Week 26 brings us a match on Feb 18th, where Juventus hosts Torino in a clash of the Serie A in the anticipated Torino derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Juventus recorded a 1-1 draw against Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi scored the first goal for Atalanta in the 76th minute, then Danilo got the equalizer for Juventus in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Paulo Dybala squeezing out at least the one point for Juventus. Juventus looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10, while torino sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Venezia. Josip Brekalo struck first for Torino in the 5th minute on a feed from Wilfried Stephane Singo, then Ridgeciano Haps tied it up for Venezia in the 38th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Domen Črnigoj. Torino is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Juventus took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Manuel Locatelli scored the first goal for Juventus in the 86th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Torino was frustrated by Juventus’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Juventus ended the match with the shutout victory.
Josip Brekalo has been the most effective weapon for Torino lately. The Croatian midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches. Juventus’s most prolific scorer has been Paulo Dybala. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.