Torino winger Iago Falque. (Photo : Getty Images)
Bottom three squad US Citta di Palermo (1-3-3, 6 points) will host middling team Torino FC (3-2-2, 11 points) at their home field of Stadio Renzo Barbera on Monday, Oct. 17 as round 8 competitions of the 2016-2017 Serie A season comes down to a close.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Palermo struggling to find a win in the Italian top flight so far as they only had one in the first seven rounds of matches. The team is now on a two-game winless slide as they are in the 18th spot of the 20-team league table.
The Rosanero was held to a 1-1 draw by fellow struggling team UC Sampdoria on the road at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday, as per ESPN.
After a goalless first 60 minutes of play, head coach Roberto De Zerbi's side finally broke the deadlock with a left-footed shot from the center of the box by Macedonian striker Ilija Nestorovski right at the hour-mark of the match. The assist came from Norwegian defender Haitam Aleesami with a cross.
Palermo looked headed to their second win of the term, but midfielder Alessandro Gazzi was booked for a second yellow card and sent off in injury time.
With the visitors a man down, La Samp took advantage and scored the equalizer five minutes into the stoppage time with a goal from Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes.
Meanwhile, Torino nipped reeling contenders Fiorentina, 2-1, at their home ground of Olimpico di Torino on Sunday, SB Nation reported.
Il Toro broke the deadlock early with a goal from Iago Falque in the 15th minute as the Spanish striker pulled off a brilliant individual move against Viola keeper Ciprian Tatarusanu.
Head coach Siniša Mihajlović's squad doubled the lead right at the hour-mark of the match with a goal from midfielder Marco Benassi with Falque providing the assist.
Fiorentina netted a consolation goal with six minutes left before full-time as substitute striker Khouma Babacar buried a header to the bottom right corner of Joe Hart's net.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 romp for Torino.
Palermo starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Posavec; Cionek, Goldaniga, Gonzalez; Rispoli, Chochev, Corsini, Aleesami; Diamanti, Hiljemark; Nestorovski
Torino starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Hart; Zappacosta, Rossettini, Castan, Barreca; Acquah, Valdifiori, Benassi; Falque, Belotti, Boye
