By full time, the joke going around the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino was that nobody should let the home team’s owner know how good his new striker was. Ché Adams had marked his full debut for the Granata with a goal and an assist, helping turn a 1-0 deficit against Atalanta into a 2-1 win. So, naturally, Torino’s supporters were starting to worry how long it would be until their club tried to cash in.
It has been a painful summer of bidding farewell to their favourites. The centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno, whose breakout season earned him a place in Italy’s Euro 2024 squad, was sold to Napoli. Raoul Bellanova, who served up seven assists from right wing-back, completed a transfer to Atalanta just days before Torino were due to face them.
