tracks make it a test, it can be said that Torino is finding a player who, if he is mentally and physically well, is an essential resource.
FUTURE – As for Izzo, the change in form has had a lot to do with the return to the defense of three men that allows him to bring out his technical peculiarities in the best possible way, but the feeling is that the biggest change has come from the approach mental of the ‘former Genoa, who after a first year as an absolute protagonist in Granada had already made a clear decline in attitude and performance in the 2019/2020 season. It is no coincidence that his name had been among the most talked about in the market last summer, with the company that seemed willing to give up one of the symbols of the 63-point season in the face of a new technical project – that of 4-3. -1 -2 – in which there seemed to be no more room for the number 5.
LANDSCAPE – With the passage of time, however, Giampaolo also had to surrender to the evidence that at the moment 3-5-2 is the dress that best suits him in this Turin, and that in this way Izzo (who had also started on the bench when Giampaolo launched this form against Inter, Sampdoria and Juventus) he becomes, in fact, irreplaceable. The numbers say it, if you think that with Armando the owner – he has happened four times – Torino has only collected three goals. But beyond the tactical question there is what appears to be a new enthusiasm. It could be the result of a fair compromise between the club and the player. And if until very recently it seemed obvious that Izzo could end up on the market in January, now the scenario has changed: Armando could stay to help Torino save themselves, with the dream of returning to the national team in the background and participating in the next European championship.
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