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Juventus wins derby at Torino to relieve pressure on Allegri

Posted October 15, 2022 7:00 am

By DANIELLA MATAR

Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic celebrates after scoring to 1-0 during the Serie A soccer match between Torino and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy, Saturday Oct. 15, 2022. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP) The Associated Press

MILAN (AP) - Juventus relieved a bit of the pressure on coach Massimiliano Allegri by beating Torino 1-0 in a Serie A derby on Saturday.

DuÅ¡an VlahoviÄ‡ scored 16 minutes from time for a Juventus side which has been struggling.

Juventus had been in a punitive retreat following an embarrassing defeat at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Tuesday, three days after a loss to AC Milan. Juventus moved up to seventh, eight points behind Atalanta, which topped the table after a 2-1 home win over Sassuolo.

There were few clear goal-scoring opportunities in the derby. Juventus had a triple chance shortly before halftime but Torino goalkeeper Vanja MilinkoviÄ‡-SaviÄ‡ parried VlahoviÄ‡, then Manuel Locatelli on the rebound, and Adrien Rabiot from distance.

Juventus broke the deadlock in the 74th when a corner was floated in from the right and flicked on by Danilo for VlahoviÄ‡ to turn in at the back post.

SCINTILLATING GOAL

A brilliant goal saw Atalanta recover from going behind to move a point clear of Napoli.

Ademola Lookman scored what proved to be the winner 30 seconds after the break. The Nigeria winger collected a throughball from Brandon Soppy, bamboozled his way past a defender and curled a shot into the top left corner.

Georgios Kyriakopoulos scored the opener for Sassuolo four minutes from the interval but Mario PaÅ¡aliÄ‡ levelled on the stroke of halftime, following another assist from Soppy.

Domenico Berardi made his first appearance since the end of August as a second-half substitute and almost equalized for Sassuolo but his ferocious effort crashed off the crossbar. His return lasted just 22 minutes before he went off with another injury.

RUN ENDED

Monza endured its first defeat under coach Raffael Palladino, 1-0 at Empoli.

Palladino won his first three games in charge, starting against Juventus before the international break for Monza's first ever Serie A win.

But Nicolas Haas netted in the 11th minute to end that streak for Silvio Berlusconi's side.

Empoli also hit the post and had a goal ruled out for offside early in the second half.

Monza midfielder NicolÃ² Rovella was sent off in stoppage time for his part in a scuffle.

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Torino's goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic looks dejected after Juventus scored to 1-0 during the Serie A soccer match between Torino and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy, Saturday Oct. 15, 2022. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP) The Associated Press

Torino's goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic Savic in action during the Serie A soccer match between Torino and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy, Saturday Oct. 15, 2022. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP) The Associated Press

Torino's goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic Savic saves the the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Torino and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy, Saturday Oct. 15, 2022. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP) The Associated Press

Ademola Olajade Lookman of Atalanta, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring 1-2 during the Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Sassuolo at Stadio Gewiss, in Bergamo, Italy, Saturday Oct. 15, 2022. (Spada/LaPresse via AP) The Associated Press

Monza's coach Raffaele Palladino shouts indications to his players during a Serie A soccer match between Empoli and Monza at Castellani Stadium in Empoli, Italy, Saturday Oct. 15, 2022. (Marco Bucco/LaPresse via AP) The Associated Press

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