While Spezia are yet to taste victory at Stadio Olimpico Grande since being promoted to Calcio's top tier for the first time in 2020, they have gone undefeated in three of their four meetings with Torino during that period. More recently, the Aquilotti have avoided losing in their last four Serie A matches, and they now target a first-ever five-in-a-row streak among Italy's elite. Like Torino, though, too many draws have hindered their recent progress, and after leading 2-0 before imploding late on against Atalanta just after the World Cup break, Spezia were unable to find a way past last year's Serie B champions Lecce last weekend.
Head coach Ivan Juric has overseen three consecutive draws in his side's most recent league games - each of them ending 1-1 - after returning from Salerno with just a point despite Antonio Sanabria heading them in front at Stadio Arechi. Roma, Verona and Salernitana have therefore denied them victory since their last top-flight win in early November, so Juric will be particularly keen to capitalise on the latest fixture in a relatively soft opening to 2023; Torino are unbeaten at home against Spezia in Serie A - albeit across only two games - and will expect that run to continue on Sunday.