The Bianconeri had already confirmed their qualification to the knockout stages, with a game to spare; but were looking to grab the win which would have secured a top six finish and seeding in the next round.
Manchester City’s squad was notable for the inclusion of both Jaden and Reigan Heskey, sons of former England international Emile Heskey.
Juve were by far the better side in the early going at the Allianz Training Centre in Vinovo; taking the game to City straight from kick-off.
Diego Pugno, who recently made his first-team debut away at Lecce, had a good effort diverted behind for a corner by the City defence. The resulting corner saw Juve took the lead when a rebound in the box off a Javier Gil Puche header fell to Patryk Mazur, who fired home to make it 1-0.
On the thirty-four minute mark, Man City drew level when Lakyle Samuel rushed into the box and fired the ball in, just under the crossbar.
The young Bianconeri continued to impose their game as they fought to restore their lead with City keeper Spike Brits putting a strong performance.
Juve had the first chance of the second half with Adam Boufander’s header from a corner unlucky to not make it two.
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht had two opportunities to give City the lead in quick succession, with Juve keeper Riccardo Radu making two great saves to deny him.
Radu would be called into action with fifteen minutes to go, getting himself to Charlie Gray’s effort from the edge of the box.
It looked like Juve might snatch it at the end when Alessandro Ventre burst through the City back line, only for defender Max Alleyne to clear it off the line.
Three minutes later, a Man City error gave Pugno an opening, but Brits was able to easily deal with his long-range effort.
One last effort from Ventre saw him break through on the right once again, swinging the ball in for Pugno in the box. Stephen Mfuni was there to deal with it though, as the game finished 1-1.
After the match, Juve U20s coach Francesco Magnanelli gave his thoughts on the game; “I liked almost everything about the lads' performance. They played at a very high level against a strong team that has very clear principles and would cause problems for anyone.
“We tried to respect them as much as possible by playing as we know how, the boys did everything I asked of them. Of course, the confirmation of having progressed to the next round a game in advance gave us the opportunity to play this match with more freedom.
“In the first half we played very well in possession, it was one of the best first halves of the season; in the second half we got a bit tired and we dropped in intensity a bit, but I liked how we dealt with that too.
“That's what characterises strong teams: understanding the moments and everyone working together. I'm very satisfied with the performance and I'm really happy for the guys who proved themselves against a very strong team.”
Juve’s inability to get the win means they missed out on a top six position, which would have saw them seeded and playing against the clubs ranked 17 to 22.
Their 10th place finish means they will instead playing against one of the ten qualifiers from the domestic champions path; namely AZ Alkmaar, Dynamo Kyiv, Hoffenheim, Lokomotiva Zagreb, Midtyjlland, holders Olympiacos, Real Betis, SK Rapid, Trabzonspor and one of either Genk or Puskás Akadémia.
The draw for the first knockout round takes place at 12:00 CET on Friday 20th of December.