Torino vs Cagliari Calcio Prediction: Will the Sardinians be able to pick up points?

Cagliari returned to the top division of Italian football for a year. Will the Sardinians be able to pick up points in their first game after their comeback? The opponents are tough Torino, although without Alexei Miranchuk.

Torino did not purchase Alexei Miranchuk from Atalanta, considering the amount of compensation for the contract of Russian to be excessive. Torino lost both wing players - Olu Aina and Wilfried Singo. But Nikola Vlasic was bought from West Ham and Ivan Ilic from Verona. The club signed from the same Verona club an excellent support player Adrien Tamez. Raoul Bellanova, who played last season for Inter, and young Albanian Kevin Haveri from Rimini will play on the flanks.

In the first game of the new season, Ivan Juric's team hosted FiralpiSalo in the Italian Cup. Torino advanced to the next round (2:1). Ivan Ilic scored, while Mergim Vojvoda scored 1+1 on the goal+pass system.

The 1970 Italian champion dropped to Serie B at the end of last season but returned to the elite division in just one season. However, Cagliari, who finished fifth in the main tournament of the championship, had to overcome an additional playoff. There Islanders knocked out of the draw Venice, Bari and Parma. Also note that already in the course of the last championship, Cagliari headed by the legendary Claudio Ranieri. Under the leadership of the champion of England Leicester the Sardinians will start the new championship.

In the cup game on August 12, Cagliari beat Palermo on their field - 2:1 (0:0) after extra time. Former Rostov striker Eldor Shomurodov became a substitute in the 85th minute.

Almost everyone probably remembers who Claudio Ranieri is. The experienced old-school mentor is an apologist of defensive football, which, in particular, helped him win the EPL with modest Leicester. In Cagliari, and this is indicated by the recent results of the team, Ranieri does not abandon his principles. The upcoming meeting against Torino will be unproductive, with a high probability. Moreover, Ivan Juric's Bulls pay much attention to defensive actions. We bet on total under and expect a draw in terms of the outcome,. Torino is the favorite, but to beat a very organized team from Sardinia, Turin may not have enough human resources.