Serie A: Torino beats Atalanta, Fiorentina still frustrated against Venice

Continuation of the 2nd day of Serie A this Sunday evening. After having made a good showing against AC Milan in Lombardy (2-2) to start its season, Torino welcomed Atalanta, on the pitch of the Olimpico – Grande Torino stadium. A mouth-watering encounter in a particular context because the Granata fans organized a large gathering before kick-off to protest against their president and owner, Urbano Cairo, accused of selling the best elements of the team, a few days after the transfer of Raoul Bellanova, a key player in the group, to Atalanta precisely. In a balanced match, the Dea, who crushed Lecce (4-0) on the first day, opened the scoring in the wake of their summer recruit Mateo Retegui (26th). But that was without counting on Ivan Ilic’s quick equalizer on a pass from Che Adams (31st). The Scot then allowed Torino to take the lead in the second half (49th). Toro’s Serbian goalkeeper, Vanja Milinković-Savić, saved a penalty in the dying moments to seal a precious victory (2-1).

In the other match, Fiorentina, now coached by Raffaele Palladino, opened the doors of their Artemio Franchi stadium to the promoted team of Venice. The Viola, who had disappointed against Parma (1-1) but also in the Europa League against Puskás Akadémia in the first leg (3-3), had to pocket a first victory in official competition to get back on track. During a match dominated by the Tuscans, Venice goalkeeper Jesse Joronen had a huge game with a total of eight saves. Neither team managed to find the back of the net (0-0). In the standings, Torino temporarily climbs to 2nd place, not far from Atalanta who are 6th. Fiorentina stuck in 10th position are in difficulty with two points in two games. Venice takes its first point and thus camps in 17th place.