Juventus vs Torino - Gianluigi Buffon demands derby improvement from Juventus - 7M sport

Juventus vs Torino - Gianluigi Buffon demands derby improvement from Juventus



Posted Friday, October 30, 2015 by PA

Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon has told his team-mates to dig deep and start playing with more fire ahead of Saturday's city derby against Torino.

The defending Serie A champions head into the contest in Turin after Wednesday's 1-0 defeat at Sassuolo.

The loss, their first ever against the team from Reggio Emilia, was Juve's fourth defeat in the domestic campaign and dropped them to 12th place.

Juve, who have failed to win two games in a row in Serie A this season, are 11 points adrift of leaders Roma after 10 games.

"We were doing better recently and we really wanted to avoid a defeat at Sassuolo," Buffon told Italian TV station Mediaset.

"We are all very disappointed with how we played in the first half."

Sassuolo scored in the opening half via a Nicola Sansone free-kick.

Juve, who had defender Giorgio Chiellini sent off late before the interval, were better after the restart but could not find the equaliser.

"We all played badly," Buffon said. "The first half was simply unacceptable.

"We did better in the second half but it was still not good enough for a team like Juve. I am shocked and as captain, it hurts to see the team dominated in that manner.

"The team didn't give the game the importance it had and we have to change our attitude. I saw a lot of complaining to the referee and that is what losers do.

"We cannot drop to that level.

"We wear the Juve jersey and we must do it justice."

Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri took full responsibility for his team's latest loss and hopes they can make amends this weekend.

"I am the first to be responsible," he said. "We need to get out of this situation by working together as a team.

"We will prepare for Saturday's game before focusing on the Champions League."

Juve, who are unbeaten in the European competition, visit Borussia Monchengladbach on Tuesday.

Toro go into the encounter at the Juventus Stadium hoping to show the same fighting spirit which saw them beat Juve 2-1 back in April to secure their first Turin derby victory for 20 years.

Torino gave away a last-gasp equaliser and had to settle for a 3-3 draw at home to Genoa on Wednesday.

The outcome, which kept them unbeaten at home, lifted Giampiero Ventura's outfit to ninth place, three points clear of their local rivals.

Torino have not won since beating Palermo 2-1 on September 27 and have collected two points out of a possible 12 since.

"We are getting less than we deserve in our recent games," Ventura told Rai Sport.

"We merited a win against Genoa considering what we did on the pitch but we lacked the killer instinct to clinch three points which would have been very important for us."

Former Juve forward Fabio Quagliarella, whose goal handed Torino the winner in the last derby, is expected to partner Maxi Lopez in attack.

Juve are without the suspended Chiellini while midfielder Claudio Marchisio has recovered from flu and is set to feature.



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