Giampiero Ventura praised Torino’s “mentality” to beat Juventus for the first time in two decades. “The icing on the cake.”
Before this 2-1 result, the Granata hadn’t got the better of their city rivals since April 1995 and on home turf had lost their last five in a row without finding the net.
Giampiero Ventura praised Torino’s “mentality” to beat Juventus for the first time in two decades. “The icing on the cake.”
Before this 2-1 result, the Granata hadn’t got the better of their city rivals since April 1995 and on home turf had lost their last five in a row without finding the net.
“We broke many taboos and the Derby della Mole hadn’t been won since the dark ages. Over the last four years we built from nothing to create a great team and this was the icing on the cake,” Coach Ventura told Sky Sport Italia.
“Now there are six games to go and we could hopefully challenge for something else this season too.
“We felt the pressure the first year, as we’d been outside of Serie A for a while, but this time the side was far more mature. If we weren’t mature, we couldn’t have won away to Athletic Bilbao and dominate Zenit in the Europa League.
“Juventus had only one real chance in the first half with that Pirlo free kick. I asked him not to before the game, but he did anyway!
“Towards the end we’d given everything and were exhausted, then we felt the intense desire to win and therefore almost stopped playing in the last 10 minutes. We knew how much it meant and brought out the old Toro heart. It was sheer will-power.
“We created something here that wasn’t there before. The stadium was full because the fans believed we could win. The players walked out there believing they could win.
“We have been able to change the mentality of Torino, to make the impossible suddenly possible. So can we qualify for Europe again? I say why not? Why not.”