Torino 0-1 Juventus: 3 takeaways from Juve’s win in the Derby della Mole

2. Sweet taste of a clean sheet in the league after a long time

Juventus kept their first clean sheet in Serie A after going 20 games without one. In the match against Torino, Allegri decided to rest Leonardo Bonucci and instead fielded Giorgio Chiellini. It was a much-needed rest for the Italian international. Chiellini, 37, was an interesting topic last summer, with rumours claiming that he could leave Juve or rather hang his boots. He did neither, alternatively put pen to another contract extension with the Old Lady.

Alongside Matthijs de Ligt, Chiellini was monstrous in his own box. They were up against an enthusiastic Torino press, led by Antonio Sanabria and Saša Lukić. Apart from some rather trivial scares, there was no catastrophic moment when it felt as if Juventus defence would be in danger.

There was a galore of crosses in the first half. Each of them was dealt with by the centre-backs of the Bianconeri. Sofascore stats show that Torino attempted 13 crosses to Juve’s three in the first half. Only three of them were successful. Sensing the danger from crosses, Allegri, however, was able to shut down the route to some extent in the second half, where Torino had success with one cross from five attempts.

While the Dutchman won four out six aerial battels against Torino, Chiellini won five out of six, signifying how much their aerial astuteness came to avail Juventus on Saturday. Now that they have kept clean sheets in their last two games against opponents like Chelsea and then a rejuvenated Torino, Allegri’s men should be focusing on accomplishing something else, something of a greater value — winning a league game by more than a one-goal margin. It has been a long time since we last saw Juventus winning convincingly.