Baroni urges Torino patience after giant-killing victory

Marco Baroni believes Torino are just starting to find their feet after a 1-0 win over Serie A leaders Napoli. ‘People want everything all at once.’

Curiously, Toro have only managed two victories in Serie A this season, and they were both against the league leaders, defeating Roma and Napoli 1-0.

“We have been lacking in some matches, but we worked on those issues and saw the results today,” Baroni told DAZN Italia.

“It was a complicated game today, but we had the right approach, and I am very happy. It’s an important win that will certainly help us to keep growing.”

Baroni has a remarkable record against Antonio Conte, only losing once to the successful coach, along with a draw and three victories.

“Antonio is a great coach and we were also teammates, so there is great respect between us. I am not surprised at our result, because I know this team is getting better, and has the potential to do far more.

“People want everything all at once, but it’s not easy, especially for a team that made so many changes over the summer. Just look at players like Asllani, Simeone and Ngonge, who were not accustomed to playing 90 minutes regularly. It takes time to get them to full fitness.

“You need courage and to take risks on the field. The mobility of our forwards caused problems for Napoli, we just had to put the pressure on the wide men and keep that going,” concluded Baroni.

It was an emotional evening at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, with several players facing their former teammates, including Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Cyril Ngonge, Eljif Elmas, Alessandro Buongiorno and Duvan Zapata.

However, the most affected by far was Giovanni Simeone, who recently confessed he cried for hours when leaving Napoli, and yet here scored the only goal to defeat his beloved former club 1-0.

Cholito refused to celebrate after the goal, waving apologetically to the crowd, and left the field to a standing ovation from both sets of fans when substituted.