Juventus wins derby at Torino to relieve pressure on Allegri

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MILAN, Italy: Juventus relieved a bit of the pressure on coach Massimiliano Allegri by beating Torino 1-0 in a Serie A derby on Saturday.Du?an Vlahovi? scored 16 minutes from time for a Juventus side which have been struggling.Juventus had been in a punitive retreat following an embarrassing defeat at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Tuesday, three days after a loss to AC Milan.Juventus moved up to seventh, five points behind Atalanta which could go top with a win at home to Sassuolo later.There were few clear goal-scoring opportunities in the derby. Juventus had a triple chance shortly before halftime but Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovi?-Savi? parried Vlahovi?, then Manuel Locatelli on the rebound, and Adrien Rabiot from distance.Juventus broke the deadlock in the 74th when a corner was floated in from the right and flicked on by Danilo for Vlahovi? to turn in at the back post.RUN ENDEDMonza endured their first defeat under coach Raffael Palladino, 1-0 at Empoli.Palladino won his first three games in charge, starting against Juventus before the international break for Monza’s first ever Serie A win.But Nicolas Haas netted in the 11th minute to end that streak for Silvio Berlusconi’s side.Empoli also hit the post and had a goal ruled out for offside early in the second half.Monza midfielder Nicol? Rovella was sent off in stoppage time for his part in a scuffle.