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Como vs Torino Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes ·
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Como vs Torino Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Como have been threatening to put in a truly dominant performance throughout the season and they did so the other day as they now take on Torino by Lake Como.

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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Paramount+ & DAZN

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Paramount+ & DAZN

Como preview: Emphatic Como

Como come into this one on the back of an impressive 3-0 demolition of Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in their most recent outing last week, courtesy of a Nico Paz brace as well as a strike from Croatia international attacker Martin Baturina.

The home team, coached by the impressive Cesc Fabregas, now begin the weekend’s round of fixtures sitting tucked inside the top six and the European spots, with just four defeats in their 21 games so far this season.

Torino preview: Mid-table Torino

Torino had appeared to be turning a bit of a corner mid-way through the season but the visitors have returned to being in quite average form again as they sink back down towards the bottom three and the relegation places.

The visitors come into this one on the back of a 2-0 defeat at home to Roma last weekend, due to goals from Donyall Malen and Paulo Dybala, meaning that they have now suffered three successive defeats in Serie A.

Como team news: Several absentees

Como have several injury absentees for this weekend, especially in attack, with the unavailability of Assane Diao, Jayden Addai and the experienced Alvaro Morata.

Predicted XI (4-3-2-1): Butez; Smolcic, Jacobo, Diego Carlos, Alex Valle; Caqueret, Maximo Perrone, Da Cunha; Nico Paz, Jesus Rodriguez; Baturina

Unavailable: Goldaniga (Injured), Diao (Injured), Addai (Injured), Alvaro Morata (Injured)

Questionable: 

Torino team news: A few off-field issues

Torino are dealing with plenty of contractual and transfer issues off the pitch involving a few players but Adam Masina has returned from Morocco’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations campaign.

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Paleari; Tameze, Ismajli, Saul Coco; Lazaro, Vlasic, Ilkhan, Anjorin, Masina; Ngonge, Adams

Unavailable: Schuurs (Injured)

Questionable: Sazonov (Ineligible), Nkounkou (Ineligible), Biraghi (Ineligible), Dembele (Ineligible), Asllani (Ineligible), Gineitis (Injured), Duvan Zapata (Ineligible), Aboukhlal (Ineligible), Ilic (Injured)

Como vs Torino prediction

With their home advantage, Como will fancy themselves to completely dominate proceedings at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. They will be expected to dictate the tempo and simply overwhelm Torino. Torino have lacked much cohesion on a consistent basis at either end of the pitch and so if Como can find that efficiency from the other day then they will be expected to win quite comfortably here.

Como vs Torino tip: Como to win -1 handicap

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