Can this Torres make the playoffs? Our answer is yes. This assessment is based on what the team is showing even in difficult circumstances: the ability to adapt, a willingness to make sacrifices and a collective resilience that allows them to pick up points without having all their options available.
The 0-0 draw away at Pescara, on Saturday, October 31, took the Rossoblù to 19 points after twelve matchdays. Five wins, four draws and three defeats provide a solid foundation on which to build ambitions.
At Pescara, we saw a team that knows how to stick together
At the Adriatico, it took saves from Andrea Zaccagno, but Torres also created chances and tried to put Pescara under pressure. That distinction matters: holding on does not necessarily mean giving up on playing.
Of course, relying every week on the goalkeeper’s interventions and the ability to dig deep would be risky. A team that wants to stay among the leading sides must also be able to control matches, ease the pressure on the defence and make better use of its chances.
Character keeps the possibilities open. Consistency turns them into results.
Players returning can help, but there’s no need to wait for an ideal team
With more players available, Alfonso Greco would have greater scope to manage playing time, change things during a match and protect those who currently have to shoulder a heavy workload. It is reasonable to think this could improve performance.
But the phrase “when everyone is back” risks becoming a shortcut. The recovery timelines outlined by Greco differ, and being available again does not mean being at full strength straight away.
In Giuseppe Mastinu’s case in particular, the medical report gives no return date. His recovery must be respected, without factoring him into predictions about climbing the table.
Torres must therefore keep building with the players available, welcoming every return as an additional option.
They can reach the halfway point near the top
Finishing the first half of the season among the leading sides is a realistic prospect, not a result already secured. They will need points in matches that call for greater initiative, as well as the resilience they have shown in difficult away games.
The challenge will be to move from a team capable of overcoming an emergency to one capable of imposing its own game more often, without losing the focus and compactness that keep it competitive today.
The playoffs can be a realistic goal. To get closer to them, Torres must keep picking up points now: waiting for perfect conditions would hand their opponents an advantage this group has shown it can avoid giving away.