<p>Juventus needed a 79th-minute equaliser from Cristiano Ronaldo to rescue a 2-2 draw in the Turin derby against relegation battling Torino on Saturday, leaving the champions’ Serie A title defence in tatters.</p>.<p>The pressure was on Andrea Pirlo’s side to produce a convincing performance after suffering a 1-0 loss to lowly Benevento before the international break, and they started strongly as Federico Chiesa scored after 13 minutes.</p>.<p>But striker Antonio Sanabria soon headed Torino level, before latching onto a careless Dejan Kulusevski backpass to fire his side in front in the opening minute of the second half.</p>.<p>Ronaldo headed in from close range to equalise but he was flagged for offside, before a VAR review overturned the decision and allowed the goal.</p>.<p>“It’s a very important point for us and the situation we were going through. I'm sorry we didn’t manage to take all three points home, but I think we have to be happy with our performance,” Sanabria told DAZN.</p>.<p>Juve slipped to fourth place on 56 points, level with Napoli in fifth, who they face on Wednesday, and nine behind leaders Inter, who play Bologna later on Saturday.</p>.<p>Torino moved onto 24 points, two clear of the relegation zone in 17th place.</p>.<p>The stakes were high for both sides heading into the game, with Torino desperately fighting the drop and Pirlo facing mounting pressure following defeat to Benevento.</p>.<p>Pirlo was not helped by United States midfielder Weston McKennie breaking national lockdown rules by hosting a dinner party with team mates Arthur Melo and Paulo Dybala during the week, and all three were left out as punishment.</p>.<p>Juve started strongly and Chiesa fired a low shot between Salvatore Sirigu’s legs from a tight angle to put them in front, but Torino levelled in the 27th minute when Wojciech Szczesny parried a shot into Sanabria’s path for an easy headed finish.</p>.<p>The Paraguay international scored his second within 13 seconds of the restart as he anticipated Kulusevski’s pass, raced into the box and beat Szczesny at his near post.</p>.<p>Sirigu brilliantly denied Ronaldo with a fingertip save but could do nothing about the Portuguese forward’s close-range header, which was eventually given after VAR consultation.</p>.<p>Torino had Sirigu to thank again when he palmed a Rodrigo Bentancur shot onto the post, while Szczesny made amends for his earlier errors by producing good saves to deny Sanabria and Daniele Baselli efforts late on.</p>
<p>Juventus needed a 79th-minute equaliser from Cristiano Ronaldo to rescue a 2-2 draw in the Turin derby against relegation battling Torino on Saturday, leaving the champions’ Serie A title defence in tatters.</p>.<p>The pressure was on Andrea Pirlo’s side to produce a convincing performance after suffering a 1-0 loss to lowly Benevento before the international break, and they started strongly as Federico Chiesa scored after 13 minutes.</p>.<p>But striker Antonio Sanabria soon headed Torino level, before latching onto a careless Dejan Kulusevski backpass to fire his side in front in the opening minute of the second half.</p>.<p>Ronaldo headed in from close range to equalise but he was flagged for offside, before a VAR review overturned the decision and allowed the goal.</p>.<p>“It’s a very important point for us and the situation we were going through. I'm sorry we didn’t manage to take all three points home, but I think we have to be happy with our performance,” Sanabria told DAZN.</p>.<p>Juve slipped to fourth place on 56 points, level with Napoli in fifth, who they face on Wednesday, and nine behind leaders Inter, who play Bologna later on Saturday.</p>.<p>Torino moved onto 24 points, two clear of the relegation zone in 17th place.</p>.<p>The stakes were high for both sides heading into the game, with Torino desperately fighting the drop and Pirlo facing mounting pressure following defeat to Benevento.</p>.<p>Pirlo was not helped by United States midfielder Weston McKennie breaking national lockdown rules by hosting a dinner party with team mates Arthur Melo and Paulo Dybala during the week, and all three were left out as punishment.</p>.<p>Juve started strongly and Chiesa fired a low shot between Salvatore Sirigu’s legs from a tight angle to put them in front, but Torino levelled in the 27th minute when Wojciech Szczesny parried a shot into Sanabria’s path for an easy headed finish.</p>.<p>The Paraguay international scored his second within 13 seconds of the restart as he anticipated Kulusevski’s pass, raced into the box and beat Szczesny at his near post.</p>.<p>Sirigu brilliantly denied Ronaldo with a fingertip save but could do nothing about the Portuguese forward’s close-range header, which was eventually given after VAR consultation.</p>.<p>Torino had Sirigu to thank again when he palmed a Rodrigo Bentancur shot onto the post, while Szczesny made amends for his earlier errors by producing good saves to deny Sanabria and Daniele Baselli efforts late on.</p>