Torinovs.Juventus

Ahead of the 183rd clash between them since 1929, Juve are unbeaten in Serie A this season - and in 21 games against Toro.

Match preview

November's win at the Allianz Stadium brought up the Bianconeri's 19th straight home game without losing to their neighbours, extending a record run in the Derby della Mole.

Juventus have also been tough to beat throughout this season, but they suffered just a second setback - and their first in domestic competition - in last week's Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals.

Letting a lead slip against AC Milan during the second half, Manuel Locatelli clumsily conceded a penalty and Federico Gatti scored an unfortunate own goal, meaning Juve missed out on a place in the decider.

Thiago Motta's men have also endured plenty of frustration in Serie A so far, summed up by their most recent outing, a 2-2 draw with Fiorentina that saw the Viola draw level after 87 minutes.

That result may have made it 18 league games unbeaten but also left them trailing behind Italy's top four as they approach the midpoint of Motta's first campaign.

Losing to the old enemy is, therefore, totally unthinkable. After the reverse fixture ended 2-0 to Juve with goals from Timothy Weah and Kenan Yildiz, only a derby double will do.

This century, Torino have won just one of 36 games against Juventus - losing 27 - and that sole success dates back to April 2015, when Matteo Darmian and Fabio Quagliarella found the net for Toro; Andrea Pirlo scored Juve's goal.

Paolo Vanoli's current squad come into this contest amid a worrying downturn, having started his reign brightly before tailing off significantly as autumn turned to winter.

After failing to win their last match of the calendar year for an eighth straight season, the Granata were held to a goalless draw by promoted strugglers Parma in their first fixture of 2025.

With wins thin on the ground, Vanoli is under pressure to produce a turnaround: Torino are six points down on their halfway tally at this time last term, and only once in their last 11 Serie A campaigns have they posted fewer.

Across the last 10 league matches, Toro have scored just four goals, and having also won only twice at home so far, they start this Derby della Mole as long-shot outsiders.

Torino Serie A form:

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Juventus Serie A form:

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Juventus form (all competitions):

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Team News

Both Dusan Vlahovic (muscular) and Francisco Conceicao (thigh) are doubts for the Turin derby, as they have been training individually this week.

Juventus are already without Manuel Locatelli - who must serve a suspension - while long-term absentees Arkadiusz Milik, Bremer and Juan Cabal are still sidelined and Danilo seems bound for a mid-season exit.

Meanwhile, Torino are hopeful that Saul Coco and midfield fulcrum Samuele Ricci can overcome injuries sustained against Parma.

Perr Schuurs and Duvan Zapata are both out for the long term, with the latter's absence leaving misfiring strikers Che Adams, Yann Karamoh and Antonio Sanabria to battle for places up front.

Torino possible starting lineup:

Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Maripan, Coco; Lazaro, Ricci, Linetty, Sosa; Vlasic, Karamoh; Adams

Juventus possible starting lineup:

Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Thuram, Koopmeiners; Yildiz, Gonzalez, Mbangula; Vlahovic

We say: Torino 0-1 Juventus

Derby dominators Juventus can surely keep another clean sheet against Torino's ailing attack, so it could be a matter of making the breakthrough and then sitting tight to collect maximum points.

Written by

Jonathan O'Shea

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