Frosinone's home run continues as Ghedjemis and Calò sink a toothless Torino
A first senior goal for Fares Ghedjemis and a stoppage-time curler from Giacomo Calò gave Frosinone a fifth straight home win, with Torino's possession counting for little against the Canarini's sharper edge.
Frosinone made it five consecutive home victories with a 2-0 win over Torino, continuing a run of form that has brought 13 goals in their last three matches, according to Football Italia.
Fares Ghedjemis broke the deadlock three minutes into the second half with his first Serie A goal, and Giacomo Calò settled the contest with a curling finish in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
The result followed a 4-4 draw with Atalanta and extended a spell in which the Canarini, managed by Massimiliano Alvini, have been scoring freely despite missing Florian Grillitsch through absence on this occasion, Football Italia reported.
Possession meant little as Frosinone found the sharper angles
Torino held the larger share of the ball, 54 per cent to 46, according to the match statistics carried by Football Italia, but that territorial control never translated into cutting edge.
Shots on target, which measure how many efforts actually forced a save or found the net rather than missing or being blocked, told the real story: Frosinone managed eight from 20 attempts, Torino only three from 12.
That gap matters more than the raw possession split. Torino tilted the pitch in their favour for long periods without turning it into clear sight of goal, while Frosinone's fewer touches produced far more threatening contact.
It is a pattern worth tracking with this Frosinone side: they do not need to dominate the ball to dominate the chances, built instead around quick vertical moves that catch opponents before a defensive block can reset.
The opening goal showed exactly how that directness works
Giorgi Kvernadze supplied the platform for the breakthrough, taking on Nikola Vlasic down the flank before cutting the ball back from the half-space for Ghedjemis to sweep home from just inside the area and into the near bottom corner, as described by Football Italia.
It was a transition move in its purest form: isolate a defender in a one-on-one, draw him out of position, and finish before Torino's low block could reorganise around the box.
Frosinone almost doubled their advantage soon after when Lucas Perri gave the ball away under pressure from Daniel Birligea, only for Saul Coco to throw himself in front of Ghedjemis's effort from eight yards, Football Italia noted.
Set pieces also played their part in the chase for a second goal. Calò's first-half free kick was palmed clear by Perri, and he struck the outside of the far post from distance late on before finally getting his reward in stoppage time with a right-footed curler into the near top corner.
Lorenzo Palmisani was needed at the other end too, making a double save to deny Birligea at the near post after a poor Frosinone goal kick had let Torino in, underlining that the home side's defensive discipline was not without its alarms even in a game they controlled on the scoreboard.
Torino's problems go beyond the result
Antonio Raimondo, Frosinone's top scorer, was forced off around the half-hour mark after turning his ankle badly in a challenge from Zakaria Aboukhlal that was punished with a booking, Football Italia reported.
Aboukhlal was fortunate not to face sterner punishment moments later when he collided heavily with Palmisani as the goalkeeper rushed off his line to clear, an incident that passed without further sanction according to the same report.
For Torino, the defeat compounds a mounting injury list. Alessio Cacciamani dislocated his shoulder in the midweek 3-1 home loss to Como that ended their own three-match winning run, joining Niccolo Fortini, Rolando Mandragora, Ricardo Rodriguez and Franco Israel on the treatment table, Football Italia said.
That accumulation of absences is beginning to show in team selection and in moments of individual risk, such as Aboukhlal's challenge, that suggest a squad under strain rather than simply a bad day at the office.
Vlasic and Gaetano Oristanio both had efforts that drifted or flew just wide in the second half, evidence that Torino were not without openings, but their inability to convert territorial dominance into shots on target was the difference between a contest and a comfortable Frosinone win.
Frosinone, by contrast, look increasingly capable of absorbing a setback such as losing their leading scorer to injury and still finding a route to goal through combination play down the flanks and patience from distance when the first opportunities do not fall.