Series A

Serie A | Torino 0-0 Cagliari: Ranieri returns with a point

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1 year ago

6:40 pm

It’s a new season, however Torino’s issues discovering the online are nonetheless the identical, as Claudio Ranieri made his return to Serie A with a creditable away draw for Cagliari.

The Granata have been lacking Demba Seck with Nemanja Radonjic, Koffi Djidji and David Zima not at 100 per cent both. The Sardinians returned to the highest flight after a last-gasp promotion play-off with in opposition to Bari and coach Claudio Ranieri might be compelled to do with out Gianluca Lapadula, Marko Rog and Marco Mancosu for a number of months. There was a change of system to a few on the again for this recreation.

Boris Radunovic was known as into a difficult response save within the opening three minutes on an Antonio Sanabria volley from shut vary on a nook.

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic additionally flew to fingertip a Nahitan Nandez roller away from the far high nook, whereas Perr Schuurs turned a free header huge from six yards.

Radonjic got here off the bench and was denied by a vital Obert sliding sort out within the field, whereas Jakub Jankto at full stretch might solely prod his end into the arms of Milinkovic-Savic.

Zappa made a decisive interception to cease Pietro Pellegri going clear after the cheeky Ivan Ilic back-heel flick and Leonardo Pavoletti’s half-volley was deflected huge.

Radonjic had a double alternative to win it in stoppages, however his first strike was overwhelmed away by Radunovic and the rebound nodded off beam.

Toro have been jeered off the sphere on the ultimate whistle, because the followers chanted for President Urbano Cairo to ‘purchase somebody.’

Torino 0-0 Cagliari