Torino vs Inter, the complete guide

Inter and Torino will face each other for the third time this season, after their first encounter of the season on the first day of the league campaign; their second encounter was in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. Inter won both games, with a solid 5-0 victory in their season opener at San Siro, while in the cup clash, played at the U-Power Stadium in Monza, the Nerazzurri secured a 2-1 victory thanks to goals from Bonny and Diouf. HEAD TO HEAD Inter and Torino have faced each other 163 times before, with the Nerazzurri unbeaten in 127 of them (77 victories, 50 draws, and 36 defeats).

Torino are the opponent against whom Inter have kept the most clean sheets in the league (74), and the most common result in this clash has been 1-0 to the Nerazzurri. Inter are also on a run of seven consecutive league wins against Torino, with an aggregate score of 17-2: this is their longest winning streak against the Granata, matching their streak between 2002 and 2008. THE STATS BEHIND THE ENCOUNTER Inter have come back with renewed energy after the international break.

They have recorded three consecutive wins and have scored at least three goals in each match, for a total of twelve goals netted. These numbers highlight the strength of the Nerazzurri attack, the best in the league with 78 goals scored . On the other hand, Torino come into the match having conceded 54 goals: the Granata have the third-worst defence in the league and are the side that have conceded the most goals from outside the box (ten), a category in which Inter rank first with their attack (twelve long-range goals).

Revisiting the first-leg game highlights the variety of Inter's attacking solutions. The scoring opened from a corner thanks to Bastoni's header. It is clear that set pieces have been a strength for Chivu's side this season, with 25 goals coming from set pieces, 16 of which have been corners , both league-leading numbers.