Match ends, Torino 0, Juventus 1.
Torino 0-1 Juventus: Matthijs de Ligt scores winner as champions return top of Serie A
- From the section European Football
Matthijs de Ligt scored his first Juventus goal as Maurizio Sarri's side returned to the top of Serie A with a hard-fought derby victory over Torino.
It took until the 70th minute for the opener to arrive as £67.5m signing De Ligt reacted quickest to a corner.
Cristiano Ronaldo twice went close in the first half, while Salvatore Sirigu denied Gonzalo Higuain's spectacular volley prior to De Ligt's breakthrough.
Torino's Gleison Bremer had a stoppage-time equaliser ruled out for offside.
Juventus reclaim top from Inter Milan after Romelu Lukaku's late double - including a 90th-minute penalty - had earlier seen the Nerazzurri come from behind to beat Bologna 2-1.
Line-ups
Torino
- 39Sirigu
- 5Izzo
- 36Silva Nascimento
- 4Silveira Neves Vojnovic
- 34AinaBooked at 44mins
- 23Meité
- 88RincónBooked at 90minsSubstituted forZazaat 74'minutes
- 8BaselliBooked at 68minsSubstituted forMillicoat 85'minutes
- 15AnsaldiBooked at 63mins
- 24VerdiSubstituted forLukicat 80'minutes
- 9BelottiBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 7Lukic
- 11Zaza
- 18Ujkani
- 21Berenguer Remiro
- 22Millico
- 25Rosati
- 29De Silvestri
- 30Djidji
- 93Laxalt
Juventus
- 1Szczesny
- 16Ju CuadradoBooked at 57mins
- 19Bonucci
- 4de Ligt
- 2De Sciglio
- 30BentancurBooked at 54minsSubstituted forKhediraat 76'minutes
- 5Pjanic
- 14Matuidi
- 33BernardeschiSubstituted forRamseyat 67'minutes
- 10DybalaSubstituted forHiguaínat 60'minutes
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
- 6Khedira
- 8Ramsey
- 11Douglas Costa
- 12Lobo Silva
- 13Danilo
- 21Higuaín
- 23Can
- 24Rugani
- 28Demiral
- 31Pinsoglio
- 77Buffon
- Referee:
- Daniele Doveri
- Attendance:
- 26,664
Match Stats
Home TeamTorinoAway TeamJuventus
- Possession
- Home40%
- Away60%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away19
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away10
- Corners
- Home11
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home22
- Away16
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Torino 0, Juventus 1.
Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
Offside, Torino. Ola Aina tries a through ball, but Bremer is caught offside.
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
Booking
Andrea Belotti (Torino) is shown the yellow card.
Sami Khedira (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vincenzo Millico (Torino).
Corner, Torino. Conceded by Sami Khedira.
Hand ball by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
Vincenzo Millico (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sasa Lukic (Torino).
Offside, Juventus. Sami Khedira tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Hand ball by Cristian Ansaldi (Torino).
Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Simone Zaza (Torino).
Substitution
Substitution, Torino. Vincenzo Millico replaces Daniele Baselli.
Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus).
Armando Izzo (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cristian Ansaldi (Torino).
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Juventus).
Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Cristian Ansaldi.
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Lyanco.
Substitution
Substitution, Torino. Sasa Lukic replaces Simone Verdi.
Hand ball by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniele Baselli (Torino).
Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Armando Izzo (Torino).
Substitution
Substitution, Juventus. Sami Khedira replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
