Juventus had to settle for a lackluster draw 0-0 with neighbor and rival Torino, this Saturday (13), in the 32nd round of Serie A.
The best scoring chances in this 208th edition of the Turin derby were from Juventus, but the game was marked by a lack of precision in finishing and the lackluster football presented by both teams.
Serbian Dusan Vlahovic hit the post in the 7th minute and then lost the duel to the opposing goalkeeper, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (32′).
In turn, Torino had their best chance with a header from Paraguayan Antonio Sanabria that put Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny in danger.
Despite the draw, coach Massimiliano Allegri tried to make a positive reading of the match: “We created chances and played well against a good team like Torino, although we could have done better. It was positive, it’s the third consecutive game in which they didn’t score goals against us.”
“The objective is to qualify for the Champions League (…) The owners and managers will decide at the end of the season what needs to be done to improve this team,” he said, referring to his personal future.
A section of Juventus’ tifosi has frequently placed Allegri as the target of their anger and according to the press he could leave command of the team at the end of this season.
Juventus’ reaction last week was apparently short-lived. At that time, they had managed to beat Lazio 2-0 in the first game of the Italian Cup semi-finals and then defeated Fiorentina 1-0 in the 31st round of the Italian championship.
With this he seemed to have left behind the deep crisis at the beginning of the year, when between January and March he had only managed to win seven points in nine games played, which took him away from the race for the ‘Scudetto’.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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