Cairo: “First half dominated by Turin, we deserved another result”

From our correspondent Mario Pagliara

October 3
– Torino

In the end, Urbano Cairo has the serene face of one who, within himself, holds the awareness that his new creature is growing visibly. Undoubtedly, regret emerges for that billiard shot by Manuel Locatelli who, in the final, ruined the night of a derby that Toro played on par, with enthusiasm and quality, and dominated in the first part against this Juventus, veteran from the victory in the Champions League against the European champions Chelsea. While the Grande Torino Olympic stadium is emptying, just before leaving the grenade president stops with a couple of reporters waiting for him in the inner ring under the central grandstand.

Constant growth

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Obviously, the disappointment for the result emerges, but his words also include the satisfaction for the level of growth that, overall, this new Bull of his is reaching game after game, despite having recently started such a clear and structural revolution. more than three months. “I am naturally sorry for this result that we did not deserve at all – commented the president Cairo -, but I am also satisfied with the progress of Toro, how we played and how we are growing”.

That first part

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In a wide-ranging analysis of the period, it cannot be reduced to a result that slipped away in the last minutes of a derby, which obviously leaves a deep bitter feeling in the mouth. Because in the eyes and in the memory remains, clearly, the beauty that the grenades managed to represent in the first part of the derby. “Overall this time too we played very well, even with our first half which was excellent – reflects the president Cairo -. In the first 45 minutes we really dominated”. A pause, and then the bitterness that returns to the foreground: “It was really a shame, because overall we certainly deserved much more”.

The changes and the project

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One of the key aspects of this derby of the Mole that a few hours ago was delivered to the archives cannot go unnoticed: the many injuries that ended up affecting the performance of the grenade in the second part of the Turin derby. For several weeks, Toro has had a pretty full infirmary: the waivers of Andrea Belotti, Marko Pjaca, Dennis Praet, Simone Zaza, plus the disqualified Koffi Djidji, prevented Toro from having in the second half a replacement adequate to the level of the evening, among other things at the end of a period in which it was played almost every three days and always with the same players. As if that weren’t enough, yesterday morning, Simone Verdi was added to the list of injured, stopped by muscle fatigue in a flexor. Verdi was still on the bench, but the last-minute injury was the reason why Juric was unable to throw him into the fray after the hour of play. Without this unexpected event, the Croatian coach would have liked to give Simone at least the last half hour.

Mini budget

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“In the long run, the difference was made by the injuries and, consequently, by the changes we were unable to make”, concludes President Urbano Cairo. Which then, a moment later, draws a mini balance of this new Bull who now, with the stop at the gates, will be able to recover his breath, energy and players. “Overall, the growth of Torino and the balance of the period are certainly good: now we have to continue working”.