Chievo midfielder Përparim Hetemaj (#56). (Photo : Reuters)
Torino FC (3-0-1, 10 points) overtook AC Chievo (2-1-1, 7 points) in the 2015-2016 Serie A league table last Sunday and now they face off in a September 23 match at the latter's Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona.
Il Toro blanked Sampdoria, 2-0, on Sunday to move up into the no. 2 spot as forward Fabio Quagliarella scored a double in the first half for Giampiero Ventura's side, via SkySports.
They are now just two points behind league-leading Inter Milan, who is currently in a four-game winning streak to top the overall standings with 12 points.
The Yellow Blues are formerly in the second spot of the current season, but they were nipped by Internazionale earlier on Sunday, 0-1, to fall to the sixth position tied with Sampdoria and Palermo with seven points apiece.
I Nerazzurri team captain Mauro Icardi left-footed the lone goal beyond Chievo goalkeeper Albano Bizzarri's outstretched hands right before the halftime whistle sounded and held the lead until time expired, as reported by BBC Sport.
Rolando Maran's men were not able to recover and so they suffered their first loss of the season after a hard-fought match with the league leaders.
It could be a different story against Torino, however, as Mussi Volanti looks to avenge last season's 0-2 loss to the Maroons in May of this year.
Prediction: Chievo would be in for another hard-fought encounter, but they will prevail in the end, 1-0.
Chievo starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Bizzarri; Frey, Gamberini, Cesar, Gobbi; Castro, Rigoni, Hetemaj; Birsa; Paloschi, Meggiorini
Torino starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Molinaro; Peres, Baselli, Vives, Obi, Avelar; Quagliarella, Belotti
