Torino put together a stellar run of results throughout December and January and it was needed as their form dropped off alarmingly towards the end of the season, almost landing them in a relegation battle.
It took nearly the full 90 minutes, but in the end, Mario Balotelli found the back of the net, giving the rossoneri all three points. After Fiorentina's loss to Roma on Saturday, Milan have a four point lead in third place.
It's the second edition of the Derby della Mole, the city battle between rivals Juventus and Torino. It's the Old Lady's first visit to the Stadio Olimpico since they moved to Juventus Stadium two seasons ago.
Juventus don't have to travel far to face their next opponent. As the stretch run to a second straight Scudetto continues, Juve face city rivals Torino in the first 'away' Derby della Mole for the Old Lady in 50 years.
Fiorentina put their fans through a metaphorical meat grinder today, going out to a three goal lead, only to let Torino take over the match and score three goals of their own before the Viola subs...
Fiorentina denied a stirring comeback from Torino, Romulo scoring three minutes from time to give the Viola a valuable three points in the hunt for Champions League qualification.
A victory for Fiorentina over Torino would put them just one point behind Milan in the final Champions League qualification spot, with the Rossoneri playing Juventus away later in the evening.
Beating Inter was wonderful. The manner in which they did it was even better. But now, the real fun begins.
Torino host AS Roma with the home side looking to stay up and the visitors dreaming of playing in Europe next season.
Following last week's Derby draw, Aurelio Andreazzoli's crew looks to tame the Toros and resurrect their Europa League hopes.
In the third and final minute of stoppage time, Torino's Rolando Bianchi salvaged a point at the Renato Dall'Ara, with Bologna left kicking themselves.
In an innovative and exciting slant, the Serie A organisers have decided put the least interesting game of the weekend in the primetime Saturday slot.
| # | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Valter Birsa | Midfielder | |
| Marko Basic | Midfielder | |
| Alessandro Agostino | Defender | |
| Giampiero Ventura | Manager | |
| Jean-Francois Gillet | 1 | Goalkeeper |
| Guillermo Rodriguez | 2 | Defender |
| Danilo D'Ambrosio | 3 | Defender |
| Migjen Basha | 4 | Midfielder |
| Valerio Di Cesare | 5 | Defender |
| Angelo Ogbonna | 6 | Defender |
| Mario Santana | 7 | Midfielder |
| Rolando Bianchi | 9 | Forward |
| Alessandro Sgrigna | 10 | Forward |
| Alessio Cerci | 11 | Forward |
| Biagio Pagano | 11 | Midfielder |
| Alessandro Gazzi | 14 | Midfielder |
| Pablo Cáceres | 15 | Defender |
| Salvatore Masiello | 17 | Defender |
| Alen Stevanović | 19 | Midfielder |
| Giuseppe Vives | 20 | Midfielder |
| Nicolas Gorobsov | 21 | Midfielder |
| Gianluca Sansone | 24 | Forward |
| Kamil Glik | 25 | Defender |
| Giuseppe De Feudis | 27 | Midfielder |
| Matteo Brighi | 33 | Midfielder |
| Matteo Darmian | 36 | Midfielder |
| Marco Migliorini | 53 | Defender |
| Riccardo Meggiorini | 69 | Forward |
| Simone Verdi | 77 | Midfielder |
| Abou Diop | 93 | Forward |
