(Football news) Juventus were shocked as they drew 1-1 against their city rivals Torino. Juventus' faint Serie A title hopes were further dented by local rivals Torino who fought their way back to earn a deserved draw  Andrea Belotti’s crisp volley in the second half cancelled out Matthijs de Ligt's early header as this result leaves Juve fourth in the table on 47 points after 26 games, eight behind leaders AC Milan who still have to play with bottom side Salernitana on Saturday. Atalanta, who are on 44 points after 24 games, now have the chance to leapfrog Juve when they face Fiorentina later this weekend

Massimiliano Allegri's side suffered a string of injuries as defender Daniele Rugani was injured in the warm-up and then his replacement Luca Pellegrini was also injured and taken off at halftime. To make matters worse for Juventus, Paulo Dybala had to be substituted early in the second half, this is a worrying sign for the Old Lady as injury troubles are deepening for them just four days before visiting Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Juve were already missing centre backs Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci through injury, while midfielder Federico Chiesa is out for the rest of the season after tearing knee ligaments in January as Alex Sandro was playing as a makeshift centre back for them. 

Mathias De Ligt headed Juventus into an early lead in the 13th minute as he arrived at the far post to connect with a Juan Cuadrado corner. Torino, after going behind, coped well as they started becoming more illustrious with more intensity and intelligence as they went on to outplay Juve in the second half. Torino, after coming close on several occasions to score on a few occasions, finally found an equaliser when Josip Brekalo did well to keep the ball and then launched a cross into the box which Belotti converted sweetly on the volley. Torino continued to cause a lot of problems for Juventus as they tried to force a late winner but ultimately settled for a well-earned point, taking them to 33 points in 10th place.

"We had two or three chances in the first half but not many in the second, when we didn't play with as much freedom. Sometimes that can happen and at least we took a point. The draw allows us to continue the positive results we've had in the last three months," the Juve coach said.

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