- Torino have won four of their last five and are on a three-match winning streak.
- Carrarese have lost three of their last five (D2, W0) and were beaten 2-1 by Serie B ACD Virtus Entella in their penultimate fixture.
- Torino have a superior record than Carrarese across the last ten in all competitions (W5, D2, L3).
Torino have the tools to get through
Torino FC will take on Carrarese in the Coppa Italia 32nd-final on Saturday and it's hard to see anything other than the Serie A side coming out on top of this fixture. Ignazio Abate has the Turin club playing with real aggression and a high-tempo style which is built around vertical passing and an intense pressing style that can turn opponents into turnips.
Torino are a fast-flowing team with players who can play at pace in a 3-4-2-1 or 3-5-2 system and that should be good enough to break down Carrarese, who are set up more pragmatically by Gabriele Cioffi in a 3-5-2 formation. The Azzurri will look to absorb pressure and hit back at Torino on the counter or from set pieces in the style of a bus park.
The odds for this match make perfect sense with Torino at 39/100, Carrarese at 77/10 and the draw at 33/10 as Torino are the obvious favourites to win. Carrarese have had a patchy run across all competitions of late, winning three, drawing three and losing four of their last ten, while Torino have won five, drawn two and lost three of their ten.
Carrarese can make a game of it
There is a gulf in quality between the two clubs and Torino have enough momentum to win this cup tie, but Carrarese will sit deep and make it tough. Their recent run of two straight defeats is slightly misleading as they were beaten 2-1 away to Serie B ACD Virtus Entella in their most recent game and lost 2-0 at Napoli in a friendly.
They will make the trip to Turin with the sort of attitude and respect for the cup that their opponents may not have and the fact that Torino are expected to come out on top at the Olimpico Grande Torino means the hosts have to do the running. Carrarese have one win, one draw and four defeats away this season, but they have conceded ten goals and so a smart alternative market to the straight win is Under 2.5 goals at 1/1.
Torino have won three, drawn two and lost one of their six home games in all competitions, so they have a solid platform to come through this match. They arrive off a 0-1 win at Burnley, followed by a 3-1 home win over Vado in the Coppa Italia, and a 1-1 away draw at Avellino which they followed up with a win on penalties. That's cup rhythm and it's a great fixture for Torino, who should be too strong for a third-tier team that they have never played competitively.
