On Saturday, a fierce local derby in Torino ended 1-1, holding Juventus to yet another draw. However, Atalanta was unable to secure the top
(The Post News)- On Saturday, a fierce local derby in Torino ended 1-1, holding Juventus to yet another draw. However, Atalanta was unable to secure the top spot in Italy’s Serie A league due to a goalless draw with Udinese.
With an incredible goal that crashed in off the post in stoppage time at the conclusion of the first half, Nikola Vlasic earned a point for Torino, who haven’t defeated their city rivals in ten years. Although Thiago Motta’s club is still undefeated in the Italian top division this season, they are now three points out of the Champions League spots after Saturday’s draw, which was their 12th of the season.Fifth-place Juventus has now drawn six of their previous seven Serie A games, and they have important games against AC Milan and Atalanta coming up.
When Kenan Yildiz dribbled past two Torino defenders and fizzed in a long-range opener in the eighth minute, his sixth Juventus goal of the season across all competitions, the away team appeared headed for another victory in what has long been a one-sided match. However, Juventus was held back during a hectic evening at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, which ended with managers Paolo Vanoli and Motta being sent off after a brawl on the field ten minutes after halftime.
Motta will miss Tuesday night’s Juventus game against title challengers Atalanta after reacting angrily to Vanoli’s outburst over what he believed to be a red-card-worthy infraction on Yann Karamoh. Due to Juve’s departure to Saudi Arabia to compete in the Italian Super Cup at the beginning of the month, that match has been rescheduled. Motta is probably still going to be without Francisco Conceicao and Dusan Vlahovic.
After leading his new team to victory in the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, Sergio Conceicao later made his San Siro debut as coach of AC Milan against struggling Cagliari. Since taking over for Paulo Fonseca earlier this month, Conceicao has transformed the environment at Milan and is tasked with reviving his team’s pursuit of Champions League qualifying.
After a disappointing first half of the season, Milan is currently in ninth place, 17 points behind Napoli, the seven-time European champions. Lecce’s chances of surviving were increased by Nikola Krstovic’s brace in a 3-1 victory over Empoli, which put Marco Giampaolo’s squad three points above the relegation zone.
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