Loan Watch: Winger Iturbe credited with assist in Torino victory

Winger Juan Manuel Iturbe was substituted on in the 72nd minute of Torino’s 3-1 victory over Palermo on Sunday, sparking a comeback for his side.

Iturbe's well-executed corner kick shortly after coming on found forward Andrea Belotti for the striker's first goal, as Belotti went on to claim a hat-trick in the victory.

The assist was Iturbe’s first of the season. Iturbe’s next league match is Monday against Lazio.

Other performances of note...

Forward Kevin Mendez was substituted on in the 75th minute of Lausanne-Sport’s 2-1 defeat to Lugano on Saturday, playing in his first match since August 14, 2016 when he scored a goal in a 2-1 victory over Lancy in the Swiss Cup.

Goalkeeper Ionut Pop started and played all 90 minutes of Fidelis Andria’s 1-0 victory over Akragas on Sunday, keeping his fourth clean sheet of the season. The clean sheet was his first since a 0-0 draw Casertana on October 2, 2016.

Full-back Massimo Sammartino started and played the first 76 minutes of Pistoiese’s 0-0 draw with Alessandria on Saturday, helping the defense to keep a clean sheet.

Elsewhere...

Forward Seydou Doumbia started and played all 90 minutes of Basel’s 1-1 draw with Vaduz on Sunday.

Midfielder William Vainqueur started and played all 90 minutes of Marseille’s 4-1 victory over Lorient on Sunday.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski started and played all 90 minutes of Empoli’s 2-0 defeat to Genoa on Sunday.

Forward Ezequiel Ponce was substituted on in the 86th minute of Granada’s 1-0 defeat to Leganes on Saturday.

Winger Daniele Verde started and played the first 66 minutes of Avellino’s 5-0 defeat to Perugia on Saturday.

Midfielder Matteo Ricci was substituted on in the 65th minute of Perugia’s 5-0 victory over Avellino on Saturday.

Full-back Petar Golubovic started and played all 90 minutes of Pisa’s 1-1 draw with SPAL on Saturday.

Midfielder Lorenzo Vasco started and played all 90 minutes of Fidelis Andria’s 1-0 victory over Akragas on Sunday.

Winger Giammario Piscitella started and played all 90 minutes of Prato’s 2-0 defeat to Pro Piacenza on Saturday.

Not involved...

Goalkeeper Tomas Svedkauskas (Catanzaro), centre-back Ervin Zukanovic (Atalanta), centre-back Norbert Gyomber (Terek Grozny), centre-back Arturo Calabresi (Brescia), centre-back Elio Capradossi (Bari), centre-back Mattia Rosato (Lupa Roma), full-back Moustapha Seck (Carpi), full-back Nicola Falasco (Cesena), full-back Andrea Paolelli (Viterbese), midfielder Pepin (Lugano), midfielder B.O.J Perfection (Vicenza), winger Federico Ricci (Sassuolo), winger Jacopo Ferri (Messina), winger Franck Cedric (Catanzaro) and forward Sadiq Umar (Bologna).