Ché Adams, Torino's 30-year-old forward, scored the goal that helped Ignazio Abate's side complete a comeback victory against Fiorentina in the third matchday of the 2026-27 Serie A season, with Torino overturning a deficit to win 2-1 and collect their first three points of the campaign.
The result matters because it reframes what had been a genuinely troubled start. Torino entered the fixture with no points from two matches — no wins, no draws, two defeats — and had also been eliminated from the Coppa Italia in the days prior. A second consecutive defeat would have sharpened questions about Abate's position considerably. Instead, Adams and Rolando Mandragora gave the granata a result that buys the squad time and credibility.
For Adams personally, the goal is a meaningful data point. One goal from three Serie A appearances, with an average match rating of 6.84, is a modest but functional return for a striker still calibrating to a new league and a new system. His AI overall of 71 out of 100 reflects a player with established quality at this level of the game — not a project, not a gamble, but someone whose output should be expected to grow as the team around him stabilises.
The Fiorentina win was built on a comeback. Torino conceded first through Pellegrino, then reversed the scoreline — Adams contributing to a result that ended Fiorentina's hopes of opening their own account for the season. Mandragora, returning against his former club, drew particular attention in the post-match assessments, but Adams's contribution to the three points was direct.
Torino now sit 14th with three points from three matches. The gap between this result and the Coppa Italia elimination is narrow in time but significant in tone. Abate's side have shown they can respond when the pressure is highest. Whether Adams can sustain his scoring rate — one goal every three matches is a workable baseline, not a ceiling — will be one of the defining questions of Torino's season. The evidence so far suggests he is already earning his place in it.