Torino forward Fabio Quagliarella (R). (Photo : Reuters)
Torino FC (3-1-1, 10 points) and U.S. Città di Palermo (2-2-1, 7 points) are both coming off crucial losses against top squads during their most recent outings in the 2015-2016 Serie A season.
The two teams will try to recover from their setbacks as they meet at the Olimpico di Torino on September 27, Sunday.
Il Toro lost a close 0-1 match against AC Chievo on Wednesday at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, via Daily Motion.
Mussi Volanti's attacking midfielder Lucas Castro scored the lone goal in the match at the 75th minute to escape with the win and deny the Maroons a point in the overall standings.
The loss was Torino's first for the season after starting strong with three wins and a draw in their first four games.
Palermo also lost a close one versus Sassuolo, 0-1, at their home field of Stadio Renzo Barbera on Wednesday, as per Sky Sports.
Rosanero midfielder Luca Rigoni was sent off at the 85th minute after receiving his second yellow card of the game with I Neroverdi already up by a point courtesy of Sergio Floccari's goal in the first half of the match.
It was the Eagles' second consecutive loss after kicking off with two straight wins and a draw in their first three games of the season.
Giampiero Ventura will rely on forward Fabio Quagliarella to get back to form and provide the goals for Il Toro in this match against Rosanero.
Prediction: A 2-1 victory for Torino over Palermo.
Torino starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Acquah, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Martinez, Quagliarella
Palermo starting lineup (3-5-1-1 formation): Colombi; Struna, Gonzalez, El Kaoutari; Rispoli, Rigoni, Jajalo, Hiljemark, Lazaar; Vazquez; Gilardino
