Torino beat Udinese 2-1 as Okoye's error hands Kulenovic the winner in Serie A
Daniel Bragança and Sandro Kulenovic scored for Torino, with a misjudged sortie by Udinese goalkeeper Okoye setting up the winner on Monday, 12 October. The win lifted the hosts to 12th in Serie A.
A home win decided by one error
Torino beat Udinese 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on Monday, 12 October, in the sixth round of Serie A, the monday night fixture that closed the round. Notícias ao Minuto reported that it was Torino's first home win in the league this season. Ignazio Abate set his side up in a 4-4-2, with Simeone and Adams up front and Oristanio and Cacciamani on the flanks, while Vlasic and Fitz-Jim started on the bench (ANSA). Udinese, coached by Runjaic, left out Alaba and Davis at the start, and Udinese had an early chance when Chakvetadze's shot was turned behind for a corner (ANSA).
Goals and the decisive error
Torino took the lead in the 36th minute. Adams hit the post with a header from a corner from the left, and Daniel Bragança was first to the rebound to put the ball into an empty net, according to AGI. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp equalised in the 43rd minute, after Solet's pass to Ebosse and Ebosse's return ball, with the video referee checking a possible offside by Ebosse before the goal stood (Adnkronos and ANSA). Torino then struggled to find a second goal until the restart, when Okoye misplayed a ball in the 8th minute of the second half, and Simeone shot over.
The decisive moment came in the 67th minute. Vlasic played a long ball forward, Okoye came off his line, misjudged the bounce and collided with Bertola, leaving the ball for Kulenovic, who had just come on, to tap into an empty net. Adnkronos described the mistake as the moment that decided the match. Late on, Ekkelenkamp struck from outside the area and the ball went narrowly wide of Perri's post, the last chance of the game (AGI).
- Daniel Bragança puts Torino 1-0 up
- Jurgen Ekkelenkamp equalises for Udinese
- Sandro Kulenovic scores the winner after an Okoye error
Standings and the rest of the round
Torino move up to 12th with seven points, while Udinese stay 15th on four points, level with Parma, Monza and Genoa (Adnkronos). ANSA reported that Udinese have lost four consecutive matches and taken four points from six rounds. Earlier on the same day Atalanta beat Venezia 3-1, ending their own run of three defeats (Notícias ao Minuto). Franck Kessié (4') and Nikola Krstovic (6' and 30') gave Atalanta a comfortable lead, which Antoine Hainaut reduced for Venezia in the 37th minute (SAPO). Atalanta are now 10th with nine points, while Venezia remain 20th and last with no points.
- Atalanta (10th)
- 9 points
- Torino (12th)
- 7 points
- Udinese (15th)
- 4 points
- Venezia (20th)
- 0 points
Next fixtures and the Portuguese players
Udinese host Lecce in the next round, while Torino travel to Parma (Adnkronos). Daniel Bragança, who joined Torino from Sporting on the last day of the Italian transfer window (Notícias ao Minuto), scored his first goal for the club and his first Serie A goal in this match (ANSA and SAPO). Thierry Correia's Venezia lost, leaving the side without a point in the table (SAPO). Alaba made his Serie A debut for Udinese as a late substitute, while Ilkhan had to leave the pitch with an injury for Torino (AGI).
