Serie A: Juventus vs Torino Player Ratings as the Bianconeri settle for a 1-1 draw


Serie A: Juventus vs Torino Player Ratings as the Bianconeri settle for a 1-1 draw

Juventus vs Torino: Juventus host Torino in the Turin derby at the Allianz Stadium in Round 26 of Serie A.

The first half was Juventus’ half as they dominated possession and scored a goal from de Ligt’s header of a corner. Apart from the first few minutes, Torino looked out of the game.

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Torino were the better team in the second half. Captain Belotti scored the crucial equalizer of the derby and the game finished on level pegging.

Let’s have a look at the player ratings for the match: –

Juventus vs Torino Player Ratings

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Juventus

Wojciech Szczesny (6.7/10): The Polish goalkeeper face 3 shots on target out of which he saved 2 and conceded one.

Juan Cuadrado (8/10): Cuadrado had a brilliant game on the right flank. He was defensively good and made good forward runs with dribbles.

Alex Sandro (7/10): Playing out of position, Sandro had a decent game in the back and complimented de Ligt well.

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Matthijs de Ligt (8.3/10): De Ligt was exceptional at the back with well-timed challenges. He scored a thumping header from a corner to give Juventus the lead.

Luca Pellegrini (6.5/10): The left back was decent but got injured and was replaced at half time.

Denis Zakaria (6/10): Zakaria did a lot of work off the ball but had the least number of touches in the game and could not be much effective.

Manuel Locatelli (7.8/10): Locatelli was imposing in the middle of the park and was accurate in his passes, tackles and dribbles.

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Adrien Rabiot (6.9/10): Rabiot was sturdy in the midfield. He put a crucial chance just inches wide in a counter attack.

Paulo Dybala (6.1/10): Dybala had a mediocre game starting as the skipper. He was subbed off in the second half due to injury scares.

Dusan Vlahovic (5.8/10): Vlahovic was ineffective in the game and just had a single shot which was blocked by the defenders.

Alvaro Morata (6.7/10): Morata has had better games playing in the front as he could manage only 2 shots out of which one was blocked.

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Substitutes:

Mattia de Sciglio (6.5/10): De Sciglio came in for Pellegrini and maintained the pressure he had kept before half time.

Weston McKennie (6.2/10): McKennie could not have much of an impact on the game in the dying minutes.

Arthur (6.6/10): Arthur had a lot of ball in the small time he was on the pitch but could not impact the game.

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Moise Kean (6/10): Kean was ineffective replacing Vlahovic.

Torino

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (6.6/10): Milinkovic-Savic, like his counterpart, faced 3 shots out of which he conceded one.

Koffi Djidji (6.8/10): Djidji was good in the back making important passes and crucial blocks.

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Gleison Bremer (7.9/10): The Brazilian center back gave away no chances and defended extremely well, man-marking Vlahovic.

Ricardo Rodriguez (7/10): Rodriguez was a good match up against Morata and did not let the Spanish striker slip away.

Wilfried Singo (7/10): The right wing back put in the hard yards and created spaces on the right flank to work the ball inside the box.

Rolando Mandragora (7.4/10): Mandragora was one player who had the ball for most of the match. He distributed the ball well and made good challenges.

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Sasa Lukic (6.4/10): Lukic’s passing was accurate. He made a few tackles and got booked while attempting one.

Mergim Vojvoda (7.3/10): Vojvoda doubled up well with Brekalo on the right side and created a few chances.

Tommaso Pobega (6.2/10): Pobega had a quiet game and lost many 50/50s. He did not compliment Singo on the right flank.

Josip Brekalo (7.5/10): Brekalo was impressive on the left side and provided an assist for Belotti’s goal.

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Andrea Belotti (7.6/10): Belotti looked absent for most of the game until making a game-changing impact by equalizing in the 62nd minute.

Substitutes: 

Marco Pjaka (6/10): Pjaka was brought in for Brekalo but he could not be as impactful as the goal provider.

Antonio Sanabria (6.2/10): Sanabria just had 10 minutes on the pitch and could not make a difference.

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