Torino – Juventus

Juventus will be stronger in the Turin derby

Juventus left the Italian Super Cup at the semi-final stage. The Turin side met Milan, who had just changed their coach, and the match started very interestingly. The Bianconeri opened the scoring on 21 minutes. Yildiz scored a goal. He could make a double before the end of the first half. After the break, however, the situation changed. On 71 minutes Puliciš equalised, and four minutes later an offensive ricochet from Gatti gave the Devils the lead. That was the end of it. In the championship the Old Lady also did not know success. Juventus hosted Fiorentina and also scored first. A goal by Thuram in the 20th minute was answered 18 minutes later by Keane. Kefren scored a double just after the break, but this time the Bianconeri did not keep the scoreline. The final 2-2 draw moved Motta's men away from the top three. At the moment the team is in fifth place with 32 points. Torino are not lacking stars from the sky. Duvan Zapata's injury seems to have ended the season prematurely for the team. "Bulls" for the last five rounds got one win, although they lost only once. However, the results of recent meetings are indicative of the opponents of Paolo Vanoli's wards. In the last round, the Garnets hosted Parma. The meeting with the neighbour in the standings ended in a "dry" draw. A round before it with a score of 2:2 the team played with Udinese. Torino, however, had to come back from 2-0 down. And even earlier there was a 0:2 defeat to Bologna. The opponents from the top of the table have not worked out lately. Thus, since the end of October, the Bulls have lost to Roma, Fiornetina, Juventus and Napoli. Juventus, interestingly enough has some discrepancies between real performance and statistical metrics. For example, the Bianconeri conceded 1.31 more goals than they should have according to xGA. And this is despite the fact that the team has one of the most reliable defences in Serie A. Motta's men are also 4.08 points off the pace according to xPTS. Torino's game slump has levelled their stats. The only thing that can be emphasised is that the Bulls should concede 2.79 more goals according to xGA. In home matches, at the same time, this indicator increases to 4.79. Wards of Tiago Motta is extremely important to regain confidence in themselves and get on the path of victories. Juventus have won four of the last five Derby della Mole. "The Bianconeri will be stronger now.