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Torino 0-0 Juventus: Bianconeri's Poor Run In Serie A Extends With Turin Derby Draw

It was the third game in four in Serie A in which🍌 Juvenꦛtus have failed to score and leaves them vulnerable to being caught in the race to qualify for the Champions League

Massimiliano Allegri saw his Juventus side stay 19 points off the Serie A leᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚad after their draw with Torino. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA
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Juventus’ poor run in Serie A extended to just two wins in 11 games as they were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw away at city rivals Torino. (More Football News)

Massimiliano Allegri’s side, who were top of the league when they beat Lecce on January 21 but who nꦕow trail leaders 🌺Inter Milan by 19 points having played a game more, failed to break down their mid-table opponents as their astonishing collapse in form dragged on into another week.

It was the third game in four in the league in which they have failed to score and leaves them vulnerable to being caught in the race to qualify for the Champions League, with fifth-place Roma able to cut the gap on them to five points should they win their game 💝in hand.

Dusan Vlahovic had Juve’s clearest chances of the first half, first when he knocked Fe🐼derico Chiesa’s cross against a𒉰 post, then again when he was foiled by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic in the Torino goal.

The goalkeeper was called on again to deny the visitors, diving at full st🥂retch to keep out a firm low effort from Kenan Yildiz.

Duvan Zapata thought he had given Torino the lead when he crashed the ball home shortly after half-time, onl♑y for his effort to be ruled out for a foul committed by Raoul Bellanova against Juve’s Filip Kostic.

Antonio Sanabriﷺa𓆏 rose highest to meet Bellanova’s cross midway through the second half, drawing a good save from Wojciech Szczesny as Torino threatened.

The hosts might have made it a truly disastrous night for Allegri when Karol ꦫLinetty’s ൲ball in was turned over the crossbar by Valentino Lazaro, who seemed to make contact with the ball with his neck with the goal gaping.

It concluded a frustrating encounter for Juve, and came in stark contrast to the comfortablﷺe 2-0 win they enjoyed in the derby back in October, when the team were in the early stages of what looked a credible title challenge.

It leaves Allegri’s side in a fight to ensure they do not miss out on the Champions League for a second consecutive season.

They still have the possible consolation of the Coppa Italia to aim for, and play the second leg of their semi-final away to Lazio on April 23 loo🎃king to defend a 2-0 aggregate lead.

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