Torino drew with fellow Serie A side Cremonese, while Sampdoria beat Kaysar 3-0 and Pablo Mari wore the captain’s armband in a Monza victory.

Serie A does not return until January 4, so teams continue to play friendly tests to warm up after the break for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

It was a top flight affair at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, but ended goalless between Toro and Cremonese.

There was a tribute to former Torino coach Sinisa Mihajlovic before kick-off.

Sampdoria continued their Turkish training camp with a 3-0 victory over Kaysar Kyzylorda of Kazakhstan.

The star of the show was teenage striker Daniele Montevago with an impressive hat-trick.

Monza only played yesterday in their surprise 2-1 win over Olympique Lyonnais, but those who did not start that match were used in another test to beat local side Arconatese 2-1 this afternoon.

It was above all notable because the captain was Pablo Mari, who got his first start since he was stabbed in a random supermarket attack in October.

He had been expected to be out of action until February, but made his comeback against Lyon on Thursday.

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