Juventus coach Thiago Motta regretted his side's performance in Saturday's 1-1 derby draw against Torino.
The Bianconeri remain unbeaten in Serie A this season, but have drawn twelve of their nineteen matches.
Nikola Vlasic canceled out Kenan Yildiz's early opener on Saturday, leaving Juve – who are fifth – 11 points behind Serie A leaders Napoli.
Juve become only the second team to draw at least twelve of the first nineteen games in a Serie A season in the three points for a winning era, after Inter in the 2004-05 season (13).
And Motta is growing increasingly frustrated with his team's inability to turn draws into wins.
“We started well, but after we took the lead we dropped too deep, allowing them to create chances. We could have been more aggressive or prevented them from reaching that dangerous area,” Motta told reporters.
“From an aggressiveness point of view, we can do better. We didn't finish in the right way to win the match. [have] talking about this situation.
“Definitely too many draws, especially after leading games. With a young team and some injuries. Never an excuse, we have only lost two games in all competitions.”
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A depleted Juventus faced city rivals without striker Dusan Vlahovic, who was sidelined with a muscle problem.
However, Douglas Luiz did make his return after an injury. The Brazilian international, who joined Juve from Aston Villa last year, has been linked with a move away from the club this month but Motta was impressed with his performance.
“He played very well, I am very happy with his performance,” Motta said.
“We need as many fit players as possible in the selection.”
Things don't get any easier for Juve, who next face high-flying Atalanta before taking on AC Milan.
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