Torino vs Lazio prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2022-08-19 16:30.
As if the loss of the former captain Andrea Belotti wasn’t enough for Torino, his intended successor Saša Lukić reportedly refused to play in their opening Serie A (SA) match after asking the board to be sold. Despite those setbacks, the rest of the squad reacted in the best possible way and won 2-1 at Monza after a solid display, which saw Torino produce 6+ shots on target for the first time in seven competitive matches.
Torino have lost their opening home SA match in three of the previous four seasons (W1), but may have gained confidence from a solid 3-0 win over Palermo in the Coppa Italia here two weeks ago. However, they ended last term with only one win in the last eight home league outings (D3, L4) so they’ll be aiming to kick-start their campaign on a positive note here.
Lazio may have beat Bologna 2-1 in their SA opener but it was far from an comfortable start, as they witnessed their new keeper LuĂs Maximiano being sent off just minutes into his debut – the fastest red card for a debuting player in SA ever! Coach Maurizio Sarri’s relief was tangible, all thanks to a late winner from Ciro Immobile who has now found the net in the opening SA round in each of the last five years.
The White and Sky Blues travel to Turin aiming to continue their recent opening-away day record of three victories, in which they’ve scored eight goals whilst conceding just once. Lazio will probably be fairly confident in doing so too, seeing they have lost just one of the last nine matches at Torino (W5, D3).
Players to watch: Antonio Sanabria scored and assisted in the opening round, with Torino unbeaten in his last nine goalscoring outings (W6, D3). Last term, Immobile scored a first-half hat trick on matchday two and he has netted seven goals across the last seven H2Hs.
Hot stat: There were no draws in the opening SA round for the first time since 1971/72.