Giovanni Simeone’s two goals drive Torino’s 3-0 win at Parma

Simeone strikes twice in Torino’s 3-0 win

Torino defeated Parma 3-0 at the Ennio Tardini in Serie A, with Giovanni Simeone scoring twice in a result that moved Torino to #10 with 10 points from 7 games. Parma remain #19 with 4 points from 7 games.

Early goals put Torino in control

Simeone scored the opener in the 4th minute, assisted by Rafik Belghali, to make the score 0-1. Che Adams then doubled Torino’s lead in the 24th minute, leaving Parma 0-2 behind at half-time.

Parma made two substitutions at the interval, replacing Diego Carlos with Dominik Drobnic and Giovanni Fabbian with Simone Lontani. Torino later withdrew Adams and Rolando Mandragora in the 63rd minute, bringing on Sandro Kulenović and Gvidas Gineitis.

Simeone completed the scoring in the 69th minute, again assisted by Belghali, for the final score of 0-3. The forward finished with a 9.1 rating, 2 goals and 2 shots on target, making him the standout performer by the match ratings.

Parma had the volume but not the goals

The scoreline did not reflect Parma’s greater attacking volume. Parma had 51% possession, 25 total shots and 8 shots on goal, compared with Torino’s 9 shots and 3 on goal. Parma also recorded 1.61 expected goals to Torino’s 1.58, while Lucas Perri made 8 saves for the winners.

Parma received yellow cards for Diego Carlos, Ardian Ismajli? No, Ismajli was Torino. Parma’s cautions went to Diego Carlos in the 28th minute, Sascha Britschgi in the 54th and Mariano Troilo in the 90th. Torino’s yellow cards went to Ardian Ismajli in the 37th and Pietro Comuzzo in the 75th.

Torino are 6 points ahead of Parma, 10 v 4, and trail league leaders Inter by 9 points. The result ended Parma’s listed sequence of Loss, Loss, Draw, Loss, Win, Loss with another defeat, while Torino’s listed form was Loss, Loss, Win, Loss, Draw, Win, Win.