In the second half of Torino vs. Roma, there were moments of tension related to Lorenzo Pellegrini’s physical condition.
The Giallorossi captain asked to be substituted due to a muscle strain, despite having reassured the coaching staff at halftime about his condition.
The incident, reported by DAZN, surprised the bench and the coach in particular.
The request to leave the pitch came just minutes after the restart, prompting an angry reaction from Gian Piero Gasperini. T
he visibly irritated coach had to reconsider his plans.
As the minutes ticked by, the situation forced the coach to concentrate multiple substitutions into a single window.
Indeed, towards the end of the match, Gasperini was forced to make three changes simultaneously.
After Paulo Dybala’s second goal, Robinio Vaz, making his debut, Niccolò Pisilli, and Kostas Tsimikas came on.
The only players to leave the pitch were Donyell Malen, Dybala himself, and Devyne Rensch.
