Torino striker Andrea Belotti. (Photo : Getty Images)
Cellar-dwelling side FC Crotone (1-9-2, 5 points) will try to improve their standing in the ongoing 2016-2017 Serie A season as they host contending squad Torino FC (5-3-4, 19 points) at their home field of Ezio Scida Stadium on Nov. 20, Sunday.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Crotone, a newly-promoted Italian top flight club after finishing as runners-up in last season's Serie B, has been struggling to find a win this season. So far, the team has only one win after 12 rounds of competitions, dropping them to the bottom of the 20-team league table.
In their most recent game on Nov. 6, the Squali was crushed by middling squad Inter Milan, 0-3, on the road at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro, as per Goal.
Head coach Davide Nicola's squad was not able to respond to the attacks of I Nerazzurri throughout the game and was eventually shutout by the stingy defense of the hosts.
It was actually a good performance for Crotone from the kickoff as they held Inter to a goalless draw until the final minutes of the game when Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic broke the deadlock in the 84th minute.
Inter team captain Mauro Icardi then netted two straight goals in the 88th minute and in injury time to push the lead to three points at the end of the match.
Meanwhile, Torino demolished another newly-promoted side, Cagliari, 5-1, at their home ground of Olimpico di Torino on Nov. 5, via SkySports.
Italian striker Andrea Belotti led head coach Siniša Mihajlović's boys with a brace in the second and 59th minutes while Adem Ljajic, Marco Benassi, and Daniele Baselli scored a goal each in the 10th, 38th, and 51st minutes respectively to complete the hosts' five-goal haul.
Cagliari forward Federico Melchiorri netted a consolation goal in the 41st to help the Islanders avoid a shutout.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 romp for Torino.
Crotone starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Cordaz; Rosi, Ceccherini, Ferrari, Mesbah; Rohden, Capezzi, Barberis, Palladino; Trotta, Falcinelli
Torino starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Hart; Zappacosta, Rossettini, Castan, Barreca; Benassi, Valdifiori, Baselli; Falque, Belotti, Ljajic
