Wolves will take three away goals and a one-goal lead to Molineux in a week’s time but may still end up wondering what might have been after failing to see out the game for a more emphatic win in Turin.

Wolves manager Nuno Espírito Santo is having to juggle Europa League commitments with a Premier League campaign. For Torino’s Walter Mazzarri, Thursday’s tie is a curtain raiser for the Serie A season.