Internazionale will look to tame ‘The Bull’ of Torino when the teams meet at San Siro on the afternoon of Sunday 22 November 2020, kick-off at 16:00 CAT. The match is one of 10 spread over 21-22 November as part of Matchday 8 in the 2020-21 Serie A season.
Inter played to a fourth consecutive winless result across all competitions when they were held 1-1 at Atalanta on November 8, with Lautaro Martinez’s opener cancelled out by Aleksey Miranchuk’s equaliser.
“We weren’t lacking in terms of character, we were lacking in terms of result against Real Madrid. We did the same against Atalanta, another strong side, and they find it difficult to play against us too,” said manager Antonio Conte.
“We had the chances to kill off the game, but maybe we are missing that killer instinct to take home results that we deserve, and then concede an equaliser.”
Torino continued their inconsistent form at the start of the season after they could only draw 0-0 at home to bottom-of-the-log Crotone on November 8, leaving them above the relegation zone only on goal difference.
“We played a smart game, it was a very tactical clash but we didn’t do bad,” said manager Marco Giampaolo. “Two weeks ago we would have lost this game, we remained focused and we were compact, we didn’t waste energies. A few players were not brilliant, our players were smart.”
In head-to-head stats, Inter and Torino have met in 34 matches across all competitions since 1993. The Nerazzurri have claimed 19 wins compared to five for Il Toro, while 10 games have been drawn.
Inter completed a league ‘double’ over Torino in Serie A last season, winning 3-0 away in November 2019 and 3-1 in the return game in Milan in July 2020. Lautaro Martinez scored in both matches.
Serie A fixtures, 21-22 November
Saturday 21 November
16:00: Crotone v Lazio
19:00: Spezia v Atalanta
21:45: Juventus v Cagliari
Sunday 22 November
13:30: Fiorentina v Benevento
16:00: Internazionale v Torino
16:00: Roma v Parma
16:00: Sampdoria v Bologna
16:00: Hellas Verona v Sassuolo
19:00: Udinese v Genoa
21:45: Napoli v Milan
Selected head-to-head stats
Inter v Torino
Matches played 34
Inter wins 19
Torino wins 5
Draws 10
