Juventus stumble in Turin derby

Juventus stumbled with a new draw against its rival Torino, with a goal for each, in the city derby in the twentieth week of the Serai A.

Juve took the lead through Kenan Yildiz in the 8th minute, while Nikola Vlasic equalized for Torino in the 45+1 minute.

The Bianconeri continued the series of draws this season, reaching 12 draws from 19 matches, and reaching 33 points in fifth place, while Torino reached 22 points in 11th place.

The start was hot and after two minutes the two teams entered into a quarrel after a violent intervention by Thuram on the foot of a Torino player, and McKennie’s attempt to get the ball from in front of the Torino substitutes’ bench.

In the eighth minute, Yildiz succeeded with an individual effort from the right wing, in scoring the first goal after dribbling past two Torino players and a low shot with his left foot into the net.

The home team tried to come back with a header from Linetti from a corner from the far post, then another shot that went over the goal.

Juventus responded with a counter-attack minutes later, received by Mbangula, who penetrated the area and passed the ball to Gonzalez to be alone in front of the goal and score the second goal, but the referee disallowed it for offside.

A sure chance arose for Juve in the 31st minute, after Yildiz launched from the right side to pass a perfect cross, which was met by the advanced defender Gatti with a dangerous header that went wide of the post.

Ricci, Torino’s midfielder, shone and saved his team from a promising chance for Juventus in the 43rd minute, after a counter-attack passed by Koopmeiners towards Mbangula who was alone in front of the goal, but Ricci intervened at the right and decisive time.

Vlasic equalized for Torino in the first minute of stoppage time, in a wonderful way after receiving the ball on the edge of the area with his right foot and unleashing a rocket shot with his left foot that hit the post and entered the goal.

A dangerous chance arose for Torino in the first minutes of the second half, from a corner kick executed inside the area, which Coco met with a header that touched the defense and passed alongside the left post for a new corner.

In the corner, Di Gregorio saved Juve from a second goal opportunity, after he blocked Maripan’s shot in the 51st minute.

Juventus responded quickly but naively missed the opportunity to advance, after Mbangula’s cross in front of the goal, so Yildiz entered on his teammate Gonzalez and the latter shot a weak ball to the goalkeeper.

In a strange scene, the two coaches clashed on the touchline in the 55th minute, so the referee decided to expel the duo Thiago Motta and Paolo Vanoli.

Yildiz fired a rocket shot from outside the area that passed safely over Savic’s crossbar at the home team, followed by a new powerful shot from Koopmeiners, which the goalkeeper excelled in deflecting.

Savic returned to continue his brilliance with a brilliant save in the 75th minute, after a cross from the left side that Gonzalez met with a shot in front of the goal, which the goalkeeper excelled in deflecting, and he returned again to shine in front of a powerful shot by the substitute Weah.

In the last minute, a free kick was taken inside the Torino area, and Thuram met it with a direct shot that Savic saved, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.