Italian Serie A: Turin Derby - Ronaldo's late header salvages point for Juventus at Torino

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a late equaliser for Juventus against Torino - Reuters/DailyMail

Torino's long wait for an away victory against derby rivals Juventus goes on after Cristiano Ronaldo's late header rescued a 1-1 draw for the Serie A champions.

It looked like Sasa Lukic's 18th-minute strike would see Torino break their duck, having not managed to defeat the Bianconeri on their own turf since a 2-1 success at the old Stadio delle Alpi in 1995.

Sasa Lukic celebrates after giving Torino the lead over Serie A champions Juventus - AFP/Getty/DailyMail

However, Ronaldo powered home a header with six minutes remaining to deny them and earn Juventus a point.

Ronaldo level up Juventus in the 84th minute ⚽ - As posted... 👇👇 

84' G⚽️AAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!! @Cristiano HEADS US LEVEL!!!!!!! 🔥⚪️⚫️#JuveToro [1-1] #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/z00RsVGJj1

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) May 3, 2019

The point kept Torino in sixth place in the table and means they are still in the hunt for a Champions League place, being two points behind fourth-placed Atalanta.

Torino survived an early penalty scare when Ronaldo chased down a long ball forward and seemed to get there just ahead of Salvatore Sirigu. However, the referee correctly decided that the goalkeeper had got hands on the ball.

At the other end, Wojciech Szczesny made a block by his near post to deny Alex Berenguer but there was little he could do shortly afterwards to prevent Torino from taking the lead.

Full Time: Juve 1 - 1 Toro - As posted... 👇👇

FT: Honours even in the Derby della Mole ⚪️⚫️#JuveToro #FinoAllaFine #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/1nmwyI5HxU

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) May 3, 2019

With six minutes remaining, Ronaldo got between two defenders and powered a trademark header past Sirigu from the edge of the six-yard box, perfectly meeting Spinazzola's cross from the left.