Torino vs Genoa prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-09-02 16:30.
Torino boss Ivan Jurić will be demanding an improvement from his players after what he branded as their “worst match” since he was appointed as manager. The Maroons were hammered 4-1 by AC Milan last weekend, with Jurić admitting it was the first time under his leadership that his side were “clearly inferior to their opponents.”
That result only carried on a sluggish start to the season for Torino, who drew their opening league game 0-0 against Cagliari, having struggled to a 2-1 victory over Serie B side FeralpiSalò in the Coppa Italia a few days earlier. That does not bode well for a team who have also gone eight top-flight home matches without a victory (D4, L4), failing to even score in half of those outings.
Supporters might be confident of ending that barren run against Genoa though, who have lost eight of the last ten H2Hs (W1, D1). The visitors have begun the campaign in better form than their opponents, picking up their first points last time out as Mateo Retegui’s goal earned a shock 1-0 win at Lazio.
Manager Alberto Gilardino, who guided the club back to Serie A last season, described that result as “prestigious” as his side bounced back from losing 4-1 to Fiorentina in their opening fixture. He will now be hoping the Rossoblù can register successive top-flight victories for the first time since February 2021, with new signing Berkan Kutlu, who has just arrived from Galatasaray, potentially in line to make his debut.
Key battle: Ex-Genoa striker Antonio Sanabria has scored his last five goals for Torino after half-time, with four of those games ending 1-1 (L1). Looking to outgun him may be Retegui, who has only lost one of the dozen fixtures he has netted in this calendar year (W7, D4), while he has opened the scoring on six occasions during that time.
Hot stat: Torino have not won any of the last 21 Serie A matches in which they have conceded the first goal (D7, L14).