The Granata coach speaks on the eve of the away match at Sassuolo: “You have to play from the first to the last minute with presence, dedication, attention and energy: it’s the definitive step that this team must take”
A couple of the anti-Sassuolo Toro starters are already certain, it’s easy to imagine a few others because the Africa Cup of Nations took away Masina and above all Coco. There are still two days left before the granata’s trip to Reggio Emilia, but Marco Baroni anticipates his traditional meeting with the reporters and announces two starters out of eleven. “Paleari in goal and Tameze in defense will play as starters,” says the coach. We were saying: Maripan and Ismajli will also certainly be in the game to complete a defensive package that has the men counted and in which, for the occasion, the Georgian defender Sazonov returns to the list of 25 for Serie A. “We will bring Sazonov to the list and he is available: he was leaving, but we will bring him too”, says Baroni.
the thread
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The latest home victory against Cremonese brought points back to the standings and serenity in the locker room. On the horizon there is the difficult challenge at the home of Sassuolo, then Cagliari will arrive in Turin immediately after Christmas (the 27th). Two matches therefore to conclude 2025 in which, despite all the difficulties involved, Torino aims to enrich its ranking. “We want to achieve a string of results, despite knowing that there are no easy matches – reflects the Granata coach -. Now our objective is to no longer have tension drops in matches and to look for an identity. The growth is all here. We must play from the first to the last minute with presence, dedication, attention and energy: it is the definitive step that this team must take”.
the individuals
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When we start talking about singles, we start with Ngonge. “He has quality, and I would always like quality on the pitch – underlines Baroni -. He prefers to work on the outside, but he can be an attacker: now it’s up to him, he has to take something away and put something else in. With his participation our work can be enriched.” On Ilic he says: “He’s good, the problem now is just his physical and mental condition.” On Simeone: “He’s fantastic, I’m proud to coach him. He’s not 100% but it’s normal, he’s working to find the best condition. He also has great energy in training, he’s available and I have four in that role: him, Zapata, Adams, Ngonge and also Njie.” And he closes on the midfield ballot: “Here I have a good abundance, between Gineitis, Casadei and Anjorin. He too is working to start from the beginning or to take over”.
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