Andrea Belotti's Goal Spoils Juventus' Win Over Torino In The Turin Derby
JAKARTA - Torino striker Andrea Belotti's goal forced Juventus to draw 1-1 in the 26th week of the Italian League at the Allianz Stadium, Turin, Friday 18 February local time. In this match, Juventus actually managed to take the lead through Mathijs de Ligt in the 13th minute before being equalized by Andrea Belotti in the 62nd minute. This draw made Torino still stuck in 10th place in the Italian League standings with 33 points from 25 matches, while Juventus remained in 4th position with 47 points. 26 matches. In this Derby della Mole match, Juventus took the initiative to attack first in the first half and had threatened through Adrien Rabiot's shot, but was still sideways from the Torino goal guarded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. Juventus were able to take the lead in the first minute. 13 through defender Mathijs de Ligt who was able to head in a corner from Juan Cuardado which made the score 1- 0.
In the remaining time of the first half, both Juventus and Torino rarely applied pressure and preferred to dominate possession and made the score 1-0 for the Bianconeri to stay on until the break. In the second half, it was Torino's turn to take the initiative to attack first and had a chance. posed a threat when Rolando Mandagora fired home a powerful shot from outside the box, but goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny saved it. Torino then equalized in the 62nd minute when Josip Brekalo sent a pass into the Juventus penalty area which was met by Andrea Belotti's volley and made it clear. 1-1. After successfully equalizing, Torino attacked more aggressively and one of them was through Rolando Mandagora's kick, but still managed to penetrate the Szczesny goal. In the remaining time of the second half, both teams tried to steal the winning goal but both Juventus and Torino were unable to do so. it and make the score 1-1 stay until the end of the game.