Serie A: Simeone sinks Roma, Baroni gets first Torino win | OneFootball

Roma falls 1-0 at the Olimpico against Torino in the lunch match of the third day of Serie A, thus interrupting their positive streak of two consecutive victories.

Serie A, Roma-Torino 0-1: former Napoli player Simeone condemns the Giallorossi, first triumph for Baroni

Gian Piero Gasperini's Giallorossi dominate possession but lack incisiveness and offensive concreteness. In contrast, Marco Baroni's Granata withstand the pressure well and strike with a spectacular goal from former Napoli player Cholito Simeone at the hour mark, finishing off a lightning-fast counterattack.

With this result, Roma fails to keep pace with Juventus and Napoli, while Torino secures their first three points of the season.

The match summary

In the opening minutes, there is a tactical balance. Roma maintains possession, reaching nearly 70%, but struggles to penetrate the Granata defense. Dybala, positioned as the offensive reference instead of Ferguson, finds insurmountable obstacles in Maripan's physicality, while El Aynaoui appears imprecise in finding the right movements. On the other side, Simeone tries to break through the defense, but teammates Ngonge and Vlasic offer little support. The first half ends with few thrills, the only noteworthy chance being a tame header from Hermoso following a set piece.

The second half and the decisive counterattack

At the start of the second half, Gasperini makes two offensive changes: Dybala and El Aynaoui out, Baldanzi and Ferguson in. At the 57th minute, Ferguson has a good chance from a Wesley pass but shoots too wide.

Two minutes later, a gap in midfield by Koné allows Torino to launch the decisive counterattack. The play is managed patiently and finished with a great curling right-footed shot by Simeone, putting the Granata ahead 1-0.

Roma tries to react, relying on Soulé's initiatives, who comes close to equalizing with a long-range shot, but without success. Shortly after, Granata goalkeeper Svilar excels by denying Aboukhlal a second goal and blocking a couple of dangerous shots from Vlasic.

Gasperini tries to introduce Pisilli, Celik, and El Shaarawy, but the team continues to find no effective solutions against a solid and well-organized Granata defense. In the final moments, the Roman opportunities are numerous but not very dangerous, and after 9 minutes of stoppage time, Torino can celebrate their first victory of the season.

THE SCOREBOARD Roma-Torino 0-1 Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar 6.5; Mancini 6, N’Dicka 6, Hermoso 5.5 (35′ st Celik 6); Wesley 5.5, Koné 6, Cristante 5.5 (20′ st Pisilli 6), Angelino 5.5 (35′ st El Shaarawy 6); El Aynaoui 5 (1′ st Ferguson 5.5), Soulé 6; Dybala 5.5 (1′ st Baldanzi 6). Coach: Gasperini 5 Torino (3-4-2-1): Israel 6.5; Ismajli 6.5, Maripan 7, Coco 6.5; Lazaro 6, Asllani 6 (35′ st Tameze 6), Casadei 6 (19′ st Ilic 6), Biraghi 6; Ngonge 5.5 (19′ st Aboukhlal 6.5), Vlasic 6 (39′ st Anjorin sv); Simeone 7 (19′ st Adams 6). Coach: Baroni 6.5 Referee: Ayroldi Scorers: 14′ st Simeone (T) Booked: Asllani (T), Ismajli (T), Wesley (R), Angelino (R), Aboukhlal (T) Sent off:

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