Boateng starts first game in eight months in Torino-Salernitana

Former Bayern Munich star Jerome Boateng only joined Salernitana two days ago but starts his first game in over eight months against Torino on Sunday.

Boateng officially joined Serie A strugglers Salernitana on February 2 and Filippo Inzaghi has already chosen him to start in an away game at Torino on Sunday.

What’s even more surprising about Inzaghi’s decision is that Boateng hasn’t played a competitive game since June 3, 2023, when he started in Lyon’s 3-1 loss against OGC Nice.

Boateng only made eight Ligue 1 appearances with Lyon last season so the French club did not extend his contract at the end of June.

Boateng, a World Cup and Champions League winner with Germany and Bayern Munich, has signed a contract until the end of the season with Salernitana.

It is believed that his former Bayern teammate Franck Ribery, now a staff member in Salerno, played a key role in negotiations with the 35-year-old centre-back.

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Torino-Salernitana – confirmed line-ups

Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Tameze, Sazonov, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Lazaro; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata

Salernitana: Ochoa; Pierozzi, Boateng, Pasalidis, Zanoli; Maggiore, Basic, Bradaric; Candreva, Kastanos; Tchaouna