Torino vs Lazio: D’Aversa debuts against Sarri
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino will welcome Roberto D'Aversa for the first time, who was called up this week to replace Marco Baroni. Torino have not won since 1 February against Lecce and have lost six of their last eight league matches, slipping dangerously close to the relegation zone. Lazio are also without a win in three and need three points to remain in the top half of the table.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The official precedents between the two teams in Turin are 72: record of 30 Granata victories (latest 3-1, Serie A 2018/19), 24 draws (latest 0-0, Serie A 2022/23) and 18 Lazio victories (latest 2-3, Serie A 2025/26).
DID YOU KNOW?
Torino with 4 points gained in the second half of the season: only Pisa (3), Cremonese and Verona (2) have collected fewer.
Torino team that concedes most goals (47) in Serie A 2025/26.
Only Verona (8) sends fewer players to score than Torino (9, like Parma) in Serie A 2025/26.
Lazio without goals in Serie A for 223': last goal signed by Isaksen at 47' of Juventus-Lazio 2-2 last 8 February.
Lazio coming off one victory in the last 6 matchdays: 3-2 against Genoa at the Olimpico, then 3 draws and 2 defeats in the period.
Only Lecce (14) has missed the appointment with the goal in more matches than Lazio (13) in Serie A 2025/26.
COACHES and PLAYERS
Between Roberto D'Aversa and Maurizio Sarri 6th official encounter: in the 5 precedents the Biancocelesti coach leads 4-1.
Only Yann Sommer and Jean Butez (13) have recorded more clean sheets than Ivan Provedel (12, like Svilar).
Emirhan Ilkhan sent off against Genoa: it is the first red card received by a Torino player in this championship.
Giovanni Simeone at 10 goals against Lazio: it is the team against which he has scored most goals in his career in Italy.
DISCIPLINE
Suspended: Ilkhan (Torino)
Cautioned: Aboukhlal (Torino); Cancellieri (Lazio)
REFEREE
ABISSO (IMPERIALE – CAVALLINA) IV: TREMOLADA, VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: PATERNA
UPCOMING MATCHES
Napoli-Torino
Lazio-Sassuolo
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