Toro comes back and folds Atalanta, Fiorentina stopped by Venezia
Torino-Atalanta 2-1 and Fiorentina Venezia 0-0
Sunday of the second day of Serie A opened with two surprise results: Torino came back and beat Atalanta 2-1 in front of their fans, while Fiorentina was stopped at home by Venezia, not going beyond 0-0.
At the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino to take the lead è Atalanta at 26’ with an imperious break by Retegui, on a cross from the right by Zappacosta. Five minutes later, Toro equalized with Ilic, who finished a beautiful one-two with Adams. It was precisely the Granata striker who completed the comeback early in the second half with an easy tap-in after Carnesecchi’s save on Zapata. In the final huge thrill for Torino. Penalty kick for Atalanta: on the penalty spot goes Pasalic but Milinkovic-Savic tells him no.
At the Franchi, Fiorentina slams into the wall of Venezia and Joronen. In fact, the goalkeeper of the lagunari, è the great protagonist of the match with more than one decisive intervention: in the first half è miraculous on a half backhanded by Kouame, then saves on Parisi and Richardson. In the second half Joronen says no to Kean. For the guests chances with Zampano and Raimondo but in both cases Terracciano è careful.
Toro momentarily flies to the top of the standings, with 4 points, along with Inter, Genoa, Udinese and Parma, while Atalanta remains stuck at 3. Fiorentina rises to 2 points, while Venezia gets its first point in the league.