Juventus beat Torino at home with goal from Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado and Cristiano Ronaldo and own goal from a Torino player.
Juve Player Ratings
Buffon – Looked really comfortable on his record-breaking Serie A appearance and even managed to get a hand on the penalty. A few straight forward saves in the second half to see out the game. 6.5/10
Cuadrado – Seemed really wasteful to start with but managed to set up Dybala for the opener before taking his goal with a really neat finish from an acute angle. Solid thereafter. 7.0/10
Bonucci – Weathered the early Torino storm but the booking was unnecessary. 6.5/10
Matthijs De Ligt – Literally foot perfect in the opening ’45 with some great tackles, interceptions and a wonderful reading of the Torino attack. Ridiculous call for his penalty. Ended the game with 6 clearances, 3 interceptions, 2 tackles, 3 aerials. Exceptional. 7.5/10
Danilo – Seemed quietly assured and did what was asked of him without any real fuss. Had a late chance for a goal, but overall, solid. 6.5/10
Midfield
Rabiot – Continued where he left off last week, good movement on and off the ball and more of a threat overall from midfield. Had another chance to score go just wide of the post. Tidy. 6.5/10
Pjanic – A littled subdued once again and didn’t really make an impact in the opening half and was quickly subbed off in the second. 6.0/10
Bentancur – Good on the ball, and he put himself about in the midfield. Strong in the tackle and kept things ticking over so well. 7.0/10
Forwards
Ronaldo – A little quieter than last week in the first half but did well to set up Cuadrado in the box. Better in the second and took his goal with wonderful technique. Took his tally to 25 goals for the Serie A season. 8.0/10
Bernardeschi – Another so-so performance – Good running and pressing but no real end product when it counted. 6.0/10
Dybala – Just exceptional – Opened the scoring with a decent hit and then continued to drop deep to keep the team moving forward. A little subdued in the second half, but his teammates took over the scoring duties. 7.5/10
Substitutes
Matuidi – Added some muscle and bite to a tiring midfield. 6.0/10
Costa – Electric from the bench, yet again – Could have had a goal of his own but the cross he put in forced the own-goal. 6.5/10
Higuain – Helped keep the pressure on a tired looking Torino defence and could have had an assist, had Danilo been sharper. 6.0/10
