Torino beat Monza 3-2 at home on 23 October, and the decisive blows came from Rafik Belghali and Nikola Vlašić. Torino made it back-to-back Serie A wins, while one outlet also described it as a third consecutive victory. Belghali struck in the 61st minute, Vlašić made it 3-1 in the 72nd, and a stoppage-time own goal from Nathan Patterson only trimmed the margin.

Belghali and Vlašić drove the result

Belghali was one of Torino's best performers with a 7.7 rating, and Vlašić went higher with an 8.2 that led the home side. The Croatian's finish was the goal that gave Torino breathing room after Kian Fitz-Jim had opened the scoring in the 39th minute from Giovanni Simeone's pass.

Giovanni Simeone also drew a 7.26 rating for his part in the opening goal. Rafik Belghali's season average of 6.99 and Vlašić's 6.65 show why both stood out here, even if the late own goal made the final minutes uneasy.

Monza stayed alive, but Torino kept the edge

Monza were not swept aside. Noel Törnqvist made good saves to keep out Belghali, Simeone and Pietro Comuzzo, and G. Varela levelled early in the second half before Torino found the answer through Belghali and Vlašić.

The result leaves Torino on 10 points after seven matches, with a run that has now moved them through three straight positive league results in the way the competition record is being read. Monza, by contrast, could not turn their resistance into anything more than a narrow defeat.

Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →