Torino-Juventus ends 1-1: Vlasic responds to Yildiz
Another Juventusunattainable in this Serie A. The Mole derby number 210 in history in fact ends with a result of 1-1 and the scoreboard is all written in the first half: Kenan Yildiz’s goal is answered by Nikola Vlasic’s. The Turinin the inevitable soundtrack of his fans against Urbano Cairo – by the way: if it was the last derby, he will say goodbye to the club with only one victory against the city – holds his own, even if in the second half it is mainly the Bianconeri who come close to winning victory. It was not always a beautiful derby, but electric and full of character: nerves on edge from the start, as evidenced by the expulsions of Thiago Motta and Paolo Vanoli. No one comes out of the derby really happy, the Granata just with fewer doubts in their heads than they did Old Lady.
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A jewel each: Yildiz opens, Vlasic closes. Nerves were immediately tense: after two minutes McKennie and the Torino bench argued over a banal lateral foul. After eight minutes, Yildiz took care of breaking the deadlock: a sleight of hand and a sharp conclusion to mock Milinkovic-Savic from outside the area. Juve scores an encore with Nico Gonzalez, but the Argentine finds the net starting from an irregular position on Mbangula’s through ball. Torino holds the field and their nerves, even if it is Motta’s team that creates another opportunity: Yildiz crosses for Gatti, who heads close to the goal. In the final, the hosts charge: first Ricci shoots high, then Vlasic invents the equalizer. The Croatian receives from Karamoh, controls and shoots in return: nothing to be done for Di Gregorio, 1-1 at half-time.
Draw and draw. The first minutes of the second half are vibrant, Coco risks going to the shower for a foul on Yildiz but is pardoned by Fabbri. Savona also tries, falling asleep on Karamoh’s pressing: the referee judges – correctly – to regulate the intervention. Vanoli disagrees and protests vehemently: Motta doesn’t take it well and gets nervous, a mini-brawl breaks out which referee Fabbri quells by expelling both coaches. In the 64th minute Yildiz tries to put Juve on his shoulders: a fireball from outside, high over the crossbar. It’s the best moment for the Bianconeri, who in any case just can’t get into the area: Koopmeiners always challenges Milinkovic from afar, who gets away with it in an effective, albeit not beautiful, style. In the 76th minute, a good move by Mbangula: a cross for Gonzalez who saw his shot blocked by Milinkovic, who was then also careful about Weah’s shot from distance. The 1-1 score holds up until the final whistle.