The result of the Mole derby which opens the 26th day of the championship: the challenge ends in a draw. The Champions race of the bianconeri is complicated. Disappointed Vlahovic, replaced. Dybala comes out injured: flexor problem
The derby of the Mole that opens the 26th matchday of Serie A ended 1-1: De Ligt’s goal in the 13th minute was answered by Belotti in the 63rd minute. He disappointed Vlahovic, never really in the game and replaced with 20 ‘from the end. Concern at Juve for an injury to Dybala: for him a problem with the flexor to be evaluated.
A big suspension point for Juventus, a fundamental restart point for Torino, who drew at the Stadium three years after the last time. The derby rewards Juric’s team, fresh from two defeats and capable of catching up – and trying to win – in an evening where for large stretches she gave the impression, more than Madama, of following a red thread, made up of courage, physicality and also quality. Vlahovic’s new Juve relies almost exclusively on the counterattack, asking the trident for a very expensive effort. The goal of the advantage arrives, like that of Danilo in Bergamo, with a header from a corner kick, also because Bremer dominates and completely blocks the way of the goal to the Serbian for the second game in a row, 240 minutes in total, already one of the longest fasts for the striker this season.
Dybala’s injury is worrying
The bianconeri return to the Champions League with some less certainty, also because Dybala is out with a muscle discomfort and will need to be monitored in view of the match at Villarreal on Tuesday. I’m not worried, Allegri said, but the Argentine’s condition will need to be monitored in the next few hours. In the meantime, Atalanta, who must recover their match against Turin, on Saturday have the opportunity to catch up with Juve in fourth place.
Great start of Turin
With the two signings in January, Allegri’s team got their fill of confidence and enthusiasm, but Toro always keeps the pace high and in the long run deflates the Bianconeri’s tires, burning them twice in the draw: first Cuadrado, not the most slow in circulation, is sown by Brekalo for the cross from the bottom and Alex Sandro is sent for a walk by Belotti, who turns left in the net. Without Bonucci and Chiellini (besides Chiesa and Bernardeschi, that is all the European champions), Allegri also loses Rugani in the warm-up, puts Pellegrini left back and recycles Alex Sandro, not exactly a guarantee this year, as central. The crash test comes immediately, because the departure of Torino fired. Juric puts Pobega together with Brekalo behind Belotti and compared to the first leg he can play it with more variables in attack, exasperating the man-on-man duels that crush Juve for a few minutes: first Mandragora gets a diagonal saved by Szczesny and shortly afterwards the decisive Polish, in the deviation of a close cross from Brekalo, destined for Belotti in front of the goal.
De Ligt’s goal
To overcome the grenade pressure, Allegri asks Morata and Dybala to back off a lot and look for Vlahovic vertically. This innate propensity to counter-attack also enhances the two midfielders, as Rabiot is thrown into the goal by Zakaria, kicking a little wide. Two minutes later, on a corner by Cuadrado from the Juventus left, De Ligt jumps very high in the area of competence of Milinkovic Savic, who does not exploit his 202 cm: the Dutchman takes Vojvoda behind (scoring on Vlahovic) and heads his second goal in a derby.
Belotti’s goal
Toro perceives the danger of the Juventus restart every time he tries to increase the pace to surprise Juve. And on crosses Szczesny is exalted by showing his colleague how to govern his own area. Pellegrini also surrenders, for a blow to the knee, and Allegri puts in the last enlisted defender, De Sciglio. But another unexpected stop, that of Dybala at the beginning of the second half after a shot from outside the area, which changes the balance, because Juve struggles to restart, because Morata has spent a lot and Bremer systematically anticipates Vlahovic. The Bull takes up the plot of his game in hand, with fury, but also with lucidity: Brekalo’s flash finds Belotti very ready, able to disorient Sandro. The changes do not give momentum to Juric, but even less to Allegri and Mandragora to go close to the winning goal. Juve, who scored in the final ten minutes for 8 of the last 9 derbies, this time does not even go close.
February 18, 2022 (change February 18, 2022 | 23:24)
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