Ronaldo saves Juventus from the Turin ambush

Juventus needed Cristiano Ronaldo's goal in the 79th minute to draw 2-2 at struggling hosts Turin on Saturday, and his hopes of retaining the Serie A title were dealt a heavy blow.

The pressure on Andrea Pirlo's side to deliver a convincing performance after losing 1-0 to struggling Benevento before the international break began when Federico Chiesa gave him a 1-0 lead at Torino's stadium.

But striker Antonio Sanabria equalized with a header and then swiped on a sloppy pass from Dejan Kulusevski to make it 2-1 at the start of the second half.

Ronaldo equalized with a header from close range, but the assistant referee indicated an offside, but the VAR referee recognized the goal.

Juventus fell to fourth place with 56 points, nine points behind leaders Inter Milan, who are visiting Bologna later in the day.

Torino lifted its score to 24 points in the 17th place, two points ahead of the relegation zone.

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