Juventus Triumph in Turin Derby, Milan Stumble in Cagliari Draw
Juventus emerged victorious in the Turin derby, defeating city rivals Torino 2-0 to climb within a point of Serie A’s summit. Timothy Weah and Kenan Yildiz scored in each half to secure the win for the Old Lady, who now sit third in the standings with 24 points.
Juventus coach Thiago Motta praised his team’s performance, saying, “It was another good performance where we brought the three points home. I am happy both with the result and the performance, in a derby on home turf, and thank our fans for their support.”
Torino’s form has plummeted in recent weeks, with only one win in their last seven league outings. They now languish in 11th place, 10 points behind their city rivals.
The deadlock was broken in the 18th minute when Weah tapped into an open net after Vanja Milinkovic-Savic failed to hold onto Andrea Cambiaso’s effort. Both sides struggled to create chances in a match that lacked excitement.
Yildiz sealed the victory for Juventus six minutes from time with a stooping back-post header.
Meanwhile, AC Milan dropped points in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Cagliari, falling further behind in the title race. Rafael Leao scored twice in the first half to give Milan the lead, but Cagliari fought back through Gabriele Zappa and Tammy Abraham. Zappa scored a sensational equalizer in the final stages to deny Milan the win.
Milan coach Paulo Fonseca expressed disappointment, saying, “This draw is clearly a step backwards. Our problem today was our defense, we lacked aggression, we let them cross too much, we lost too many aerial duels, it’s not possible to win a match in those conditions.”
For Cagliari, the draw lifted them to 16th place, one point clear of the drop zone.
In other Serie A action, Parma came from behind to beat bottom-of-the-table Venezia 2-1 away from home. Hans Nicolussi Caviglia opened the scoring for Venezia, but goals from Emanuele Valeri and Ange-Yoan Bonny secured the win for Parma, who moved up to 14th place.
The highlight of Sunday’s action will be the clash between 2023 Scudetto winners Napoli and reigning champions Inter Milan.