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Serie A: Late headers give Juventus dramatic derby win over Torino

Juventus came from behind through goals from Weston McKennie and Leonardo Bonucci to beat Torino 2-1 on Saturday.

Published : Dec 06, 2020 01:08 IST

Juventus went second in the Serie A table with the 2-1 win over Torino.
Juventus went second in the Serie A table with the 2-1 win over Torino.
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Juventus went second in the Serie A table with the 2-1 win over Torino.

Champions Juventus scored with two headers in the last quarter of an hour as it came from behind to beat neighbour Torino 2-1 in a dramatic Derby della Mole in Serie A on Saturday.

Torino stunned the host when Nicolas Nkoulou scored from close range following a corner in the ninth minute and could have gone further ahead before halftime.

But, as Juventus wore it down in the second half, substitute Weston McKennie headed the equaliser from a Juan Cuadrado cross in the 78th minute and defender Leonardo Bonucci grabbed the winner with an almost identical goal 11 minutes later.

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The win lifted Juventus to second place with 20 points from 10 games, two ahead of Inter Milan, which was at home to Bologna later on Saturday, and Sassuolo, who visit AS Roma on Sunday.

Torino, with only one win this season, is 18th with six points.

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