Di derby wey suppose start by 20:45 don dey delayed well well as tension dey high for stadium. Di match between Torino and Juventus for Serie A, 38th matchday, no gree kick off on time. Fans dey protest, and there be commotion wey lead to arrests.
Before di match, some Juventus fans clash with Torino supporters outside stadium. Police arrest 8 Juventus fans. One fan dey serious but no for life danger. Because of dis, Juventus fans during warm-up tell di players make dem no play. Di atmosphere dey surreal as Bianconeri fans dey leave di away section, dey sing songs to cancel di match.
Di Torino fans remove banners and stay silent. But Juventus fans continue dey demand di match stop. After di players go back to dressing room, di delay continue. Di match officials no announce any new kickoff time.
Di lineups don already set. For Torino: Paleari; Coco, Ismajli, Ebosse; Pedersen, Ilkhan, Gineitis, Obrador; Vlasic; Simeone, Zapata. Coach D’Aversa. For Juventus: Perin; Kalulu, Gatti, Kelly; Holm, Locatelli, McKennie, Cambiaso; Conceiçao, Vlahovic, Boga. Coach Spalletti. Referee be Luca Zufferli from Udine, with assistants Giovanni Baccini and Alessandro Lo Cicero, fourth official Andrea Colombo. VAR be Aleandro Di Paolo, AVAR Valerio Marini.
Di match dey live on Dazn and Sky Sport. Dis be di 162nd Derby della Mole for Serie A. Juventus don win 78, draw 48, lose 35. Juventus no lose for 38 of last 39 derbies. Torino last win for 2015. If Juventus no win, dem go miss Champions League next season and finish below 70 points for first time since 2010-11. For Torino, even one point go improve dem from last season 44 points.
Players to watch: Giovanni Simeone don score for each of last 5 home games. He fit become first Torino player to score for 6 straight home games in Serie A three-points-per-win era. Dusan Vlahovic score for Lecce, fit score back-to-back away games for first time since September-October 2024.
Juventus CEO Damien Comolli talk say di match important for fans and society. He say no plan A or B, but one plan to build winning team. He say he get primary responsibility for what no work, and dem know wetin need to change. He say dem dey focus on building strong team with coach Luciano Spalletti.
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