Giovanni Simeone keeps Torino's home streak going

Giovanni Simeone kept his run alive as Torino came from behind to beat Sassuolo. The striker has now scored in each of his last five home Serie A matches, and the turnaround also came with Marcus Pedersen scoring his first Serie A goal in his 84th appearance.

How Torino turned the game around

Sassuolo went ahead five minutes after the restart through Kristian Thorstvedt, and for a short spell Torino had the look of a side that had let the game drift. That did not last long. The hosts struck back with two goals within the space of four minutes, and Simeone provided the equaliser in the 66th minute with a centre-forward header.

That quick response mattered more than any long spell of pressure. This was not a match defined by control across 90 minutes, but by the speed of Torino's reply once they were behind. The home side's unbeaten run at home is now five matches, and that matters because it gives the result a bit more weight than a one-off recovery.

Simeone's home form is the main story

The headline here is Simeone's consistency at home. The Football Italia match report said: "Simeone has now scored in each of his last five home matches in Serie A." That is a useful marker for a striker who is no longer living off isolated moments.

Pedersen's goal was the other notable detail. Football Italia added: "This was the Norwegian’s first goal in Serie A, coming in his 84th appearance." In a game with only a small window of decisive action, the winning goal came from a player who had not scored in the league before.

For Torino, the result was built on a sharp response after going behind, but Simeone is the cleaner takeaway. Five straight home league games on the scoresheet is exactly the sort of run that changes how a forward is treated by the opposition, and it is the stronger sign from this win.