Parma vs Torino preview - Ventura positive after Zenit defeat

Torino coach Giampiero Ventura is confident his team will bounce back from a disappointing week when they take on bottom-side Parma on Sunday.

The Granata saw their six-match unbeaten home run come to an end in Monday's 2-0 defeat to Lazio.

Toro were then knocked out of the Europa League in the last 16 stages by Zenit St Petersburg.

Thursday's 1-0 home triumph was not enough for the Italians to progress to the quarter-finals as they lost 2-1 on aggregate.

"I'm disappointed for my players and for our fans," Ventura told the Italian press. "We deserved to go through considering the chances we had in both games.

"I truly believed we could have beaten Zenit but it was not to be.

"We must put this setback behind us and focus all of our energy on the domestic front."

Toro travel to the Tardini stadium looking to snap a three-match losing streak in all competitions.

The Granata are ninth in the standings and have not won on the road since February 7.

Parma's players go into this weekend's home game with their future unclear.

The Ducale club were declared bankrupt by an Italian court on Thursday but will be able to complete the season with the Italian football league providing the capital to do so.

The team has 12 games left to play, including the two that were postponed due to a lack of finance last month.

Parma, whose players and staff have not been paid since July, have won just three games this season and lie 16 points adrift of safety.

Last weekend's 4-1 defeat at Sassuolo was their 18th loss of the campaign.

Parma, coached by Roberto Donadoni, will not be at full strength with goalkeeper Antonio Mirante, defender Massimo Gobbi and midfielder Jose Mari, all suspended.

Alessandro Iacobucci will replace Mirante between the posts.