Late headers give Juventus dramatic derby win over Torino


Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v Torino - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - December 5, 2020 Juventus' Leonardo Bonucci celebrates scoring their second goal with Weston McKennie REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Champions Juventus scored two almost identical headed goals in the final quarter of an hour as they came from behind to beat smaller neighbours Torino 2-1 in a dramatic Derby della Mole in Serie A on Saturday.

Torino stunned the hosts when Nicolas Nkoulou scored from close range in the ninth minute and they were 12 minutes from their first away win against Juventus for 25 years before their resistance finally collapsed.

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