Against Cremonese, Ilic made his debut as a starter with Torino: his performance is one of the few positive aspects of the match
If there is something to save in Turin’s performance against Cremonese yesterday, this is certainly Ivan Ilic’s debut in the starting shirt. He was the most eagerly awaited player yesterday, also because he hadn’t yet had the chance to show his real qualities: he was only seen on the pitch in the final minutes of the Coppa Italia match against Fiorentina, then due to a minor injury and a non-optimal physical condition had remained to watch his companions play both against Udinese and against Milan. Yesterday finally the first as a starter in the league where he was immediately the protagonist.
Ilic: positive debut against Cremonese
In fact, it was Ilic himself who obtained the penalty then converted by Antonio Sanabria, an episode that seemed to be able to direct the match towards the right tracks. How the match ended up is known to all. However, the Serbian midfielder needed to put minutes in his legs and start gaining confidence with his teammates and the 91 minutes played against Cremonese certainly served him well. However, Ilic is destined to keep a starting shirt in midfield: Juric wanted him strongly because he already knew him and because he needed a player of that type in midfield, how important the number 8 could be for the balance of the Turin already proved it last night.
