Juventus’s stuttering finish to the Serie A season goes on, with the 36-time champions held 0-0 within the Turin derby.
Juve have received solely considered one of their final six league matches and slipped to 3rd in Serie A. They are 4 factors above fourth-placed Bologna who additionally drew 0-0, at house to Monza.
The Bianconeri have loved a formidable run within the derby, having not misplaced to Torino in 9 years. The final time Saturday’s hosts even managed a draw was greater than two years in the past.
Juventus had a superb likelihood to take the lead within the seventh minute when Federico Chiesa whipped in a cross from the precise for an unmarked Dusan Vlahovic however the striker’s effort smashed off the left upright.
Vlahovic had one other good alternative later within the first half however Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic pulled off a fantastic save to disclaim the Serbia striker with an outstretched foot.
Duvan Zapata had the ball within the web for Torino contained in the opening minute of the second half nevertheless it was dominated out for a foul.
Torino once more went near breaking the impasse on the hour mark however Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny did brilliantly to parry Antonio Sanabria’s header.
Aiming to qualify for the Champions League for the primary time, Bologna had been left nervously wanting over their shoulder after a second straight goalless draw.
The stalemate with Monza left fourth-placed Bologna simply 4 factors forward of Roma, who go to relegation-threatened Udinese on Sunday.
Substitute Santiago Pierotti had an instantaneous impression as he helped Lecce snatch a 1-0 win over Empoli in an important relegation battle.
Pierotti was on the sphere for less than seconds earlier than the Argentine ahead beat Empoli defender Sebastian Walukiewicz inside the world and rolled the ball throughout for Nicola Sansone to faucet into an empty web for a last-minute winner.
Empoli had an early objective disallowed after VAR dominated goalkeeper Elia Caprile dealt with the ball outdoors the world simply earlier than he launched the assault from which Alberto Cerri put the ball within the web.
Lecce moved six factors above the relegation zone whereas Empoli stay two factors above the drop zone after their fifth loss in six matches.
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