Torino striker Andrea Belotti. (Photo : Getty Images)
Rising team Torino FC (6-3-4, 22 points) will look to extend a two-game winning run as they face middling squad AC Chievo Verona (5-5-3, 18 points) at the Olimpico di Torino on Saturday, Nov. 26 as round 14 of the 2016-2017 Serie A season commences.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
With two straight wins against lowly clubs Cagliari and Crotone, Torino has been undefeated in five of their last six matches to climb to the seventh spot of the Italian top flight table after 13 rounds of competitions.
The team is only two points behind sixth-running squad Napoli and three points below fourth and fifth-place clubs Lazio and Atalanta, who are currently occupying the two Europa League qualifying berths for next season.
Il Toro blanked cellar-dwellers Crotone, 2-0, in the most recent round last Sunday at the Ezio Scida Stadium for their third straight unbeaten performance, as per ESPN.
Andrea Belotti scored a brace late in the match to save head coach Siniša Mihajlović's side from a goalless draw as both teams were scoreless until the Italian striker netted his first goal.
Belotti netted his first goal in the 80th as he directed a pass by Serbian winger Adem Ljajic towards Crotone keeper Alex Cordaz' net. He then sealed the game in the 89th minute with another left-footer with the assist this time coming from Argentine forward Lucas Boye.
Meanwhile, Chievo is also coming off a win as the team pulled off a 1-0 nipping of Cagliari at their home field of Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Stadium last Saturday, Calcio Mercato reported.
Italian left back Massimo Gobbi scored the winning goal in the 53rd minute for head coach Rolando Maran's squad with a left-footed shot from the center of the box off an assist from Argentine midfielder Lucas Castro.
Chievo is currently in the 10th spot of the 20-team league table, tied on points with Inter Milan and Sampdoria.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-1 win for Torino.
Torino starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Hart; Zappacosta, Rossettini, Castan, Moretti; Benassi, Valdifiori, Baselli; Falque, Belotti, Ljajic
Chievo starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Sorrentino; Cacciatore, Gamberini, Spolli, Gobbi; Izco, Radovanovic, Castro; de Guzman; Flores, Pellissier
