New season, old Turin. The first few days had deluded the Granata public that this year with Paolo Vanoli things could have gone differently, but, at least for the moment, it seems that there are many features in common with what Ivan Juric did, from the point of view of results. Ninth place in the standings reflects the value of a team that was deprived of its best pieces in the summer.
It was almost impossible for the sales of Buongiorno and Bellanova not to weigh on the economy of a group that had relied so much on the solidity of its central defender and the gallops of its right winger. The performance, also considering the Italian Cup, of the last 6 matches is worrying: 5 defeats and only one victory in the last 6, 8 goals scored and 12 conceded.
The problem is not the offensive department, which inevitably, however, without Zapata, has lost a lot of its potential. The environment, especially the fans, have identified in Urban Cairo the main person responsible for these performances and continue to contest it civilly at the stadium. Meanwhile, January is approaching and the president is called to give a signal to all the supporters to make it clear, also with facts, that he really wants to strengthen this team and aim, why not, for a place in the European zone.