Torino vs Cagliari Prediction & Betting Tips (27 December)

Torino has regained the taste of victory for two matches in the league by stacking up two short victories on the smallest score against Cremonese 1-0 and last weekend on the lawn of Sassuolo 0-1. Before these two great victories, the Piedmontese had recorded 6 unsuccessful matches including 3 defeats in a row against Como 1-5, Lecce 2-1 and at home against AC Milan 2-3. In the ranking, in the early morning, Torino occupied the 13th spot. Sitting in 15th place in the rankings, Cagliari is only three steps ahead of 18th-placed Hellas Verona.

The last few weeks have not been very productive for the Sardinians who have won only one of their last 12 matches in the elite, against AS Roma at home 1-0. In the wake of this success, Cagliari fell to Atalanta 2-1 and held in check last weekend for the reception of a competitor to maintain: Pisa 2-2. In 2025, in all competitions, Cagliari has only won 3 matches on the road. 

Called up for the CAN, Coco (Equatorial Guinea) and Adam Masina (Morocco) will be out today along with the long-term injured Perr Schuurs and Savva. Croatian international Nikola Vlasic (4 goals, 2 assists in the league) has been in great form since the November break with two goals for selection against the Faroe Islands and Montenegro and decisive in each of his five club matches since (4 goals, 2 assists). Diego Simeone's son, Giovanni Simeone, has done quite well in Italy with a total of 4 goals this season. Offensively, a priori, the pair Che Adams (3 goals) and Duvan Zapata (1 goal, 1 assist) should start.   At Cagliari there are also players called up to play the CAN with their countries, in this case Joseph Liteta (19 years old, Zambia) and the Angolan striker Zito Luvumbo (10 appearances in the championship).

The valuable Andrea Belotti (2 goals in 3 league appearances), Mattia Felici (midfielder) and Jose Pedro (defender) will be absent due to injury. Scorer against Pisa last weekend, Michael Folorunsho (on loan from Napoli) will be there, as will Turkish striker Kiliscoy (1 goal in SA). The probable line-ups for Torino - Cagliari:Torino: Paleari - Tameze, Maripan, Ismajli - Pedersen, Gineitis, Asllani, Vlasic, Lazaro - Zapata, Adams.Cagliari: Caprile - Zappa, Mina, Luperto - Palestra, Adopo, Gaetano, Obert - Esposito, Kiliscoy.