Torino and Udinese bring the sixth round of Serie A to a close on Monday night, with both clubs arriving at the Olimpico Grande Torino on four points. They sit alongside Monza, Genoa, Parma and Fiorentina in a congested part of the early table, making this an opportunity for either Ignazio Abate or Kosta Runjaic to give their season a clearer direction.
Kick-off is scheduled for 20:45 on 12 October, with Valerio Crezzini of Siena appointed to referee the match.
Two coaches seeking a foothold
Abate is expected to place Torino’s attacking responsibility on Che Adams and Giovanni Simeone, a pairing that could be supported by Nikola Vlasic from midfield. The Granata are set to use a three-man defence, with Lucas Perri in goal and Saul Coco at the heart of the back line.
Udinese travel without Nicolò Zaniolo, who is injured, while Piotrowski and Gueye are also unavailable. There is, however, considerable interest around David Alaba after the defender’s free transfer arrival in Italy. He is expected to start in Runjaic’s back three.
The visitors’ projected attack has Keinan Davis leading the line, with Unai Gomez and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp operating behind him.
Probable line-ups
Torino
Expected formation: 3-5-2
- Lucas Perri
- Comuzzo, Saul Coco, Comert
- Belghali, Vlasic, Mandragora, Fitz-Jim, Cacciamani
- Che Adams, Giovanni Simeone
Other squad members listed: Mascardi, Siviero, Rodriguez, Ismajli, Fortini, Patterson, Biraghi, Ilkhan, Gineitis, Bragança, Casadei, Aboukhlal, Oristanio, Kulenovic, Zapata and Pellegri.
Fortini is registered as unavailable. Torino have no suspended players or players one booking away from a ban.
Udinese
Expected formation: 3-4-2-1
- Okoye
- Abankwah, Solet, Alaba
- Vojvoda, Lovric, Karlstrom, Kamara
- Unai Gomez, Ekkelenkamp
- Davis
Other squad members listed: Mrozek, Padelli, Kabasele, Bertola, Palma, Ebosse, Zarraga, Miller, Arizala, Zanoli, Chakvetadze, Jovanovic, Vinciati and Bayo.
Piotrowski, Zaniolo and Gueye are unavailable for Udinese. Runjaic has no suspensions to manage and no players listed as at risk of a one-match ban.
How to watch
The match will be shown live for subscribers on DAZN, as well as Sky Sport Calcio, Sky Sport 251 and Sky Sport 4K. Streaming coverage is available through DAZN, Sky Go and NOW.
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