Before the game knew it, an hour into the game, and as Torino's wave of winning attacks subsided, Crotone's players finally had a little respite. They were able to go down with relative ease in their own half and could also launch a chance or two to test if the home team's defence was still solid.

However, it was precisely this state that made the string that they had been tense a little bit looser, causing the defenders to lose concentration for a moment, and thus suffered a fatal blow.

In the 65th minute, the central midfielder Krissettigue, who was on loan from Bologna, made a mistake in the pass, and was hit by a precise long pass from Barcelona to the front. Although it was five against one, in fact, only Çeccherini was fighting closely with Red Beibei, and the other four were casually trying to retreat, and it seemed that they did not want to interfere with the pair of "wings and wings".

When the two people who were close to each other and tried to control the ball alone came to a position about three or four meters outside the small penalty line on the left side of the penalty area, Belotti suddenly fell to the ground, looking as if he had been pushed down by the opponent. The referee's whistle blew and he pointed his right hand at the penalty spot and awarded the penalty penalty, then ran up to the Crotone centre-back and pulled out a yellow card, which caused the former to hold his head in his hands and shout that he had been wronged. The rest of the visitors, including the goalkeeper, rushed forward to surround the referee and argue that it was not a foul, while right-back Aleandro Rossi, who is on loan from Genoa, came to Belotti's head while he was still lying on the turf and scolded him for faking a fall, which provoked boos from the home fans.

However, no matter how the players protested, they could not change the referee's decision, and the ball was still placed on the penalty spot by Belotti, who did not bother to argue with the opponent or anything. As the whistle blew to allow the free throw, the Torino No.9 accelerated and kicked the ball into his bottom left. The ball was close to the ground, very fast, and at a tricky angle, so even if Kordaz had judged the right direction, his save would have been too long.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, Red Babe once again demonstrated his unique "big rooster" celebration move, that is, with his right hand spread and placed vertically on his forehead, looking like the comb of a rooster. The penalty helped him to three consecutive league games, bringing the tally of goals in Serie A this season to a staggering 30, and with six games remaining (not counting this one), there is still a chance to break the all-time record for goals scored in a single season (36, held by legendary Torino Rossetti and last season's Gonzalo Higuain), if not impossible.

Although the score is no longer amok, the visiting coach Davide Nicola was clearly unhappy with the penalty and ran up to the fourth official and shouted something to the opponent. Li Mudi didn't care about this, he hugged and celebrated with the coaching staff and substitutes around him, and then came to the sidelines again to remind the boys on the field to stay calm, and strive to score another goal to kill the game completely, and not give the opponent any hope.

Crotone, who was down by one goal, could no longer hold on, and if he couldn't get points, then losing a few goals didn't seem to make much of a difference. Nicola then began to relocate, first replacing striker Trotta with winger Andrea Nalini with excellent dribbling skills in the 69th minute, and then playing the last card seven minutes later, replacing left-back Bruno Martella with Nigerian striker Simi, who had just joined the team from the Portuguese league last summer, and changing the formation to 4-3-3.

In the case of the opponent's hard fight, Li Mudi instructed the home team players to strengthen their control of the ball and not to give the opponent the opportunity to easily organize an offensive counterattack. It also allowed both Spanish wingers to recycle into midfield and participate in the passing of the ball, instead of attacking as aggressively as in the previous draw. In essence, this is very similar to Stefano Pioli, who had a two-goal lead in the previous Milan derby, but of course it was not as good as the others in terms of scoreline. However, he is not completely stubborn, but retains a certain amount of energy in the front field to press the away team's defense, and after taking the lead, he will swing the bus, the Torino coach is not unable to do it, but there is no need to face the relegation team in front of him.

In the 78th minute, Torino made a second substitution, with Las Diarra coming on to replace Jesus, adding a midfielder to the midfield, and boyera moving to the left flank to revert to the usual 4-3-3 formation, bringing the players back to familiar tactics.

A minute later, the home team came close to closing the coffin. Boyer's cross from the left was headed over by Ferrari, Belotti headed hard at Cercherini from 12 or 3 yards from goal, the ball was blocked by Crotone goalkeeper Cordaz and hit the crossbar, and the second landing was controlled by Ferrari, who had just made a big mistake, and a big foot drove out of the touchline, and the Torino team was once again only a few centimeters away from the goal.

Again, those who waste their chances will be punished sooner or later, and just when everyone was discussing why the Red Bulls had such bad luck today, the visitors completed a slightly unexpected attack that made all the Torino supporters stand on their feet.

In the 81st minute, left wing-back Romanian fringe international Adrian Stoian came up with an assist and played a very unreliable cross against Zampacosta's pressure, and the ball went straight to the back post. Joe Hart, who could have moved over to seal the near corner and watch his teammates go for the top, suddenly had another brain short-circuit, and he jumped back to try to destroy the ball without being able to judge the right landing point, but his right hand only touched the air. His jump also interfered with Vallejo behind him, and the young Spanish centre-back, apparently afraid of colliding with his goalkeeper, made a deliberate evasive move, which gave Nalini the opportunity to leap high to head the ball back in front of goal, where his team-mates were already in place.

Striker Simi, who also came off the bench, stretched out his right leg on the line of the small penalty area to block the ball into the huge empty goal in front of him. At this crucial moment, the experienced Ranocchia rushed to the top of the ball and pushed the ball sideways out of the post before he rushed to the opposing player, but his head was inevitably kicked by Simi's boots, and blood gushed out instantly. At this time, Joe Hart, who was already desperate sitting on the ground, first yelled excitedly, then immediately got up and felt in front of his teammates, checked his injury, and then shouted to the sidelines to signal the team doctor to enter the field immediately.

The noise in the audience finally stopped, and everyone turned their attention to Ranocchia, who was lying on the ground with his hands covering his head in front of the away team's door. However, the system that can show almost everything on the field is not good this time, except for a red cross sign in front of the name of the injured player, which means that he can no longer continue the game and must be off, as for how serious the situation is, there is no specific reflection.

Gleco, the head of the team's doctor, personally led the other two colleagues around Ranocchia to stop the bleeding, and then did another check-up, and the game was stopped for more than two minutes, and the final result was naturally not very optimistic. The former Inter captain, who had just joined the Torino team during the winter break, had a seven-centimeter-long cut on his forehead, accompanied by a slight concussion, and although he was conscious all the time, his reaction was already significantly weaker than usual. After the medical team did an emergency bandage, he was lifted on a stretcher and pulled in the direction of the parking lot, and he needed to go to the hospital for a more in-depth examination to know the specific situation.

Prior to this, assistant coach Kevin Sumfield had already rushed to summon the two centre-backs on the bench, Moretti and Kastan, to warm up, and the two men were hurrying to prepare for the manager's call-up at any time. Eventually, after the first dead goal, the former managed to come on as a substitute and form a centre-back partnership with Vallejo.

In the 88th minute, Fabas became the home side's third substitute to come on as he replaced Baseli, and Torino began to retreat in full swing to keep the score 1-0 until the end with possession and defence.

Crotone made a desperate attempt, but due to his lack of fitness and player ability, he only got three chances to force the goal in the final moments, but he didn't hit the target. In the end, after five minutes of stoppage time, the Red Bulls finally got the result they wanted, beating the third-bottom team in the table by one goal. Although neither the process nor the score was very satisfying, the precious three points helped the team improve the team's position, and thanks to the draw between Roma and Atalanta, Torino had already overtaken the Son of Poseidon to occupy fourth place on their own.

Of course, this position doesn't say much, as Atalanta and Lazio will both play weakers Bologna and Palermo at their respective home stadiums, and if nothing else, they will win comfortably. And Torino has to go away to challenge Chievo, the Flying Donkey Army, which has a poor record recently, but has always had a good home record, and if they can't get all three points, the fourth place they just got will be lost in an instant.

The 1-0 win over Pythagoras was the first clean sheet in Torino's last five games and only the seventh time this season, and all but Sassuolo were in the bottom five of the table. And today, if it weren't for Ranocchia's hard work, I believe that not only would the city gate be lost, but even the three points would be very likely to be missed, and Li Mudi was about to run out of patience for Joe Hart. The England international is indeed quick to react at first and can always make extreme saves, but the opponent uses the second drop to score quite a lot, plus he makes such a low-level mistake from time to time, what kind of team can withstand him such a gift? The Torino coach can't help but wonder in his heart whether Pep Guardiola will be a fortune teller, and he has long seen that this goalkeeper will become a "sinkhole" this season, so he will be deposed against public opinion?

Crotone, who had won two games in a row, had to stop their fight against the relegation zone, and after rivals Empoli upset Fiorentina, the gap between the two teams was widened to four points, and with only six league games remaining, their relegation situation became bleak again. Today at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, they were passive throughout the game, finishing up with only 26 per cent possession and a 58 per cent pass completion rate, and were attacked by 24 shots by their opponents. The visitors' 0-of-7 shooting stats are also among the worst of the season, and the loss is legitimately unquestionable.

At the post-match press conference, Davide Nikolai attended with the injured Simi and expressed his apologies and blessings to Ranocchia. And Li Mudi and the pro-Torino team media did not accuse anything, after all, the opponent's actions were not intended to hurt people, this was indeed an accident, the former just expressed his hope that the situation of his defensive core would not be too bad. An hour and a half after the incident, the FM system and the team doctor released the final test results almost simultaneously: there was no damage to the large and small cerebellum, it was an ordinary mild concussion, and it would normally be back to normal in a week. This made everyone in the Turin Club, who had always been mindful, relax, and a smile finally appeared on everyone's faces.

And just as the Torino coach was returning to his apartment and was doing a post-match live broadcast on the Internet, the mobile phone that was placed next to him rang, and the name displayed on the screen was Joe Hart. He calmly slid the screen with his hand and hung up the phone, and then while interacting with domestic netizens in front of the computer, he sent a brief message to the team's main goalkeeper, saying that he would call him back in a while.

Fifteen minutes later, because he had previously informed everyone that there would be work to be done at a fixed time after each game, Li Mudi, who was not very happy because of the phone call, learned an even more unpleasant news on the phone: Joe Hart was going to use Monday's break to return to England to celebrate his 30th birthday in advance, and due to the schedule, he would miss Tuesday morning's training.

A 30th birthday is an important event in both the East and the West, so it's understandable to celebrate. But after such a major mistake today and the injury of his teammates, he was embarrassed to take leave and miss training, which made Li Mudi more and more unhappy. In all fairness, Joe Hart's demands are not excessive, but the Torino coach, who has never admired this player, will inevitably have a preconceived idea of what he does, and it can only be said that the two may be at odds.