Torino started the season with a disturbing pattern: in the first five games they always ended up behind. The Granata team had to recover on the pitch, only managing to overturn the match against Fiorentina and get a point against Bologna, while the other three matches - against Milan, Sassuolo and Roma - ended in defeat. This sequence of results pushed the management to intervene to prevent the trend from turning into a constant for the entire championship.
Coach Ignazio Abate said he intensified his work during the mid-season break, focusing above all on the national teams. According to Tuttosport, Abate underlined the importance of "perceiving the danger more" and adopting a more pessimistic defensive approach, even in apparently calm situations. He also insisted on the need to tighten lines and shirts when the team is under pressure, stating that these details can make the difference between a victory and a defeat.
Torino's next match is against Udinese, where the Toro coach hopes to immediately see the results of the changes made. A point of attention is the possible absence of Niccolò Fortini, who returned early from commitments with the Under 21s due to a physical problem. Fortini has not yet returned to training with the team in the last 48 hours before the match against the Friulians, leaving the club to evaluate how to manage his possible absence.
Torino, who showed moments of resilience but also fragility in the early stages of the season, are now preparing to test their new defensive and offensive strategies. The result against Udinese will be crucial to understand whether the changes introduced during the work break have had the desired effect and whether the club can avoid falling behind in the early stages of each match. If the team manages to maintain defensive discipline and exploit opportunities in attack, it will be able to reverse the negative trend and consolidate its position in the table.