Juve-Torino 1-1, goals from De Ligt and Belotti

Belotti responds to De Ligt and the derby n. 154 ends 1-1, between a Torino that thus interrupts the bleeding of points after the last two consecutive defeats and allows Juve to ring a little consoling twelfth consecutive useful result. Among the bianconeri Pellegrini and Dybala leave due to injury, situations that will have to be verified in view of Tuesday’s Champions League match against Villarreal. Turin has the merit of having harnessed Juve for a long time with head and body, the Bianconeri have raced and fought, but have not managed to turn on the quality they have and have lived most of the match in apnea.

Present and absent

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With Danilo disqualified, Chiellini injured for a long time and Bonucci knocked out due to fatigue on the eve, Juve suddenly found themselves in full defense emergency practically at the kick-off: Rugani, the last remaining central, stopped the warm-up pre-match, and has never left the locker room. Double change therefore: Alex Sandro is climbed in the center, Pellegrini the chosen one to cover the clods on the left. Confirmed the trident, in the middle they made their debut from 1 ‘Locatelli and Zakaria. Torino is the one expected, with Bremer leading the defense and marking Vlahovic, Singo and Vojvoda on the flanks and Belotti as an advanced point of reference.

De Ligt highest of all

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Turin decided to start, establishing a dominance made up of ball possession, aggression and two conclusions in the first 10 minutes, with Szczesny decisive first on Madragora then on a low cross from Brekalo who was looking for Belotti. Juve struggles to get out, but also to find each other. Then Zakaria sees Rabiot’s shot and needs a through ball with his toe: the Frenchman extends his stride and concludes from inside the area, his left ends just wide. It’s the signal, Juve is there. And after two minutes he takes the lead: on 13 ‘Cuadrado puts in the middle of the flag, De Ligt in elevation kills Vlahovic and Vojvoda in one shot and heads over Milinkovic. Like that November 2, 2019, when, at the first goal in the Juve shirt, he decided the derby of the Mole. Juve in the central phase of the first half seems to have found distances and concentration, the match becomes balanced, with De Ligt also decisive in the rear in the 16 ‘on Brekalo and Morata who tries to surprise Milinkovic without succeeding in the 23’. But it is a truce that does not last long: Torino returns to be aggressive and pounding, with one-on-one duels that Juve suffers. The Juventus dribble is not fast enough, verticalization attempts are rare and imprecise, the only modality of lightening and overturning the front that seems to work are the ball and chain insertions of the midfielders, taking turns. But in general it is a Juve crushed backwards, dominated by the pressing and overflowing physicality of Singo and his teammates.

The Rooster goes back to scoring

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An injury to his left knee forces Pellegrini to leave room for De Sciglio (the last available defender) at the beginning of the second half. However, Juve’s apnea does not end, with Torino starting from where he left off and Mandragora starting a poisonous left foot and calling Szczesny to a detour for a corner after five minutes. Dybala answers with a left to the side, but above all a nod towards the bench: it is the request for a change. McKennie enters his place, at minute 53. The game proceeds in fits and starts, between one foul and the next, until at 62 ‘Brekalo with a low cross overpasses Alex Sandro and invites Belotti to an easy tap in: it’s the 1- 1. And immediately after a detour he sends Mandragora a sure shot for a corner. The game loses in quality and plays, the doors and the great dynamism remain. Allegri plays the cards Arthur and Kean (for Locatelli and Vlahovic), Juric first chooses Pjaca (for Brekalo), then Sanabria and Ansaldi (outside Belotti and Singo). But the game has already offered the best, a few thrusts here and there, but nothing changes anymore.