Before we get into the details of the first round of the league, let's move forward a week and return to the normal order of the schedule.

On the night of the 14th, the Torino team defeated their satellite team Novara by two goals on their home stadium with a young team as the main team. Issa Diop and Maximilian Eggstein, who were on loan on loan, both started and showed good form and were recognised by Novara boss Eugenio Colini after the game. Li Muddy also praised the boys of the home team, believing that they showed what they learned in the pre-season training camp in the game, and their strength has improved compared to before, and they have the opportunity to contribute to the team in the new season.

Collini, who retired as a Torino player in 2009, also expressed his envy of his old club's academy when speaking to reporters, praising the work of Li Doudi and the club's staff, and evaluating the Torino academy as one of the best talent clusters in Serie A at the moment. In the end, he half-jokingly said that he hoped that when Novara encountered personnel difficulties, his old club could lend a helping hand in time to help him, the former Red Bull warrior, tide over the difficulties. In this regard, the Torino coach said that it is a win-win thing to loan some young players to a satellite team for training, and the opposing manager happens to be his own, so everything is negotiable.

This statement made the relationship between the two coaches even closer, and in the future, the two teams coached by the two sides reached many player exchange activities, so that Li Mudi gained a very reliable ally in Italian football.

After playing this game, the Torino team also completed all the warm-up matches before this season, and finally won 7 and drew 1 in eight games, which is a very gratifying record. Even after excluding the lower divisions that are obviously too weak, they have shown good quality against opponents such as Atalanta and Eintracht Frankfurt. What is even more gratifying is that the team's defensive intensity has obviously improved significantly from last season, which makes the overall strength of the Red Bulls reach a relatively high level, and it will no longer give the impression of being unstable as before.

In the middle of the league season, the Italian media released the final prediction column for the new season, and all the major media ranked Torino in the top seven columns, believing that Li Moodi's team is likely to continue last season's good performances and continue to gain a ticket to European competition. One of the most bullish is La Repubblica, whose editor-in-chief believes the Red Bulls have a chance to qualify for the Champions League, and although Serie A will only have four direct Champions League group stage spots from next season, the comments also show that the editor-in-chief believes Torino have the quality to finish in the top three.

And the "Roma Sport", which despises them the most, does not dare to put selfishness above basic public trust, although it still believes that the age structure of the players of this Torino team is unreasonable and the ability to play key goals still needs to be tested, but it also divides them into the second group formed with Inter and Lazio. The newspaper also predicted that Juventus, Roma, Napoli and AC Milan, who had been in a frenzy of recruitment this summer, would form a title contender, and if nothing else, the league title would be won by a team that is significantly higher than the others, a claim that has won the support of many fans.

All in all, it is widely believed that Torino will still get a good result in the new season, because the current pattern of Serie A is a situation of strong and weak, except for the seven teams mentioned above, only Atalanta and Fiorentina seem to have a chance to cause some surprises, and the rest of the team is almost unchanged from last year, and it is difficult to have surprises. Therefore, everyone thinks that even if the Red Bulls fail to play their full strength on paper, the final ranking should not be too bad.

The goals set by the Torino team for themselves are basically in line with the expectations of the media and fans, and the league results that Li Mudi wants the team to achieve are the goals that Li Mudi wants to achieve. In the Europa League, because the strength of the opponent in the early stage should not be strong, the guarantee is to enter the round of 32, of course, the farther you can go later, the better, this competition is one of the keys to the club to get bonuses and sponsorship. As for the final Coppa Italia, the Torino coach wants to try to see if he has no chance of fighting for the final title, of course, this requires the help of signing, otherwise it would be too sad to draw Juventus or Napoli in the quarter-finals.

On August 16, the Torino club reported the player numbers and registration list for the new season to the Italian Football Federation, and immediately announced it on the official website, followed by a group photo of the team members, which attracted the attention of many fans and media.

In terms of goalkeepers, Casillas, who is already a superstar in history, is naturally wearing the No. 1 jersey that symbolizes the main goalkeeper, although his athleticism is far from his peak, but the current ability of 148 is still one of the highest players in the team, even if it is placed in the entire Serie A, it is also the existence of the top five; The second goalkeeper is Serbian teenager Vanja Milinkovic Savic, the 202-centimeter-tall young man with double values of 113 and 155, has the potential to grow into a first-class goalkeeper in Serie A, and his jersey number is 30; The third goalkeeper is the team's academy student Zacanio, although the potential value of 144 is also very good, but the current ability of just over 100 is not enough to get much playing time in the first team, and the youngster's task in the season is mainly to learn and work hard to improve himself, in addition to playing more games in the Under-20 team.

Right-back/right wing-back, Zampa Costa, who is still closely watched by Chelsea, took over the number 7 shirt left behind by Cherci, who has joined Verona on a free transfer, and the current Italy international will be the main player on the right flank; After more than half a season of hard training, Silvestri's current ability has reached 136, and there is only a 4-point gap between him and Zampa, so his intention to change to the No. 2 shirt is also obvious, that is, he wants to challenge the status of the former; As for Dickman, who has just joined the team from Novara, he has the highest potential of the three at 150, which is the insurance against special situations for Li Mudi, and he got the number 29, the obvious third choice in this position.

At left-back/left wing-back, the team's academy, last season's main Bareka and the new signing Dimarco have formed a relatively similar competitive relationship, although the two people wear the number 23 and the other wear the number 25, which are not the main numbers in the traditional sense, but it is really difficult to predict who will get more playing time in the game. Barreka's current ability is 127, slightly ahead of his new teammate's 122, but the potential of the former 148 is much lower than the latter's 160.

The centre-back position is a strong point for the current Torino team, with seven players including Canneman (No. 3), Ranocchia (No. 4), Diego Llorente (No. 5), Gordaniga (No. 6), Bonifaczi (No. 13), Moretti (No. 24) and Rivoyira (No. 26) enough to finish in the top four in Serie A, which is known for its defence. This personnel composition, to have experience, to have the ability to head the ball, aside from the run-in aspect, but there may be some flaws in the speed, but it is not too slow, this weakness is not obvious. With this thickness of personnel reserves, whether it is the upper three central defenders or the fourth back, Li Mudi can freely match the offensive characteristics of each opponent, and the effect should be ideal.

It is worth mentioning that the current ability and potential value of these central defenders is one person, that is the Spaniard Diego Llorente, his double value of 145 and 160 is already qualified to be a rotation player for the national team, but I don't know why, Zizou just doesn't want to keep him in the team. Maybe it's because he trusts the center-back combination of Ramos and Varane too much, and even Vallejo, the successor of the water master in the minds of Real Madrid fans, doesn't necessarily get much playing time, let alone Llorente, who is like a stepmother.

Fortunately, Li Mudi made a timely move to loan this powerful player, otherwise what was waiting for him was likely to be a transfer and leave the team, and then at most a buyback clause would be set. But the experience of Alvaro Morata and others has shown that this is not the ideal path. Because Torino has signed Diego Llorente on loan and is confident that he will develop even better, Real Madrid will sign him a new contract this summer, which can be regarded as another chance for the young man to prove himself. Li Mudi is very optimistic about his centre-back combination with Vallejo, and with the still young Varane, Real Madrid can still be both strong and stable in the middle of the defense in the next five to seven years.

Compared to the strength of the backline, the staffing in the middle of the midfield is a bit weak in the eyes of the outside world, and it is also the key point of their rating for the Torino team. After selling Akwa and Rajadzic, Lee Mudi brought back mostly replacements from previous unknowns in European football, with Franco Musis (22nd) and Vukocevic (16th) having no previous experience in European first-team teams, and even though the latter is a Montenegro international and has played nearly 90 games in the Portuguese Super League, not many people know the tall centre-midfielder. Moreover, the two men have not shown any high-profile ability in their previous playing careers, which has led the outside world to predict that they may become failed signings for the Torino manager.

However, Li Mudi, who is familiar with their characteristics and abilities, believes that this position may also be one of the strongest in the Torino team, and the defensive ability of the two new signings is not worse than that of the departed Akwa, and they are even better in terms of passing and organization. With the stability of Baseli (No. 8) and Benassi (No. 15), the two cores of last season, coupled with the old and strong Las Diarra (No. 18) and Fabas (No. 21) and Balic (No. 28), it is unlikely that the Torino team will have problems in terms of organization, and the possession tactics that have not been able to play last year should have a chance to be used in the new season.

After the attrition of the two flanks up front, only four players remained, although each was positioned a little differently. No.14 Diego Farke has never been able to adapt to the full-back position, so he will not be able to get much playing time when the team is in a 4-4-2 or 3-4-1-2 formation, but fortunately he can also play as a drag forward, and he will not be able to match the youngster Pieto Pellegri in the warm-up games, so Li Mudi will not press the Spanish star, who has just renewed his contract with the club and has reached 145 at the current ability value, to the bench. However, if a team pays an objective fee to take it away in the coming winter or next summer, the Torino coach will not block it, as long as the price meets psychological expectations, the transfer matter is easy to discuss.

Argentinian Lucas Boyer (No.19), on the other hand, is a bit luckier than Falke, who has trained hard and is already making strides towards the template Kuyt, and is now capable of playing as a left winger, second striker and left wing-back. At a time when the team needs vitality and strengthening the frontcourt, his name will appear at the top of the list when Li Mudi makes adjustments, and there is still a chance to play his own strength in the new season.

As for the two Academy youngsters who play mainly as right wingers, No. 17 Vittorio Parigini and No. 20 Edera, they will need to continue to wait for their time while training hard and strengthening their strengths. However, in certain games, the individual ability of the two lads on the wing can also be effective, so the manager needs them to be ready to play at all times and show their ability and value when it matters.

The last to talk about the Red Bulls forwards, the reunion of the two Italian national team teammates in the club is definitely the focus of everyone's attention. According to rumors, Ventura is likely to feature a pairing of Torino strikers in the crucial match against Spain on the night of 2 September, which could determine the final destination. Both men have the best shooting skills in Europe at the moment, and their technical abilities in terms of speed and headers are complementary, and with a high level of tacit understanding between them, they are likely to create dazzling sparks in the game.

Regarding the number arrangement of the two best local strikers in Italy, there is also a small episode to mention, Red Beibei, who has been wearing the No. 9 jersey before, knew that his friend had a strong preference for this number, so he offered to change to No. 11. However, this proposal was rejected by Immobile, and even the coach of the team did not support it. Because the number 9 is not just an ordinary number, in most cases, it is also the symbol of the team's number one center, although for the national team teammates, it is completely meaningless to compete for this name, but in the eyes of fans is different, most people still do not want to see the newcomer just join the team and steal the number of the team's original number one.

At this time, the No. 10 shirt left by Jesus' return to Real Madrid came into play, and after the departure of Rajjadzic, who was also interested in taking over the change of number, Immobile could naturally take the number that also symbolizes the core of the team, and everyone was very happy with the result.

With two current internationals above 150 and 16-year-old Pieto Pellegri with a potential of 185 and a current ability of 113 (the lad will wear the number 11 shirt for the new season), Torino's central striker position is the envy of other Serie A teams. And with many fronts can play as a backfielder, Torino's two-striker tactics will not be a big problem due to the injury of one or two players, and the attacking firepower is slightly stronger than last season.

At this point, the 29 permanent first-team players have been officially confirmed, with a handful of young players under the age of 20 returning to the youth team at the weekend, while Moody will also be drawn from the Under-20 squad to the first team as needed, with new numbers being assigned. But that was all for later, and as the first round of the 2017-18 Serie A season was about to begin, all Turinese were well prepared to continue their quest to consolidate the club's position and return to the 'Gran Torino era'.