Toro lose Ricci due to injury after Lukic’s farewell for the market: in one fell swoop Juric loses the starting halfback
On a day of celebration for Toro, given the home victory obtained against Udinese and the reopening of the Philadelphia doors to fans 9 months after the last time, very bad news has arrived for Ivan Juric. Namely Samuel Hedgehogs, who did not train yesterday, Tuesday 7 February, underwent instrumental tests which showed a first degree lesion to the left soleus. So within a few days, practically in a week, the Croatian coach lost his two points of reference in the middle of the field, two truly fundamental pawns within his chessboard. One Sasa Lukic, who left the grenade club to move to Fulham, the other being precisely Ricci, who will be out for at least 40 days. It will not be easy for the grenades to make up for this shortcoming. Suffice it to say that the number 28 grenade was among the protagonists of the success achieved by the grenade in the match against Udinese, where the former Empoli midfielder proved capable of commanding and being invaluable in every area of the pitch. For the former coach of Hellas Verona this tile was not really needed.
Turin: emergency in midfield in a period of fire
After Ricci’s stop, Lukic’s departure, which for Juric represented a fundamental point of reference, will certainly be even more disappointing. The Serbian player has been replaced by Ivan Ilic, midfielder with ample room for growth but who, as it should be, would need time when there isn’t time. Surely in midfield without Ricci a key point is lost and it is lost a few days before a complicated match like the one against Stefano’s Milan Pegs. But that’s not all, because after the match against Cremonese Toro will have the Mole derby. A challenge, in truth like all the others, but perhaps a little more, in which having both Lukic and Ricci on the field would certainly have been useful. Now it will be up to Juric once again to prove that he is able to overcome a great difficulty that weighs like a boulder.
