Riding high in the early Serie A standings, Torino will try to extend their fine start to the season on Friday evening, when they visit Hellas Verona at Stadio Bentegodi. Occupying fifth place, with eight points already on the board, Toro will meet a Hellas side that have been either win or bust so far this term. Facing Napoli, Juventus and Lazio in their first four league fixtures, Hellas Verona perhaps expected to experience a tough start to the 2024-25 campaign, but they have come through with six points and some hope for the season ahead. Including their elimination from the Coppa Italia by Serie B side Cesena, the Scaligeri have alternated losses with wins thus far - most notably beating Napoli 3-0 on the opening matchday. Last time out, they were beaten by Lazio at Stadio Olimpico, as Casper Tengstedt's equaliser cancelled out the hosts' early opener, only for Taty Castellanos to score what transpired to be the winning goal just a few minutes later. Since Paolo Zanetti took charge, Verona's attacking efficiency has certainly improved, no doubt aided by the arrival of strikers Tengstedt and Daniel Mosquera. Only Monza have attempted fewer shots than Hellas have so far, but they are still sitting on a healthy tally of six goals, with their shot-conversion rate of 18% the best of any Serie A side this season. Across their last six league meetings with Torino, the Gialloblu have only scored twice, failing to find the net four times, so they may expect to improve on that dismal record this weekend. However, recent history suggests Torino should fancy their chances of picking up maximum points on Friday night, as they have won each of their last three Serie A matches at Stadio Bentegodi. More pertinently, the Granata are unbeaten so far this season, following draws with AC Milan and Lecce either side of back-to-back wins against Atalanta BC and Venezia. Only once this century have Torino kicked off a top-flight campaign by going five games without defeat, but that will be their minimum aim when Paolo Vanoli's men arrive in Verona. Toro have perhaps enjoyed a little luck, having faced the most shots (84) in Serie A so far - and the second-most shots on target (25) - yet they have only conceded three goals. Several saves from goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic have certainly helped in that regard. Level on points with city rivals Juventus, the Granata are enjoying a honeymoon period under new management, but Vanoli will be put to the test over the next few weeks, following Friday's game with a Coppa Italia clash against Empoli and then league meetings with Inter Milan and Lazio. Verona coach Paolo Zanetti has several significant injuries to concern him, as Ondrej Duda and Martin Frese remain major doubts for Friday, and Moroccan midfielder Abdou Harroui is now facing a late fitness test. Suat Serdar and Juan Manuel Cruz are definitely ruled out. Dani Silva could continue to deputise in midfield, while Grigoris Kastanos and Tomas Suslov may start in support of loan striker Casper Tengstedt. Following his goal against Lazio, the latter has scored in back-to-back league matches for the first time since joining parent club Benfica at the start of last year. Meanwhile, Torino will be missing Mergim Vojvoda and long-term absentee Perr Schuurs, while Saul Coco's presence in defence is doubtful due to a muscular problem. Sebastian Walukiewicz and Guillermo Maripan could therefore come into the visitors' back three. Paolo Vanoli should be able to count on recently recovered forward Nikola Vlasic, who is set to start on the bench, while Che Adams and Duvan Zapata join forces up front. Goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic has made the most saves in Serie A this season - 21, at an average of 5.25 per game - and has kept a clean sheet three times against Verona to date. Verona have exceeded expectations so far this season, but Torino are looking lively under new management and could sneak away from the Bentegodi with three points. Victory would keep Toro among the early front-runners in Serie A, as they pursue a long-awaited return to Europe for next season. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here. Hellas Verona and Torino will battle for three points in an Italian Serie A matchday five fixture on Friday. The hosts will be hoping to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat they suffered away to Lazio last weekend. A blistering start to the game saw Boulaye Dia score for the second consecutive game to put the Biancocelesti ahead in only the fifth minute. Casper Tengstedt drew the visitors level two minutes later while Taty Castellanos continued his fine start to the season by scoring the match-winner in the 20th minute. It was the Argentine's third goal in four league games this season. Torino, meanwhile, had to settle for a share of the spoils in a goalless draw at home to Lecce. The stalemate left the Turin outfit in fifth spot in the table, having garnered eight points from four games. Verona are seventh with six points to their name. Verona have made a somewhat inconsistent start to the season, having alternated between a loss and victory across their five competitive games this term. Fans of the Mastiff will be hoping this trend continues as they lost their most recent game. Manager Paolo Zanetti will be facing his former side from his playing days but his side have lost the last three head-to-head home games on the bounce. Torino, for their part, have made a bright start to the season and are unbeaten in four league games, and also made it to the next round of the Coppa Italia. Toro are also under new management, having poached Paolo Vanoli after he guided Venezia to Serie A promotion last season. The 52-year-old will also be facing one of his former sides from his playing days. Although one side could nick a win, we are backing the two teams to share the spoils in a low-scoring stalemate. Prediction: Verona 1-1 Torino Tip 1 - Result: Draw Tip 2 - Both teams to score Tip 3 - Over 1.5 goals Paolo Vanoli has left summer signings Che Adams and Saul Coco out of the Torino starting line-up for Friday night’s Serie A clash away at Hellas Verona.  Torino instead welcome Antonio Sanabria back into the starting line-up, partnering Duvan Zapata in attack. Borna Sosa returns at wing-back, while Adrien Tameze replaces Karol Linetty in midfield.  Verona, meanwhile, have made just one change, replacing the injured Abdou Harroui with Amin Sarr following last weekend’s 2-1 loss to Lazio in Serie A.  Torino will end Friday night at the top of the Serie A table if they pick up a win on the road, but that position is likely to change after the rest of the weekend’s fixtures on Saturday and Sunday.  Verona, meanwhile, will leapfrog Torino and could rise up as far as second if the pick up three points on Friday night.  Verona (3-4-2-1): Montipo; Dawidowicz, Coppola, Magnani; Tchatchoua, Belahyane, Dani Silva, Lazovic; Kastanos, Sarr; Tengstedt.  Torino (3-5-2): Milinkokvic-Savic; Walukiewicz, Marzipan, Masina; Lazaro, Tameze, Ricci, Ilic, Sosa; Sanabria, Zapata. The match will be played at the M. A. Bentegodi Stadium on Friday, with kick-off at 2.45pm ET for fans in the US. Verona coach Paolo Zanetti faces several injury concerns ahead of Friday's match. Ondrej Duda and Martin Frese doubtful and Moroccan midfielder Abdou Harroui needs a late fitness test. Suat Serdar and Juan Manuel Cruz have already been ruled out. Hellas Verona possible XI: Montipo; Daniliuc, Coppola, Dawidowicz; Tchatchoua, Belahyane, Silva, Lazovic; Suslov, Kastanos; Tengstedt For Torino, Mergim Vojvoda and long-term absentee Perr Schuurs will be unavailable. Saul Coco is a doubt due to a muscular issue. As a result, Sebastian Walukiewicz and Guillermo Maripan may be called upon to fill in the back three for the visitors. Torino predicted XI: Milinkovic-Savic; Walukiewicz, Maripan, Masina; Lazaro, Ricci, Linetty, Ilic, Sosa; Adams, Zapata. The match will be shown live on Paramount+, CBS and Amazon Prime Video in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.