Football Season Guide

3 seasons. That is how long it took Torino in order to make it back to the top flight of the Italian football. And they made it with some style, becoming the joint leaders of the Serie B together with impressive Pescara. Torino management perfectly knew that with Ventura at the helm of the team they would have been fighting for a return to the Serie A and, at the very same time, they would have offered and aggressive and spectacular play. And that is exactly what happened. Now that the Serie A is a reality, Torino hope they will repeat all the good Bari had done in occasion of their return to the top flight with Ventura in charge. Of course, a lot had to be done in order to strengthen the squad during the transfer season. In fact, Ventura lost several players from the past season since their loans had ended. This was, for instance, the case of Pasquato, Benussi, Guberti and Antenucci. Thus, the management opted for a group of experienced players, who have already been protagonists in Serie A. In goals, Gillet will certainly make it straight to the starting eleven while Brighi and Gazzi, who knows Ventura well from his time with Bari, will provide the team with some quality in the middle of the park. Santana should support Bianchi, who is always included in the departing list, and Meggiorini up-front. Rodriguez should represent some alternative to Ogbonna in the heart of the defence while Caceres will contend for a place as left-back. Torino got a 1-point deduction for some involvement in match-fixing.