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21:44 That is all for the Liveblog

One goal in three games. Sorry about that. Tomorrow will be better!

21:43 Tension after final whistle

Ndoye is still fuming, Thiago Motta has to calm him down.

21:42 FT: Bologna 0-0 Monza

Loud jeers from the crowd, who felt Monza were time-wasting.

21:40 Shot blocked

Urbanski with a promising dribble, Zirkzee shot charged down and then the Ndoye foul. He reacts angrily throwing the ball away and is booked.

21:36 Ndoye wide

Bologna again, Ndoye drills wide of the near post. Into 5 minutes of stoppages.

21:35 Monza threaten

Pessina strike from the edge of the box charged down, then Bologna counter, but Orsolini picks the wrong pass for Zirkzee! The crowd groans.

21:34 Orsolini free kick

Floated to the back post, Di Gregorio flies to punch it away.

21:33 Birindelli booked

Another lovely Orsolini touch, Birindelli has to haul him back for an inevitable card.

21:31 Bologna effort

Lucumi snapshot from distance, easy for Di Gregorio. Now Izzo has cramp.

21:30 Monza subs

Colpani and Bondo off, V Carboni and Colombo on.

21:29 Bologna getting frustrating

They’re trying too hard with the back-heel flicks. It’s 0-0, they need to be more clinical.

21:27 Oh dear

Orsolini free kick is not his best, let’s just put it that way.

21:25 Ooh!

Zirkzee cheeky back-heel flick, then there’s a foul on the edge of the area. Orsolini wants it.

21:25 Monza subs

Gagliardini and Maldini on, Zerbin and Akpa Akpro off

21:23 Oh Freuler!

How did he miss that?! Freuler give and go, breaks into the box and then fires it wide of the near post!

21:20 It’s all Bologna

Bologna corner, Di Gregorio fingertips it, Orsolini then fires off target and Pessina is down hurt.

21:15 Di Gregorio save

Ooh! Ball over the top, Orsolini with a ridiculously good take with the right foot, shoots with the left, denied by Di Gregorio!

21:13 Monza sub

Carboni hobbles off, Pereira on

21:12 Bologna pushing

Zirkzee rapid counter-attack from his own half, but a ricochet does not fall kindly for him and then Posch can’t quite get there. Carboni threw himself in the way and is now down hurt.

21:07 Bologna sub

Ferguson struggling after that collision, he is replaced by Ndoye.

21:03 Orsolini free kick

Orsolini free kick punched away by Di Gregorio, then Birindelli gets to the loose ball before Ferguson and there’s a nasty collision. Both of them down hurt.

21:00 Big chance for Bologna

Really well-worked move, Orsolini disguised pass sends Ferguson through, Di Gregorio rushes off his line to parry.

20:55 Monza chance!

Monza surge forward, Zerbin cross to the back post, Colpani attempts an acrobatic scissor-kick volley and it goes over the bar!

20:51 2nd half kicks off: Bologna 0-0 Monza

20:33 Half-Time: Bologna 0-0 Monza

20:31 Into stoppages

Just one minute, it’s been a fast-paced game.

20:26 Ferguson wide

Corner finds Ferguson, who volleys wide!

20:25 All Bologna

Series of Bologna crosses and pull-backs, nobody can turn it in, but they get a corner.

20:22 It’s getting a bit out of hand

Waiting for the free kick to come in, Izzo drags back Lucumi by the shirt and is booked. He’s lucky the free kick hadn’t been taken or that was a penalty.

20:21 Red card from the bench

Not even a member of the coaching staff, looks like a Bologna secretary sent off for dissent. Was wearing a suit…

20:18 Ferguson booked

Ferguson booked for a tackle, that one seems pretty harsh. Thiago Motta is furious.

20:14 Skorupski save!

Chance for Monza now, Skorupski wasn’t quite sure what was going on there, Carboni’s finish was a bit scuffed and the goalkeeper had to bat it away like a cat.

20:13 Zirkzee chance

Zirkzee with two consecutive dummies to send Monza defenders down, then fires wide of the far post!

20:12 Oof!

Zirkzee fouled by Zerbin and they both went flying into the television camera! Luckily, it had padding…

20:11 Big save on Orsolini!

All of that was a joy to watch! Orsolini turns his defender at the by-line, cuts inside, curler then fingertipped round the far post by Di Gregorio!

20:08 Bologna threaten

Series of chances from the corners, first Ferguson acrobatic attempt deflected over, then another corner only glances a head and the foot of Zirkzee.

20:06 Save on Orsolini

Orsolini free kick from a frankly improbable angle, but this is Orsolini, so Di Gregorio still has to fingertip it over the bar just to be sure.

20:05 Yellow card

Ferguson breaks down the right, Akpa Akpro drags him back and is inevitably booked.

20:03 Easy take

Monza cross into the box for the Pessina header, but an easy one for Skorupski.

19:58 Max Allegri

19:51 Yellow card

Orsolini booked for stopping a dangerous counter-attack.

19:46 We have kick-off in Bologna vs. Monza!

19:45 Minute’s silence

Absolute silence, for the 7 workers who were killed were at a power plant near Bologna. That was a genuinely emotional moment, with banners from both sets of fans noting that going to work shouldn’t be dangerous.

19:42 Out come the teams

Bologna: Skorupski; Posch, Lucumi, Beukema, Kristiansen; Freuler, Ferguson, Aebischer; Orsolini, Zirkzee, Urbanski

19:23 Next generation of coaches

And a pair of Gasperini alumni.

The Rossoblu saw their run of eight wins in nine rounds surprisingly ended by a 0-0 stalemate at Frosinone, but remain in fourth place and can close to within two points of Juventus.

Alexis Saelemaekers sits out a ban, with Jens Odgaard and Adama Soumaoro injured.

Monza have Luca Caldirola suspended, Dany Mota Carvalho, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Jose Machin, Samuele Vignato and Gianluca Caprari sidelined, but Matteo Pessina returns from his ban.

19:07 Match report

19:05 FT: Torino 0-0 Juventus

Juve counter-attack in the final minute wrecked by great work from Ricci.

19:04 Tension high

Alcaraz replaces Cambiaso. Torino assistant manager Matteo Paro booked for dissent too.

19:01 Chance for Torino!

That ought to be a goal! Linetty floats a cross to the back post, Lazaro heads it over the bar! Unmarked!

18:58 Into stoppages

7 minutes!

18:57 Play resumes

It took a while to resume, because Szczesny was still getting the blood cleaned off his face and neck.

18:54 Accident

It was an accident, but Szczesny has been left with a bloody nose. Masina properly caught him with an elbow on the way down – entirely by accident, but that doesn’t stop it being painful.

18:53 Szczesny fouled

Szczesny goes up to reach a corner, pushes the ball off the head of Masina, who then lands rather heavily on the goalkeeper’s face… Juric sent off from the touchline for dissent, so the usual routine from one of Serie A’s most cantankerous coaches.

18:52 Bellanova down again

Bellanova does not look able to continue, he already held his thigh earlier. He’s been running non-stop today.

Masina on, Bellanova off.

18:50 Bologna vs. Monza line-ups

Bologna: Skorupski; Posch, Lucumi, Beukema, Kristiansen; Freuler, Ferguson, Aebischer; Orsolini, Zirkzee, Urbanski

Monza: Di Gregorio; Birindelli, Pablo Mari, Izzo, A Carboni; Akpa Akpro, Bondo; Colpani, Pessina, Zerbin; Djuric

18:47 Risky!

Milinkovic-Savic thought he was fouled, but if anything he crashed into his own teammate Buongiorno, then Juve were unable to make the most of it.

18:45 Juve subs

Kean and Alex Sandro on, Vlahovic and Gatti off.

18:44 Torino subs

Linetty booked for a foul on McKennie earlier in that move.

Sanabria and Vojvoda off, Okereke and Lazaro on

18:43 Juventus chance!

Juve counter-attack, ferocious Kenan Yildiz angled drive and VMS gets down for a one-handed save to push it away! Bellanova then goes down clutching his thigh.

18:40 Save on Vojvoda

Cross bounces off the turf, Vojvoda hits it on the half-volley, but straight at Szczesny.

18:39 Torino corner

Comes to nothing, as Linetty penalised for a push.

18:37 Cambiaso booked

Cambiaso booked for shoving Vojvoda over long after the ball had gone. Long after.

18:33 End to end

Torino corner cleared, McKennie on the counter rolls across to Rabiot, but Bellanova gets back to block him.

18:31 Juve subs

Kenan Yildiz and Iling-Junior on, Kostic and Chiesa off.

18:29 Vlahovic strike

Tricky control with the ball under his feet, gets the shot away, but straight at VMS.

18:27 Big save on Sanabria!

Cross whipped in again from the right, Sanabria gets to the glancing header before Gatti and Szczesny has to palm it off the line!

18:26 Ricci effort

Ricci snapshot deflected for a Torino corner.

18:25 Toro attack

Bellanova sprints down the right, whips in the cross, Vlasic shaping up for the volley, but Gatti does just enough to put him off.

18:22 Juve waste counter-attack

Should give it to Chiesa, go towards Vlahovic instead and it all slows down.

18:19 Not even a free kick

That’s why there is no yellow – a throw-in was given instead.

18:18 Toro chance

Cross from the left for Bellanova, he only grazes it with his head, don’t think he was prepared for that to reach him. Then tension as Kostic goes into a sliding tackle on Ricci, no yellow card and Torino are furious.

18:13 Torino goal disallowed!

Bellanova leans into Kostic more than pushes him, the referee has already blown the whistle for a foul before Duvan Zapata fires in.

18:12 2nd half kicks off: Torino 0-0 Juventus

No subs.

18:08 Juventus losing their way

17:55 Half-Time: Torino 0-0 Juventus

Atmosphere increasingly tense.

17:54 Another card

Again for dissent more than anything else, as Duvan Zapata penalised for a barge on Gatti, but it’s Vojvoda who is booked.

17:52 Ricci booked

It was Sanabria’s foul on Rabiot really, but Ricci probably booked for dissent.

17:48 Gatti booked

Ouch! Juve cross into the box, Gatti attempts an acrobatic overhead kick and ends up kicking Buongiorno instead. It’s a yellow, can’t really give a red, as Buongiorno ducked towards his foot.

17:47 Torino chance

Bellanova cross from the right, Vlasic with the glancing header, but he turns it wide!

17:45 Toro head of steam

Torino starting to pile on the pressure, Juve getting pinned back now.

17:42 Oof!

Locatelli and Gatti clash of heads with each other. The midfielder came off worse.

17:41 The VMS save

17:38 Linetty blocked

Linetty effort from the edge of the area charged down by Locatelli.

17:38 Buongiorno ready

Kostic cross for Vlahovic, who is shaping up the volley from 12 yards, crucial Buongiorno interception.

17:36 Big Juve chance!

Gatti gets away down the right, cross just over McKennie’s diving header, Vlahovic struggles to get it under control and his finish deflected wide by a big VMS leg!

17:34 It’s not happening

Misplaced and over-hit passes from both teams.

17:29 Szczesny alert

Szczesny punches a cross in a crowd. Torino clearly trying crosses to get near the goal, Juve playing to feet more.

17:27 Getting a bit fiery

Locatelli crunching tackle, he gets a warning, but no card yet.

17:24 No VAR

Duvan Zapata and Gatti are now arguing over who started it. There was a general tussle between them and Duvan Zapata got a good whack in, but it was very much a two-way thing.

17:22 Gatti down hurt

Not sure what happened there. Ah, that’s what happened – Duvan Zapata whacked him in the stomach. Unnecessary.

17:21 Toro trying

Vojvoda cross from the left, but again beyond Duvan Zapata and into the arms of Szczesny.

17:18 Another Juve waste

Chiesa involved again, this time from the left side, pulls back for Cambiaso, struggles to turn, lays it off for Locatelli to scoop over.

17:17 Vlahovic miss

17:17 He did not score

17:12 Vlahovic hits the upright!

He definitely should’ve scored that! Chiesa burst down the right, rolled across past Toro defenders, Vlahovic just had to turn in and somehow thumped the far post!

17:10 Ricci wide

Ricci drills wide for Torino, but it had already gone out of play before the pull-back anyway.

17:08 No Toro counter

Cleared, Vlasic was ready to sprint on the counter, but Vojvoda massively over-hit the pass.

17:07 Aggressive Juve

Strong start from Juve, VMS fails to avoid a corner as cross in for McKennie.

17:05 We have kick-off in Torino vs. Juventus!

Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Tameze, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Vojvoda; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Chiesa, Vlahovic

17:01 A minute’s silence

There is a minute’s silence before kick-off in all Serie A games this weekend for the 7 victims of the hydro-electric power plant accident near Bologna.

16:57 Here come the teams

16:50 Derby Day

16:46 Cristiano Giuntoli

16:32 Ivan Juric speaks

16:24 Toro record

The Granata have not won the Derby della Mole since a 2-1 result in April 2015, followed by just four draws in 19 competitive games.

16:18 Watch the warm-up

You can watch the warm-ups from Torino vs. Juventus on the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel.

16:15 Teams

16:05 A big result

Lecce now have a six-point cushion from the relegation zone, having played an extra game, whereas Empoli could get overtaken by Verona or Frosinone this weekend.

16:04 Match report

15:59 FT: Lecce 1-0 Empoli

15:57 Torino vs. Juventus line-ups

Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Tameze, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Vojvoda; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Chiesa, Vlahovic

15:55 Juventus XI

15:52 Lecce 1-0 Empoli: Nicola Sansone!

What an impact from Pierotti! Empoli are fuming, they feel Pierotti has fouled Walukiewicz, but he went down awfully easily when turned, then laid it off for Sansone to deposit into an empty net!

15:51 Lecce subs

Pierotti and Venuti on, Oudin and Grendrey off.

15:47 Empoli sub

Cacace and Pezzella exchange places.

15:46 Cambiaghi pushing

Cambiaghi is the last Empoli man to give in the fight, chasing down a loose ball, but Falcone gets it clear.

15:45 The buses arrive

15:44 Sansone attempt

Sansone strike deflected, corner for Lecce. Caprile then just about plucks that set play out of the air in a crowd.

15:42 Tempo dropped

Into the final stages, the game becomes less about winning, more about not losing.

15:36 Lecce sub

Dorgu off, Gonzalez on

15:33 Empoli sub

Kovalenko replaces Bastoni

15:27 Lecce chance

Gallo squirms between two defenders to get away at the by-line with a nutmeg, pulls back for Oudin, shot deflected over! On the resulting corner, Piccoli nods off target.

15:25 Lecce subs

Sansone on, Almqvist off

15:23 Empoli subs

Niang and Cambiaghi on, Cerri and Cancellieri off.

15:22 More Lecce danger

Series of Lecce corners, all of them causing problems, Walukiewicz decisive on Baschirotto, then Gendrey nods wide.

15:21 Caprile save!

And Lecce almost score from that corner, Caprile flies to palm the Baschirotto header away from 10 yards!

15:20 Caprile in trouble

Not sure how the ref hasn’t given that as a foul on Caprile when he was clattered into by two Lecce players, but they get the corner anyway.

15:18 Derby build-up

15:17 Oh dear

People definitely over-doing it. First Ramadani attempting three consecutive nutmegs, then Cancellieri dummies himself and lets the ball run out for a goal kick.

15:08 2nd half kicks off: Lecce 0-0 Empoli

No subs.

14:51 Half-Time: Lecce 0-0 Empoli

Odd game. Early goal disallowed over keeper handling outside the box in the build-up.

14:46 Lecce hit the crossbar!

Bit of a mess there! Corner finds Pongracic deflection, then Baschirotto crashes into Caprile, it ends up on the bar, but that was a foul.

14:42 Those Falcone saves

14:39 Double Falcone save!

Empoli threaten now from a corner, Falcone is very alert first on the Zurkowski glancing header, then the Cerri rebound, both from point-blank range at the near post!

14:36 Empoli opportunity

Cancellieri with his back to goal, chest and overhead kick not far over the bar at all!

14:34 Another Lecce chance

Baschirotto strike from distances takes a big old deflection off Walukiewicz, Caprile has to leap to fingertip it over the bar!

14:30 Oof

Baschirotto leaps arm first into Zurkowski’s head. Lucky not to get a card there.

14:22 Another save!

On the resulting corner, Caprile gets down so quickly to palm the Dorgu header off the line!

14:22 Lecce chance!

Free kick whipped to the back post, Gendrey allowed a scissor-kick volley and Caprile fingertips it round the upright!

14:19 The Caprile incident

14:11 VAR – GOAL DISALLOWED

Just to clarify – no red card, or even yellow, because it was an error from Caprile, his foot slipped. However, that did still lead to the Empoli goal, so the goal is disallowed and a free kick awarded on the edge of the area instead.

14:10 VAR!

On-field review is for the Caprile incident. He had both hands on the ball and then slipped. So can you really penalise that? It was the build-up to the goal, that’s the weird thing.

14:09 VAR is checking

VAR checking for a lot of things. Including possible handball.

14:07 Lecce 0-1 Empoli: Alberto Cerri!

Empoli take the lead! Cancellieri bursts past Gendrey at the by-line, pulls back into the six-yard box and Cerri gets there before Falcone to tap in, also surprising Baschirotto.

14:06 Risky!

As ever, it’s awfully windy in the Stadio Via del Mare, and the flight of the ball isn’t what you expect. Caprile nearly drags it out of his own penalty area… His feet slipped more than anything else, but at least some of the ball was outside the area.

14:02 We have kick-off in Lecce vs. Empoli!

Lecce (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Ramadani, Blin; Almqvist, Oudin, Dorgu; Piccoli

Empoli (3-5-2): Caprile; Bereszynski, Walukiewicz, Luperto; Gyasi, Zurkowski, Marin, Bastoni, Pezzella; Cancellieri, Cerri

14:00 Moments of silence

Lecce players lay flowers at the Curva for a fan who died this week. There is also a minute’s silence before kick-off in every game for the victims of the power station explosion near Bologna.

13:57 Out come the teams

Lovely sunny day in Lecce.

13:48 Warming up

Only one point separates these teams going into the weekend, who are respectively three and two points clear of the drop zone.

Nikola Krstovic is suspended following the red card against Milan, with Kastriot Dermaku, Mohamed Kaba and Jeppe Corfitzen still injured.

The visitors miss Tyronne Ebuehi, Ardian Ismajli and Etrit Berisha, but ended their run of four consecutive defeats by beating Torino 3-2.

13:05 Lecce vs. Empoli line-ups

Lecce (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Ramadani, Blin; Almqvist, Oudin, Dorgu; Piccoli

Empoli (3-5-2): Caprile; Bereszynski, Walukiewicz, Luperto; Gyasi, Zurkowski, Marin, Bastoni, Pezzella; Cancellieri, Cerri

Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games, including the Derby della Mole Torino-Juventus, Lecce-Empoli relegation dogfight and Bologna host Monza.

Week 32 started last night with Lazio sweeping Salernitana aside 4-1.

We kick off today at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT) with a relegation showdown between Lecce and Empoli, who sit just three and two points respectively off the drop zone.

Turin lights up for the Derby della Mole between bitter rivals Torino and Juventus at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).

Fourth-placed Bologna host Monza at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).