Serie A 2024-25: Empoli wins to record its best start; Torino goes top with win at Verona

In Verona, Torino went top of the league with a 3-2 win. The home side played most of the match with 10 men after Pawel Dawidowicz was sent off in the 21st minute.

Published : Sep 21, 2024 08:07 IST , ITALY - 2 MINS READ

Verona’s Flavius Daniliuc, left, and Torino’s Njie Alieu battle for the ball during a Serie A match.
Verona’s Flavius Daniliuc, left, and Torino’s Njie Alieu battle for the ball during a Serie A match. | Photo Credit: AP
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Verona’s Flavius Daniliuc, left, and Torino’s Njie Alieu battle for the ball during a Serie A match. | Photo Credit: AP

English midfielder Tino Anjorin marked his first start for Empoli by setting up the opening goal in a 2-0 win at Cagliari in Serie A on Friday.

The win was Empoli’s fifth game in a row undefeated, the club’s best start to a season in Serie A.

Anjorin made his full debut after a summer move from Chelsea and his neat pass through the defense set up Lorenzo Colombo after 33 minutes.

Sebastiano Esposito added a second three minutes into the second half.

Cagliari has not hit the net in its last three games. It has two points from five games.

In Verona, Torino went top of the league with a 3-2 win. The home side played most of the match with 10 men after Pawel Dawidowicz was sent off in the 21st minute.

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Torino took the lead after 10 minutes when poor defending allowed Antonio Sanabria through on goal, and the Paraguayan striker made no mistake.

Grigoris Kastanos equalized two minutes later when he smacked a stunning drive into the roof off the net from 20 meters out.

The towering Duvan Zapata put Torino back in front with a trademark header 12 minutes before the break, and Scotland striker Che Adams sealed the result with a low drive from 25 meters out 12 minutes from the final whistle.

Daniel Mosquera pulled one back for Verona in stoppage time.

Torino was one point ahead of Udinese and two clear of Napoli, both of whom have played a game less.

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