Torino forward Ché Adams added a headed goal to Giovanni Simeone's brace as Ignazio Abate's side dismantled Parma 3-0 on the road in the seventh matchday of the 2026-27 Serie A season, spoiling Alberto Gilardino's first match in charge of the hosts and lifting the granata to ten points.
The result matters beyond the scoreline. Torino now sit tenth in Serie A, one point behind Juventus, and the win represents the kind of away performance that separates mid-table sides from those with genuine ambitions in the top half. Abate, speaking after the match, singled out Simeone as a leader and expressed confidence in his squad — a mood that would have been unthinkable during the early-season spell that saw Adams miss the Roma fixture through injury.
Adams himself has been a quiet but consistent presence in this campaign. In five Serie A appearances he has scored twice, carrying an average match rating of 6.96 and an AI overall of 71 out of 100. Those are not the numbers of a player dominating headlines, but they are the numbers of a forward who contributes when it counts. His header against Parma was exactly that: a goal that confirmed the result rather than manufactured it, the kind of contribution that earns a striker trust from a coaching staff.
At 30, Adams is operating in a system that asks forwards to work in combination rather than carry individual responsibility. Simeone's double provided the platform; Adams converted the opportunity. The partnership is functional, and Abate's post-match tone — praising collective quality and singling out leadership — suggests the Englishman's role within it is settled.
Torino's next test comes against Monza, whose coach has already signalled his intentions, drawing a direct line to their cup form as a blueprint for facing the granata. With ten points from seven matches and a defence that has conceded nine goals, Abate's side is competitive without yet being convincing. Adams, fit and scoring, is central to whether that changes.