[46] The "Fila" as it was known was heavily associated with the exploits of the Grande Torino team of the 1940s: opened on 17 October 1926 with a match against Fortitudo Roma, it hosted Torino's games continuously until 11 May 1958 (the final match being a 4–2 victory over Genoa). Their success came to an abrupt end on 4 May 1949 when the Fiat G.212 airliner carrying the whole team crashed against the retaining wall of the Basilica of Superga in Turin. The players developed in the Torino youth system are nicknamed "Balon-Boys" in honour of Adolfo Baloncieri, the player and club icon who ended his Torino career in 1932. After three seasons, the club once again were relegated to Serie B. With valuable contributions from Antonio Janni, Giacinto Ellena and Mario Sperone, Novo was able to build a team known as the "Grande Torino".[10]. The title was won by two points ahead of Juventus, 27 years after the Superga tragedy. Internationally, Torino won the Mitropa Cup in 1991 and were finalists in the UEFA Cup in 1991–92. Roma moved level on points with champions Juventus in third place in Serie A on Thursday with a 3-1 win over 10-man Torino. The same title race was repeated the next year in a season that saw Torino finish with 50 points behind Juventus' 51, a record points total for the 16-team league format. [26] After a long campaign, Torino secured promotion to Serie A on 20 May 2012, after defeating Modena 2–0 in the penultimate round of the season. [58], On 11 May 1947, during a friendly match between Italy and Hungary that finished 3–2, Vittorio Pozzo fielded 10 players who were at Torino; this remains the largest number of Italian players fielded from the same club in the same match in the history of the Italy national team. Roma will welcome Torino to Stadio Olimpico on Thursday in Serie A action as Roma looks for two wins in a row with a victory today. Italy » Serie A - 2020/2021 ... first lose may lead to a physical collapse and on the other hand Torino desparately need points. [71] Supporters of Torino are on good terms with the curva nord of Alessandria and curva sud of Nocerina. In 1891 the two clubs merged to form Internazionale Torino, after which Football Club Torinese was founded in 1894.[4][5][6]. View full match commentary including video highlights, news, team line-ups, player ratings, ... Serie A Week 15. [84] Torino would have to wait almost 30 years before another league top scorer emerged, namely when Paolo Pulici broke his low-scoring streak in the mid-1970s and won the award in 1972–73 (17), 1974–75 (18) and 1975–76 (21). In 1963, Orfeo Pianelli assumed presidency. He scored 22 goals, in 20 games, scoring 51.1% of the team's goals. On 4 May 1949, when the Grande Torino team perished in plane crash of Superga, Corinthians paid tribute to the Italians in a friendly match against Portuguesa when its starting XI took to the field in Torino's kit. Ghirardi: "Calcio finito, "MARCATORI – Immobile capocannoniere. [13] Despite the tragedy, Torino finished the season in seventh place and won the Coppa Italia. Football first arrived in the city of Turin at the end of the 19th century, introduced by the industrial Swiss and English. [73], The Argentines of River Plate are historically twinned with Torino, since the time of the Superga disaster. Torino Absorb Pressure. It has not been unusual however to see the team take to the field with maroon socks, especially at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s when the team permanently adopted a complete maroon kit. [65], The fans of Torino hold a number of distinctions, including the first ever organised supporters group in Italy, the Fedelissimi Granata, founded in 1951. December 24, 2020. magical goal out the hat in stoppages to snatch a point for Napoli, as Torino … Torino is in 8th place in the Serie A all-time standings,[80] which takes account of all the football teams that have played in the top flight at least once. The following season Torino finished in seventh place and qualified for the Europa League after a five-year absence. [3][48], The Stadio Filadelfia also served as the training ground of Torino from 1926 to 1993. At the end of the 1988–89 season Torino were relegated to Serie B for the second time in their history. ^1 Torino won the title in the 1926–27 season, but it was later revoked. Find Torino vs Verona result on Yahoo Sports. [1], In the 2006–07 season, Torino, for the first time in history played at a level higher than Juventus: while the Granata competed in Serie A, Juventus took part in Serie B following the aftermath of the Calciopoli scandal. Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus retirement prediction made ahead of Torino Serie A showdown Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to start when Juventus lock horns with Torino in their Serie … [23][24], On 6 June 2011, the club officially announced Gian Piero Ventura as the new manager ahead of the 2011–12 Serie B season,[25] with Ventura signing a one-year contract. [61], The Torino youth system is formed of four men's teams that participate in separate national leagues (Primavera, Beretti, Allievi Nazionali Serie A & B, and Allievi Nazionali Lega Pro) and three that participate at regional level (Giovanissimi Nazionali, Giovanissimi Regionali A & B). Recent Form – Juventus Have your say on the game in the comments. The new game quickly supplanted the popularity of pallapugno, which led to the foundation of the football sections of the sports clubs Ginnastica Torino and Juventus. 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[42] From 1990 until the bankruptcy, the badge in use recalled the one used at the time of the Grande Torino, with the important difference that the right side of the oval crossed the letter "T" and "C" (initials of "Torino Calcio") instead of the letters "A", "C" and "T" (initials of "Associazione Calcio Torino"). [82] The record for the most goals scored is held by Paolo Pulici, with 172 official goals (in 437 appearances) between 1967 and 1982. [49] In the 2017–18 season, Torino returned to training at the reconstructed Filadelfia.[50]. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for better use of the website. Previously, the club had tried to obtain permission to use royal blue, but the monarchs of Italy were reluctant to grant the use of their dynastic color to a single team, as opposed to a few years later, when Azure adopted by the various national sports teams. The first official match was played on 16 December 1906 in Vercelli against Pro Vercelli, won 3–1 by Torino. Built specifically for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Stadio delle Alpi was home to Torino from 1990 to 2006. [7] Through the merger of Football Club Torinese and the aforementioned group, "Foot-Ball Club Torino" was formed. [59], With 74 players having represented Italy throughout the club's existence, Torino is the fifth ranked Italian club for number of players capped by the Azzurri (sixth by number of total admissions). Torino successfully replicated this by a margin of 4–1 a month later and gained the right to enter the final round of the Italian Football Championship, placed second behind Milan. [22] With the sale, the club changed its name to "Torino Football Club". Torino hope to climb out of the Serie A relegation zone as they host Udinese at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on Saturday. [28] The stars of the year were Alessio Cerci and Ciro Immobile; the latter finished as the top scorer in Serie A.[29][30]. [32][36][37] Cyclically, an away shirt with a diagonal maroon band has also been used. In 1900, Football Club Torinese absorbed Internazionale Torino, and on 3 December 1906 at the Voigt brewery (now bar Norman) on Via Pietro Micca an alliance was formed with a group of Juventus dissidents, led by the Swiss financier Alfred Dick. [41] The current badge was adopted in the 2005–06 season, the first following the bankruptcy of Torino Calcio. In the period following the disaster, the Argentine club was very close to the Italian club, organising a friendly and fundraiser to help the devastated team. Milan - Torino, 9 January 2021, 19:45, Serie A, Italy, season 2020 - 2021. [69] The fans also displayed the first banner of an organised club, at the Stadio Filadelfia, and organised the first away trip by plane in Italian football, in 1963, during a game against Roma. Under Renato Zaccarelli, Torino achieved promotion in the 2004–05 season. [1] They have also won the Coppa Italia five times, the last of which was in the 1992–93 season. He appointed Nereo Rocco as manager and signed club icon Gigi Meroni, nicknamed "The Maroon Butterfly" (La Farfalla Granata). [38] the shirt was debuted on 6 January 1953 in a league match against Milan, ending 1–1. On 26 May 1949, River flew to Turin to play a friendly charity match organised by the FIGC, together with a selection that included the strongest Italian players of the era, gathered under the name of "Torino symbol. Head to head statistics, odds, last league matches and more info for the match. Roma will look to climb into the top four in Serie A when they welcome struggling Torino to the capital on Thursday (7.45pm kick-off). [14] The club was promoted back to Serie A in the 1989–90 season, and after having made important signings, qualified for the UEFA Cup under Emiliano Mondonico. In 1939–40, Torino finished in fifth place, and saw the arrival of club president Ferruccio Novo. 8' Milan. In Serie A, Torino finished in third place. Domestically, Torino hold the record for most championships won in both the Campionato Nazionale Primavera with nine titles, and the Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti with 10 titles. After a play-off lost on penalties in the 1997–98 season to Perugia, Torino returned to Serie A in 1998–99, but were once again relegated at the end of the 1999–2000 season. Torino in Europa League. The captain and undisputed leader of the team was Valentino Mazzola, father of Ferruccio and Sandro, who would subsequently follow their father in becoming footballers. However, the title was revoked on 3 November 1927 due to the "Allemandi Case". In addition, they have won the Coppa Italia Primavera a record eight times, and the prestigious Torneo di Viareggio six times. Club chairman Mick Wallace is known to be a Torino fan. Serie A Round 10 Saturday, 3 December 2020 Kick-off at 18:00 (CET) Allianz Stadium, Turin. Torino’s current Serie A record reads one win, three draws, and seven losses in 11 league games as they sit 19th in Serie A standings with just 6 points to their name. Find Torino vs Bologna result on Yahoo Sports. The scudetto was won after a comeback against Juventus, who held a five-point advantage over the Granata during the spring. The club's greatest period is encapsulated in the Grande Torino, a team which won five titles in a row (not considering the interruption to the league in the 1944 Campionato Alta Italia, in which the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) in 2002 recognised only honorary value to Spezia) between 1942 and 1949, and the Coppa Italia in 1943 (due to this success, Torino was the first team to win the coveted Scudetto and Coppa Italia "double" in Italy during the same season). [1], Giorgio Ferrini holds the club's official appearance record with 566 appearances (plus 56 goals) accumulated between 1959 and 1975. [21] The club was granted admission to the Petrucci Law, which guaranteed registration to Serie B, as well as all of the sporting titles of "Torino Calcio." Torino on the other hand has really struggled this season. AC Milan vs Torino FC live streaming & live stream video: Preview, prediction & odds. AC Milan look to bounce back from their first Serie A defeat of the season when they welcome Torino to the Stadio San Siro on Saturday. Torino played the entirety of the 1959–60 season and the next at the Filadelfia, but in 1961–62 and 1962–63 the club began to use the Comunale for "special" matches. The new capacity was now 27,958 seated, reduced by about 38,000 from the original in compliance with modern safety standards. [75] Other supporters with whom there is a friendship are supporters of English club Manchester City.[76]. [43][44][45], The first official match after the club's foundation, a derby match against Juventus, took place on 13 January 1907 at the Stadio Velodrome Umberto. A slow decline led to the club's first relegation to Serie B, which took place under the name "Talmone Torino" in 1958–59. Milan 2-0 Torino: Rafael Leao, Franck Kessie On Target As Serie A Leaders Return To Winning Ways Milan bounced back from their defeat to Juventus by overcoming Torino … The club instead played in two popular "minor" tournaments: the coveted "Palla Dapples" (a silver trophy in the shape of a regulation football), won against Pro Vercelli; and an international tournament organised by La Stampa, which took place in Turin that year. VIDEO Napoli vs Torino (Serie A) Highlights. By 1887, Football & Cricket Club – the oldest Italian football club – had already been founded in the capital of Piedmont, followed in 1889 by Nobili Torino. The first uniform used by Torino only a few days after its foundation and in the first game of its history against Pro Vercelli was striped orange and black, similar to the kits used by Internazionale Torino and Football Club Torinese, the historical predecessors of the newly formed club. The club's traditional colour is maroon, and its symbol is a rampant bull, the traditional symbol of the city of Turin, from which the club's nickname is derived, "Il Toro" (The Bull). The 22 goals conceded by Torino in Serie A this season is an unfair representation of their performance – they have given up 16.68 expected goals per Understat. It currently plays in Serie A. In the 1971–72 season, Torino managed a third-place finish, placed just one point behind Juventus. In 2017, the Irish club Wexford Youths renamed itself Wexford F.C. That’s not to say they are a good defensive team, however. Difficult years followed in the aftermath of the tragedy. Torino hosted Cesena at the Comunale but could only manage to draw; Juventus, however, were defeated at Perugia. Given the need to adopt a definitive color the founders opted in the end for granata, a dark shade of red similar to burgundy. Home ITALY VIDEO Napoli vs Torino (Serie A) Highlights. Renamed "Associazione Calcio Torino" due to the Italian fascist regime, Torino finished in second place in the 1938–39 season, under the technical director Ernest Erbstein. [39][40], The Torino club badge has always featured a rampant bull, the symbol of the city of Turin. On 15 October 1967, Meroni was killed while crossing the street after a league game. This badge is still held in high regard by the fans, and in 2013 it was voted by the readers of Guerin Sportivo as the most beautiful club logo of all time. SportsPlus.Me Live Score. Genoa were beaten 6-0 at Napoli in their last outing on Sunday. [16], In the 1992–93 season, Torino won their fifth Coppa Italia after defeating Roma,[16] however the club subsequently went through a period of severe economic difficulties. Eusebio Castigliano was the leading scorer (13) of the first season after the Second World War (1945–46),[84] followed by Valentino Mazzola in 1946–47 (29). Zlatan Ibrahimovic could feature for AC Milan for the first time in seven weeks when the Serie A table-toppers host Torino on Saturday. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The move to the Comunale, a stadium with a standing capacity of 65,000, was completed in 1963–64, and Torino remained there until 27 May 1990 when the stadium was abandoned in favour of the Stadio delle Alpi. Serie A Match Report for Juventus v Torino on 5 December 2020, includes all goals and incidents. [47] In April 2016, the Olimpico was renamed in honour of the Grande Torino. The most widely accepted story is that it was adopted in honour of the Duke of the Abruzzi and the House of Savoy, which, after the victorious liberation of Turin from the French in 1706, adopted a blood-colored handkerchief in honour of a messenger killed bringing the news of victory. [10] In attack, Torino boasted the Trio delle meraviglie (Trio of Wonders), composed of Julio Libonatti, Adolfo Baloncieri and Gino Rossetti, and won their first scudetto on 10 July 1927 after a 5–0 win against Bologna. [32] Incidentally the colours were too similar to that of the Habsburgs, historical enemies of the then ruling Italian house and considered inappropriate. [70] In the 1970s the fans began to organise the club's first choreographies, which were used in commercials of French carmaker Renault in the subsequent decade. Roma beat 10-man Torino 3-1 in Serie A on Thursday to move level on points with third-place Juventus and leave visiting coach Marco Giampaolo under more pressure. [60] Francesco Graziani is the Torino player who has accumulated the most appearances (47) and goals (20) for Italy. Torino Football Club , commonly referred to as Torino or simply Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont. The first derby was played in the new year, dated 13 January 1907, in which Torino defeated Juventus 2–1. This is an homage to River Plate, the Argentine club which has had close historical ties to Torino since the tragedy of Superga. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. The crash was attributed to dense fog and spatial disorientation due a faulty altimeter in the cockpit. [47] Following the reconstruction carried out to make the stadium suitable to host the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and closing ceremony, Torino returned to the Stadio Comunale, renamed the Stadio Olimpico. Juventus 2-1 Torino: Champions leave it late to win Turin derby ...SOON.. The reconstruction of a winning team, initiated by the club president Pianelli, continued with the victory of another Coppa Italia in the 1970–71 season. On 19 August, Urbano Cairo was officially announced as the new president of the club at the bar Norman (once known as Voigt brewery). Date: 9th January 2021 at 8:25pm Written by: Forza Italian Football Staff. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been recalled to the AC Milan squad after seven weeks out injured for Saturday's Serie A match against Torino. and adopted a new crest with rampant bull, inspired by Torino's. [77] Torino's friendship with Genoa turned negative as a result of Genoese festivities during the Torino–Genoa match on 24 May 2009 won by the Rossoblu; the result contributed to Torino's relegation to Serie B. [83], Eight different Torino players have won the Capocannoniere award for league top scorer in the Italian top flight: the first was the Austrian Heinrich Schönfeld with 22 goals in 1923–24. January 9, 2021 Matteo Carnevale AC Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2020-2021, Torino Leave a comment. Torino Football Club (Italian pronunciation: [toˈriːno]), commonly referred to as Torino or simply Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont. [69] In 1979, the curva Maratona was awarded "the most beautiful stand of Europe" by French magazine Onze Mondial; an image of this section of the stadium was later featured on the cover of France Football on 21 December 1979. [38] The bond with the Portuguese of Benfica is also very strong, the last to have met the Grande Torino before the aerial disaster of Superga. [69] It was at the Filadelfia that Oreste Bolmida, the trumpeter fan made famous by the film Ora e per sempre also performed. The stay in Serie B would only last one season, with Torino's return to the top flight in 1960–61. With one match left to play, Torino (in second), were two points behind leaders Genoa. 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