Monday's late match in Perugia (8.30pm) is the first of a high-altitude triptych that will provide more precise indications of Torres' ambitions, capable of surprisingly climbing to fourth place despite playing with a half-strength squad for two months.
"We'll try to score our first win, even though we know we're facing a tough opponent," announced coach Alfonso Greco, "who, moreover, is coming off a defeat and will therefore have a grudge."
The Sassari team has had the opposite performance: 19 points out of 21 at home, just 3 out of 18 available away from home, where they have drawn 3 times and lost as many without ever winning.
Perugia has slipped out of the playoff zone and needs a win to get back in it, but in its last two home games it has been defeated by Pescara and Vado.