Torino vs Cagliari Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Torino are steadying themselves in the middle-of-the-table in Serie A as they welcome a similarly matched Cagliari side to the Olimpico di Torino in Piedmont this weekend.
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Torino preview: Mid-table Torino
Once again, Torino are stagnant in the middle-of-the-table in Serie A but it could well be that they are actually going backwards somewhat, after a difficult start to the season, which has actually been arrested of late.
They come into this one on the back of back-to-back 1-0 victories against tough but newly-promoted opposition, edging past Cremonese and then winning away against a strong Sassuolo side.
Cagliari preview: Inconsistent Sardinians
Cagliari begin the 17th match day of the 2025/26 Serie A season sitting three points and three places outside of the bottom three and the relegation places with a slightly more entertaining style of football than recent seasons.
The Sardinians shared an entertaining 2-2 draw with struggling Pisa in their most recent outing, last weekend, but it was a frustrating result in which they conceded an 89th minute equaliser scored by Santiago Moreo.
Torino team news: Defensive absentees
Saul Coco is away with Equatorial Guinea at AFCON, while former Watford and Newcastle United man Adam Masina is on international duty with Morocco.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Paleari; Tameze, Guillermo Maripan, Ismajli; Pedersen, Asllani, Gineitis, Vlasic, Lazaro; Adams, Duvan Zapata
Unavailable: Saul Coco (International duty), Schuurs (Injured), Masina (Injured)
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Cagliari team news: A few absentees
Cagliari head to Turin with a few absentees, including both Joseph Liteta and Angola international Zito Luvumbo, who are away at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations.
Predicted XI (4-1-2-1-2): Caprile; Palestra, Yerry Mina, Javi Rodriguez, Obert; Deiola; Folorunsho, Adopo; Gaetano; Esposito, Kilicsoy
Unavailable: Ze Pedro (Injured), Liteta (International duty), Felici (Injured), Zito Luvumbo (International duty), Belotti (Injured)
Questionable: Folorunsho (Injured)
Torino vs Cagliari prediction
Home advantage should give Torino the initiative to take the game to Cagliari. They also have the added confidence boost of improved form in the last couple of weeks. They now face a Cagliari side that, with Tommaso Giulini at the helm, have been a lot better to watch of late. As a result, it could be a surprisingly fun watch for the neutral in which both teams scoring seems a good bet.
Torino vs Cagliari tip: Both teams to score
