Torino ended their 20-year-wait for a victory against city rivals Juventus by beating the Italian champions 2-1 in their Serie A match this afternoon.
Fabio Quagliarella threatened for the hosts early on with a strike from outside the box, but it lacked enough power to seriously trouble Gianluigi Buffon.
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Moments later, Juventus almost scored with their first shot of the match, but Alessandro Matri volleyed over the bar after being picked out by Andrea Pirlo's ball over the top.
In the 35th minute, the Bianconeri did manage to find the net as Pirlo curled a trademark free kick in off the bar that left Daniele Padelli with no chance.
At the very end of the first half, Torino levelled the scores when Matteo Darmian was found by Quagliarella and, despite a heavy first touch, he was able to burst into the box and slide an effort past Buffon.
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Shortly after the break, Pirlo came within inches of scoring his second free kick off the match, but his swerving effort came crashing off the post.
Five minutes later, it was Torino who took the lead as Quagliarella arrived in the middle to turn Darmian's low cross into the net from point-blank range.
Juventus looked for a quick response, with Stephan Lichtsteiner and Arturo Vidal both heading over the bar.
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Matri was next to threaten, but his header took a slight deflection and clipped against the outside of the post.
Josef Martinez then had a header ruled out for offside, before Juventus went down the other end and saw Matri's cross miss everyone and hit the post.
Juventus continued to press as Pirlo dragged a low shot wide, but they were unable to find a second goal as they slipped to just their third defeat in the league this season.
Alex Meyers
