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Ronaldo scores 21st goal of the season Juventus' draw against Torino in Turin derby

- Juventus vs Torino played out a 1-1 draw in the Turin derby played at the Allianz Stadium

- Sasa Lukic opened the scoring for the away side but Ronaldo equalized in the 84th minute

- Ronaldo has now scored 21 goals in 29 Serie A matches as well as 28 in all competitions

Juventus vs Torino ended in a 1-1 draw in a Serie A match played at the Allianz Stadium.

Torino who had not beaten their city rivals in 25 years in the Turin derby started on the front foot as they took the lead through Sasa Lukic in the 18th minute.

The Serbian international capitalized on a defensive blunder a he muscled his way past Miralem Pjanic to shoot past Wojciech Szczesny to make it 1-0.

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Walter Mazzarri's side were on course for a place in Europe next season as they kept a one-goal lead going into the break.

Cristiano Ronaldo put a brilliant over-head pass to Blaise Matuidi, but the Frenchman's shot was saved by Italy international Savatore Sirigu.

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But with six minutes from time Ronaldo was on hand to home Leonardo Spinazzola's teasing cross to level the scores at 1-1.

The derby ended in a stalemate as the already crowned Serie A champions Juventus will be looking to finish the season on a high with two games left to play.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Cristiano Ronaldo thrown into wild celebration as his son scores a goal in the back of their garden.

The Juventus talisman was over the moon to see Mateo find the back of the net as he posted a warming video on Instagram showing the ability of his one-year-old son.

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