Claudio Marchisio scored twice

Turin-born Claudio Marchisio scored twice as Juventus saw off the challenge of 10-man Torino to extend their lead at the top of Serie A to five points.

Following a red card for Kamil Glik in the 36th minute, it seemed to be only a matter of time before Juve struck. Marchisio wrapped up victory five minutes from time as the Bianconeri returned to winning ways and warmed up for a trip to Ukraine on Wednesday, when they face Shakhtar Donetsk in a decisive Champions League fixture. Torino started the brighter and had the first chance when Riccardo Meggiorini got in behind the Juve defence, but he touched his shot past Gianluigi Buffon and wide of the far post.

Paul Pogba was prevented from putting Juve in front in the 26th minute when he was presented with the ball in a good position after Angelo Ogbonna and goalkeeper Jean-Francois Gillet clashed, but the official said he had committed a foul. The complexion of the game changed in the 36th minute when Glik was shown a straight red card for a dangerous lunge at Emanuele Giaccherini. Juve had the chance to go in front five minutes later, but Andrea Pirlo ballooned his penalty after Migjen Basha handled the ball in the area, and was lucky not to be shown a second yellow card. After Andrea Pirlo missed a penalty, Marchisio broke the deadlock in the 57th minute with Sebastian Giovinco adding a second 10 minutes later.

Torino resisted until half-time but it was not long before their defence was breached. Pogba headed a seemingly easy chance over the bar from five yards out in the 49th minute, but Juve's pressure finally told in the 57th minute when Marchisio dived in bravely to head in a cross from the right. Pogba was denied again in the 70th minute as Gillet saved instinctively with his legs from the Frenchman's header before Nicklas Bendtner shot straight at the goalkeeper. Ten minutes later Giovinco wrapped up victory with a well-struck shot beyond the reach of Gillet. Torino bravely tried to respond, but Marchisio's second goal of the game, a mirror of Giovinco's goal from the other side of the penalty area, ended their hopes in the 84th minute.

Javier Zanetti: We turned in a top performance

Javier Zanetti says Inter are not thinking about Juventus yet as they are focused on Wednesday’s match against Sampdoria. Nevertheless, Zanetti has stressed that they are taking things one game at a time as he feels Inter still have a long way to go.

The Argentine defender then briefly discussed his side’s win over Bologna, and was quite pleased with Inter’s display. Inter defeated Bologna 3-1 at the weekend to move to third place in the Serie A table, and are seen as one of Juventus’s biggest rivals in the Scudetto race.

«There’s no point talking about Saturday’s game against Juventus just yet because we’ve got Sampdoria before then.

There’s a long way to go but if we keep playing like this we can be up there challenging when it matters. We turned in a top performance and won at a difficult ground. We have to keep our season going like this.» - said Zanetti.

Seedorf: Juventus will dominate for the next five years

The famous Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf, who now defends the colours of Brazil's Botafogo, noted that in Italian football in the coming years will be dominated by Juventus, not his former club - AC Milan.

«Milan has a policy that will continue for a long time. We should not look at current results, but in the long run, Juventus will dominate for the next five years. This team will win» - said Seedorf.

Football Genius: Stephan El Shaarawy

Stephan El Shaarawy was born 27 October 1992 in Savona, Italy. He is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. He is a current member of the Italy U21 national team. El Shaarawy joined regional Serie A club Genoa at the age of thirteen. On 25 June 2011, El Shaarawy signed for Serie A giants AC Milan. In June 2010 he was loaned out to Padova for the 2010–11 Serie B season. In his loan period at Padova, he quickly emerged as a key element for the team, leading the Venetian club to the promotion playoff finals where they then lost to Novara.

On 21 December 2008, when he was 16 years and 55 days old, he made his first team debut, playing ten minutes in a Serie A away match against Chievo, becoming the fourth youngest player in the history of Serie A. It was his only appearance of the season despite making the bench many times.

On the 18th September 2011, Stephan made his debut with Milan at the Stadio San Paolo in a 3-1 loss to Napoli in Serie A. Three days later, after coming on as a substitute for the injured Alexandre Pato, he scored his first goal for the club, earning his team a 1:1 draw at home against Udinese.

On 25 July 2012, El Shaarawy signed a contract extension, which will keep him with the Rossoneri until 2017. Playing with the Italy U-17 team, he took part at both the 2009 UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

In his first six months at Milan, he made a total of seven appearances leading to reports in the media that he may be loaned out for more playing time to help his progression. However a decision was made between Galliani, Allegri and himself to stay at the club for the near future. It was then that his performances for Milan began to improve and have led him to becoming one of the most highly rated youngsters in Italy.

El Shaarawy provided an assist for Robinho in a 3:0 win against Cesena in the Serie A on the 23rd of January, 2012 which was his first assist in Rossoneri colours. On 8 February 2012, El Shaarawy scored in a 1-2 loss against Juventus in the first leg of the 2011-12 Italian Cup semi-finals. Three days later, he scored an immensely vital winner against Udinese. It was Udinese's first home loss of the season and turned Milan's poor form around.

On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with the senior Italian team, playing as a starter in a friendly game against England. He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 15 November 2011, in a qualifying match against Hungary.