The Torino team inflicted their first defeat on Roma in the new Italian Serie A championship, with Giovanni Simeone's only goal in the middle of the second half fixing the final 0:1, BTA reported.
The Roman "wolves" fell for the first time under the leadership of Gianpiero Gasperini, after winning the first two matches 1:0. Today, he released Paulo Dybala for the first time as a starter in a more attacking role, leaving Evan Ferguson and Artem Dovbik on the bench, while Leon Bailey was missing due to injury.
But the guests started more actively and goalkeeper Mile Svilar saved dangerous shots by Christian Aslani – came from Inter, while Mario Hermoso replied with a precise header.
But Roma's play was not working in Gasperini's new experiment and fifteen minutes into the second half Toro cut in. Torino opened the scoring with the first goal conceded by the “Giallorossi“ this season. Simeone created it by beating Manu Kone on the touchline and going on a counterattack. He then made a double pass with Cyril Ngonge and then sent the ball with his right foot into the far top corner from the edge of the penalty area. It was the first goal of Ciolito, as Giovanni Simeone is nicknamed, in Serie A in more than a year.
The score should have been 2-0 when Nikola Vlasic came down the touchline and passed for Zakaria Abuklal's first shot of the match, forcing Svilar to make a remarkable reaction to save his team. The goalkeeper made another save to keep Roma in the game, taking the ball away from Vlasic's feet.
In the last 10-12 regular and 9 extra minutes, Roma picked up the pace and brought the events to Franco Israel's goal, but Mancini shot wide, and in one situation the goalkeeper intervened masterfully.