The kick-off time for the first Torino derby of the season was scheduled for 20:45 on Saturday night, but the starting line-ups for both sides were announced at noon, attracting a lot of media and fans.

For the Torino team, Li Mudi did not choose to be conservative, and the 3-4-1-2 formation showed his determination to make a difference at the Allianz Arena (this summer, Juventus signed a naming agreement with the Allianz Group, which will be named the Allianz Arena in Turin for the next six seasons from 1 July 2017 until 30 June 2023). With the exception of the thunderous starters Casillas and Belotti and Immobile, the rest of the players in the position did not surprise the outside world, with Diego Llorente, Ranocchia, Goldanica, Silvestri, Vukocevic, Baseli, Barreca and Benassi all in the stalwart of the team, and it was only natural that they should be qualified to start.

On the contrary, the Bianconeri, who play at home and are considered to be the more powerful, gave a somewhat surprising line-up. Judging by Allegri's squad, he should have changed the formation to something similar to 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1, with the starting eleven being: Gianluigi Buffon, Lichtsteiner, Benatia, Chiellini, Sandro, Pjanic, Matuidi, Cuadrado, Douglas Costa, Dybala and Mandzukic. Because players such as Desiglio, Hevedes, Khedira, Marchisio and Piazza are still out due to injury, Uncle Yu's current employment is indeed a little stretched, but he was extremely bold to put Higuain on the bench, which caused a lot of controversy, and even many people on the Internet have begun to make up rumors that the coach is not compatible or even suddenly injured.

In the afternoon, Juventus general manager Marotta had to come forward to give an interview to the media to answer the questions about the team's lineup. He explained: "Higuain didn't start because of technical considerations, you can call it squad rotation, and manager Allegri knows the quality of his players, so he didn't have Higuain in the starting line-up. There are almost 60 games to play every season, so we have to rotate and Higuain is not at his best, so it's right that he needs to rest and rehab and give other players a chance as well. However, we firmly believe that the winner of this derby will be Juventus, and whether Higuain starts or even plays, this result will not change. ”

Li Mudi was somewhat surprised to learn that the other party did not let the small smoking gun start, but he had also investigated the situation of the Juventus players through the FM system before, and knew that although they were in the unfavorable situation of lack of soldiers and major generals, the personal state of Manju, Cuadrado and others was still extremely good. In particular, Argentine Dybala is the hottest frontcourt attacker in Europe at the moment, and he also scored two hat-tricks in the league and led the scorer list. Even without Higuain, the Old Lady's attacking ability is among the best in the world, and the test for her team's backline is still very tough.

So after stepping on the field training, he focused on analyzing the tactics that the opponent might adopt before going to the press conference, and made corresponding defensive arrangements, and the core is one: pinch Pjanic, who is in excellent condition, and Dybala, who has recently descended like a god, without the organization and tandem of these two people, more than 60% of Juve's attacks can be blocked. The home team's other attacking methods, such as wide crosses and long-range shots from the outside, are not too difficult to solve, and with a solid defence, Torino's counter-attacks can be carried out smoothly.

Due to the Champions League in midweek, the three teams with matches are scheduled for Saturday. At 15 o'clock in the afternoon, Roma continued their good momentum while winning 3-1 at home to Udinese, handing the latter their fifth defeat of the season. At 6 p.m., Napoli left for the Stadio Paulo Mazza after a certain degree of rotation of the squad, but almost capsized in the gutter. It was only thanks to Algerian left-back Gulam's goal in the 83rd minute that they won 3-2 against SPAL in a thrilling 3-2 victory, and did not end their league winning streak since the start of the season on the promoted side.

And when the day's finale, the Turin derby, begins, at least 800 million viewers from more than 180 countries around the world will turn their attention to the broadcast screens, making the game the highlight of the weekend. However, this staggering ratings figure does not indicate that Serie A has begun to recover, according to statistics from Football Economy, the first five rounds of the new season, the two TV broadcasters Sky Sports Italia and Premium Sports, have experienced varying degrees of ratings decline. Among them, the audience of the former decreased by about 1.491 million, a year-on-year decrease of 8%, and the number of viewers of the latter decreased by more than 10%, which poured cold water on all those who expect Italian football to regain its glory.

After a brief entrance ceremony, the 196th Turin derby in history officially began with the whistle of the 40-year-old Piero Giacomelli, the referee on duty. The visitors launched a premeditated attack after kick-off, but Barceli's pick and turn was a little too strong for Gianluigi Buffon to confiscate the ball before Immobile could kick it out, but it surprised the home team and indirectly helped them get into the game more quickly.

In the third minute, in the face of the frantic pressing of Juve's frontcourt personnel, the young central defender Goldaniga, who was constantly falling backwards with his teammates at the back in an attempt to drain the opponent's energy, almost made a big mistake, and his sudden return pass went straight to the bottom corner of the right side of his own goal. Luckily, Casey maintained a high level of concentration, rushed over in two steps, and a sliding tackle stopped the ball less than three metres from the goal line, and then got up quickly, and before Dybala, who had accelerated up to pick up the leak, approached, a big foot cleared the touchline and did not give the opponent any chance.

Goldaniga's mistake still exposed the shortcomings of too many young people and some inexperience in the Torino squad, but fortunately, with the progress of the game and the reminders and help of several veterans around him, he finally calmed down and snatched Mandzukic in a direct conversation, which can be regarded as a small self-redemption.

However, the Bianconeri were able to take the initiative in the first 10 minutes, with three shots on target, with Cuadrado narrowly leading the way. In the sixth minute, Dybala pulled down the right flank and knocked the ball back into the corner of the box under the siege of Bareka and Baseli, and the Colombian winger who came to pick up the ball immediately launched a wonderful individual performance. He first used his speed to shake off Belotti who was returning to the defense, and then after dribbling into the penalty area, he flicked Gordanica with an inside dunk and then bounced directly with the outside of his right foot about three or four meters to the right of the penalty spot. Fortunately, Ranocchia made up the defense in time, stretched his leg to interfere with Cuadrado's final shot, and the ball flew over Cassie's raised right hand and the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

After that, the game officially entered the rhythm of Dybala, and he repeatedly withstood the siege of the visiting team's players, constantly making assaults in various areas of the frontcourt, and his performance was extremely active. In the 10th minute, Baseli pulled down the Argentine from behind after a failed one-on-one tackle and was shown the first yellow card of the game by the referee as a warning. However, Torino's defense was still good, there were no major mistakes, Mandzukic several headers ended in failure, and the players firmly followed the coach's pre-game arrangement, not easily giving Dybala a chance to get his feet, so Cassie's goal was solid in the first quarter of an hour.

As for the visitors' attack, it was fairly decent for the fifteen minutes, with Benasi's long-range shot and Belotti's header from the centre causing Buffon some problems, but it was clearly a bit far from the goal. However, Li Mudi is not in a hurry, the current situation is still in his own expectations, after limiting the opponent's top scorer, you can wait for the home team that needs this victory more to change its moves, and the opponent's strengthened attack will inevitably lead to mistakes in the back, and the opportunity to counterattack will naturally come.

However, the slap in the face immediately appeared, and in the sixteenth minute, Vukocevic and Baseli made a mistake in the passing coordination at the back, and Pjanic, who was suddenly inserted, successfully broke the ball. The Bosnian midfielder, who had not been outstanding before, then stepped forward with the ball and distributed the ball to Dybala next to him when he was intercepted by Ranocchia. The latter continued to rush along the middle under the cover of his teammates, and when he came to the top of the arc of the penalty area, facing Diego Llorente who came to the defense, it was directly a left-footed shot, the ball ran directly to the bottom right corner of the goal like a cannonball, and also bounced the ground on the line of the small penalty area, as if it was a fatal kill.

Thankfully, Casillas' reflexes were among the best in the world, as he swooped sideways and touched the ball with the fingertips of his left hand, slightly changing the trajectory of its flight. In the end, the shot hit the post and bounced back to the right side of the field, and Bareka was kicked off the line by a timely defence, and the Torino team escaped in a thrilling way.

It wasn't until the corner kick taken by the home team was resolved that Li Mudi, who still had palpitations in his heart, came to the sidelines to remind everyone not to relax their attention and always beware of the threat hidden in the shadows of the opponent.

After that, Immobile and Dybala each had a shot wide of the goal, and neither side created too good chances to score, until an unexpected incident completely broke the balance of the game.

In the 24th minute, Barreca's cross from the left could not get past Chiellini, and after the ball was over, Matuidi grabbed the second landing and then picked up the pass to Pjanic in front of him. The latter was facing the touchline, ready to stop the ball with his chest and then lead the ball forward, but as soon as he touched the ball, he was knocked to the ground by a powerful force on the left, and the Bosnian midfielder fell to the ground and rolled in pain, with an extremely hideous face. It turned out that Baseli had just rushed over recklessly, trying to intercept the ball before the opponent could take possession of the ball, but from the position between the two sides, this was obviously an impossible task, so his jump over not only did not succeed, but turned into a foul of a worse nature.

From the slow-motion replay of the broadcaster, it was clear that after Baseli's jump, he realized that he could not touch the ball, so he kept his legs folded and did not make a kicking motion. However, his knee inevitably hit Pjanic's left arm and ribs, causing a lot of physical damage. When the Juventus players were furious and gathered around to ask for an explanation, the referee Giacomelli rushed to the scene of the incident in time, first drove the other players on both sides away, and then leaned down to inquire about the condition of the injured, and after signaling the team doctor to enter, he turned around and showed the Torino midfielder the second yellow card of the game, and then two yellows turned into one red and sent him off the field.

Obviously not thinking that he would be ejected for this action, Baseli hurriedly defended himself to the referee with an expression of disbelief that he did not mean to, and also retracted his legs, but still could not change the opponent's decision. In this way, the Turin derby, which was originally considered to be the closest strength in 30 years before the game, lost suspense after only half of the first half, and the Red Bulls' midfield playmaking core was sent off, so that they had to face the next 70 minutes with 10 men, so that they still want to retreat from Juve's home stadium, which is obviously overthinking.

In fact, Li Muddy really didn't think too much about it, and when Giacomelli reached for his right hand in his chest pocket, he turned around to let Musis and Fambas on the bench start to warm up. By the time Pjanic was ready to come to the sidelines for further observation after a brief treatment from the team doctor, the visitors' substitutions were almost already decided. After two minutes of the 10-on-10 match, the Bosnian midfielder on the sidelines had waved that they were okay and ready to return to the pitch, and the Torino team also submitted their substitution request. In the 30th minute, taking advantage of a dead-ball opportunity, Argentine defender Musis replaced Belottti, and their formation became 3-5-1, and the routine of defending the counterattack was doomed.

The reason why Li Mudi chose to replace the red babe instead of Immobile is simple, he does not want to completely give up the possibility of counterattacking. In the absence of support, the former Lazio striker is more capable of creating chances on his own than his close friend, and the former is also quicker and will play a greater role in the anti-offside tactics. If he chooses to completely put the bus on the bus, the Torino coach is not confident that he can withstand Juve's strong attacking strength when there is a huge physical problem in the second half of the game, so using a simple but effective counterattack to contain the energy of the home team is the most ideal defensive situation.