Juventus continues its line of mediocrity in the last two months and, despite winning the previous match against Fiorentina, today they cannot go beyond 0-0 in the derby as a guest against Torino.
A disappointing run of two wins in their last eleven league games certainly keeps the team away from Massimiliano Allegri of second place in Serie A, as Milan still have five points ahead of them, while Bologna Thiago Motta He can get close to two if he beats Monza tonight.
Two clear chances for Vlahovic
The first half of a derby that will not go down in history for its spectacle was marked by two clear chances it had Dusan Vlahovic. In the 8th minute, Federico Chiesa He crossed from the right to the far post and there the Serbian striker, coming on the run, finished off the post.
After a while, a quarter of an hour later, it was Manuel Locatelli that, after a pass behind Andrea Cambiasohe couldn’t get his shot between the three sticks and the ball almost went up.
After half an hour again Vlahovic came very close to scoring with another cross from the rightthis time by Federico Gatti, but after controlling the ball, the goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic He came out to meet him and managed to deflect his shot with his body.
A derby with a small football
The first half held little more than a very tactical match, with little continuity in the game due to continuous interruptions, typical of the tension of any derby.
After the break the balance was maintained and there were fewer dramatic plays. Philip Kostic escaped with a card for what looked like a hard feet-first tackle on Samuel Ricci.
Sanabria put Szczesny in trouble
Unlike the first half, Torino was the team with few, unclear chances until the middle of the second half. The best is a headbutt from Antonio Sanabria who is on the line Wojciech Szczesny after the ball bounced right in front of him (60′).
Allegri tried to get the ‘click’ his team needed by introducing changes, among them Church of Kenan Yildiz and Juve seemed to wake up when the young Turkish midfielder made a good play down the left and his cross shot sent him wide. Milinkovic-Savic with a good intervention (76′).
But, aside from Vlahovic’s chances, Torino conceded very little to their eternal rivals and ended their 11th league game at the Stadio Olimpico without conceding a goal.
Torino still haven’t won the derby
Ivan Juric, local coach, was sacked in the 87th minute for protesting but his team managed to win in extra time with a header from Valentino Lazaroafter failing to jump Samuel Iling-Junior, who went to the top even without a mark. There, their first league victory since 2015 against Juventus disappeared for the ‘grenade’ and ended 18 consecutive derbies without a win.
After winning the three previous rounds, Torino saw its streak snapped and could no longer get close to the European places (it remains five points away).
match lineup
32
19
27
13
4
61
28
77
16
9
91
1
27
Eleven
6
3
4
16
25
9
7
5
Olimpico Grande Torino
Wojciech Szczesny1
85′
Andrea Cambiaso27
68′
94′
48′
77′
Philip KosticEleven
63′
Danilo6
Bremer3
Federico Gatti4
43′
77′
46′
Weston McKennie16
75′
Adrien Rabiot25
Dusan Vlahovic9
77′
76′
Federico Chiesa7
64′
Manuel Locatelli5
Replacements
Carlo Pinsoglio23
Mattia Perin36
85′
Mattia De Sciglio2
Alex Sandro12
77′
Daniele Rugani24
77′
Tiago Djalo33
Fabio Mirettitwenty
Timothy Weah22
Carlos Alcaraz26
94′
76′
Hans Nicolussi Caviglia41
Kenan Yildizfifteen
64′
Samuel Iling-Junior17
63′
Moses Kean18
77′
coach
Ivan Juric
Massimiliano Allegri
Source: La Verdad
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