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Serie A: Late Locatelli strike hands Juventus win over Torino in Turin derby

Manuel Locatelli scored an 86th-minute winner as Juventus downed brave Torino to record all three points in the Derby della Mole.

After a bright opening in which Moise Kean and Weston McKennie created a chance apiece, Juventus struggled to get on the ball for the remainder of the first half, as Torino dominated with some slick play.

It was a long throw-in which caused Juventus most trouble, however, with Ola Aina launching it towards Sasa Lukic, whose glancing header lacked accuracy.

Max Allegri replaced Kean with Juan Cuadrado at the break, and the Colombian’s presence sparked an immediate improvement from the Old Lady. His cross was inch-perfect for Alex Sandro, whose bullet header – Juve’s first effort on target – was palmed away by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

Moments later Cuadrado took a tumble inside the box under pressure from Tommaso Pobega but the referee waved away Juventus’ strong appeals for a penalty.

Aside from that, the visitors failed to create a clear opening and when Locatelli blazed over from the edge of the box, it looked like it wasn’t going to be their day.

But just as the Derby della Mole appeared to be finishing goalless for the first time in a century, Locatelli rediscovered his shooting boots, stroking the ball into the bottom corner to nick all three points for Allegri’s side.

The late goal ensured Juventus extended their winning streak to four consecutive games as they climbed up a place to eighth, while Torino drop to 10th.

Source: Modern Ghana

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