Torino keep the good times rolling against Lecce

Published 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Duván Zapata scored his third goal in four games as Torino’s super start to 2024 continued after comfortably beating Lecce 2-0.

Duván Zapata cannot be stopped right now. (Photo: AAP)

TORINO starting XI (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic-Savic, Djidji, Lovato, Masina, Bellanova, Ilic (subbed for Gineitis), Ricci, Lazaro (subbed for Vojvoda), Vlasic (subbed for Linetty), Zapata (subbed for Okereke), Pellegri (subbed for Sanabria)

Bench: Gemello, Popa, Sazonov, Savva

Goals: Bellanova 50’, Zapata 81’

LECCE starting XI (4-3-3): Falcone, Gendrey, Baschirotto, Pongracic, Dorgu (subbed for Gallo), Blin (subbed for Kaba), Ramadani, Rafia (subbed for Sansone), Almqvist, Piccoli (subbed for Krstovic), Oudin (subbed for Touba)

Bench: Samooja, Borbei, Venuti, Gonzalez, Berisha, Burnete, Pierotti

Torino extended their unbeaten run to six games and rose one place to ninth in the standings.

Raoul Bellanova got the opener with a rifled shot from just inside the box five minutes into the second half. It was the midfielder’s first goal of the season.

Lecce centre half Marin Pongracic was sent off with 19 minutes remaining, and nine minutes later Zapata scored with a textbook header from a corner kick.

Lecce are 13th after only one win in their last nine league games.

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