Feb 28 (Reuters) - Juventus continued their winning run in thrilling style after beating local rivals Torino 4-2 at home in Serie A on Tuesday to keep alive their faint hopes of finishing in the top four.
Massimiliano Allegri's side, who had 15 points deducted by an Italian soccer court investigating the club's transfer dealings, extended their league winning streak to four matches.
They are seventh in the standings on 35 points, six points behind Atalanta in sixth, the last place that gives European football next season, and 10 points off fourth.
"It has to be said, 10 points is still a big gap. We’d need an average of two points per game and it would be extraordinary. We have caught Bologna (eighth place) and broken away from Torino. We should also say that we earned 50 points," Allegri told DAZN.
Torino are now ninth in the league with 31 points.
The crowd at the Allianz Stadium had barely time to find their seats before Torino scored the fastest Serie A goal ever in Turin's 'Derby della Mole'.
Yann Karamoh gave the visitors the lead after 92 seconds when he was left unmarked from a corner and finished from close range.
Juve equalised after 16 minutes when Filip Kostic ran into the box and crossed for Juan Cuadrado, whose shot deflected off a Torino defender and beyond keeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
The final minutes before the break led to a flurry of activity as Antonia Sanabria scored for Torino in the 43rd before Danilo headed in the equaliser in stoppage time.
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