Torino Rescues Draw Against Juventus, Threatens Bianconeri Champions League Qualification

• Juventus suffered three major injury scare in their 1-1 draw against Torino on Friday, February 18 as Daniele Rugani, Luca Pellegrini, and Paulo Dybala were all substituted due to a knock
• All players join already injured Juventus players including experienced defenders Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci who both missed the Torino game
• Andre Belotti’s equalizer canceled out Matthias De Ligt opener to earn Torino a vital draw at the Allianz Stadium, the home ground of Juventus

Juventus put themselves at further risk of missing out on Champions League qualification after the Bianconeri slipped to a 1-1 draw in the Turin derby Marca reports.

Juventus are presently 4th on the Serie A table with 47 points but have played two games more than 5th placed Atalanta who are just 3 points behind the Old Lady.

Andre Belotti had rescued a point for Torino after grabbing an equalizer for the mid-table club thereby canceling out Matthias De Ligt headed opener.

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Alvaro Morata, Paulo Dybala and Vlahovic all started for the Bianconeri upfront but had no meaningful impact on the game with the opening goal for the hosts coming through a defender.

The draw against Torino is the second successive game the Old Lady has dropped points and Allegri will hope that the recent slide in form will be turned around when Juventus plays Villareal in the Europa League.

Allegri not worried about piling injury list after derby draw against Torino

Meanwhile, Massimiliano Allegri says he is not bothered about the piling injury list of Juventus after the Old Lady were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Torino.

Daniele Rugani, Luca Pellegrini, and Paulo Dybala all picked up knocks in the crucial Turin derby, joining an already lengthy list of injured players including veteran defenders Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci.

According to a report via SB Nation, Allegri reveals injury is a part of the game and will therefore not blame his side’s poor result on the fact that he has a squad ravaged by injuries.

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Massimiliano Allegri aims thinly-veiled dig at Cristiano Ronaldo

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri aimed a subtle dig at Cristiano Ronaldo by suggesting the players ‘now play as a team’ after the Portuguese superstar’s exit.

Ronaldo secured a £20million move back to Manchester United last summer, in a deal that caught Juventus by surprise in many ways.

He spent a fairly successful three-year spell with The Old Lady, winning two Serie A titles and the Coppa Italia last season.