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'''Turone's goal''' ({{langx|it|'''Il gol di Turone'''}}) has been for decades one of the most debated events in the history of Italian [[Association football|football]]. It refers to the disallowing of a goal scored by [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] versus [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] in a crucial match for the [[1980–81 Serie A]] championship. It occurred during one of the last matches of the [[Serie A|league]] season when the two teams were, along with [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], fighting for the title.
== Facts ==
The event occurred in [[Turin]] on 10 May 1981 during the match between [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] and [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]. At the time, Juventus were topping the [[Serie A]] by one point over second-placed Roma; after that match there would have been just two games each to play.
The match turned out to be a tight game, with many fouls and hard tackles from both sides. In the second half Juventus's midfielder [[Giuseppe Furino]] was shown a red card for persistent fouling and sent off. The match still remained tight until 10 minutes before the end when, following a move by [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] started by [[Carlo Ancelotti]], the sweeper [[Maurizio Turone]] headed goalwards a ball played to him by the forward [[Roberto Pruzzo]]. The goalkeeper, [[Dino Zoff]], could not save it and it seemed the away team had achieved the 1-0 scoreline that they needed. However, the linesman signaled to the referee, Paolo Bergamo, that Turone was offside and the goal was disallowed; the match eventually ended 0-0.
With two games left each of the season, the title was essentially still to play for. Juventus won their next two games: a tough 1-0 victory against [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] at the notorious [[Stadio San Paolo]], and a 1-0 victory against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]. Although Roma beat [[A.C. Pistoiese|Pistoiese]], they could only manage a draw with [[U.S. Avellino 1912|Avellino]] on the final day of the season. So Juventus won its 19th Italian League title by two points (44 vs 42). The disallowed goal gave rise to a huge controversy that endures in anti-Juventus circles - such as in the strong rivalry with Roma.
The TV images never clarified, in a definitive way, if the player's position was irregular or not. In the following years, conflicting opinions, projections with new technologies and alleged manipulation of [[slow motion]] continued to come in succession; in any case, from then on, the so-called "Turone's goal" remained a hot topic in Italian football for decades to come.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gol di Turone, che moviola: 32 anni dopo è ancora giallo|url=http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2013/03/19/gol_di_turone_32_anni_dopo_giallo_moviola.html|magazine=sport.sky.it|date=19 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Turone: "Basta con 'sta storia del mio gol"|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/sport/turone-basta-sta-storia-mio-gol-897834.html|author=Francesco Gambaro|magazine=il Giornale|date=20 March 2013|accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>
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