Torino 0-1 Juventus: Record-breaker Ronaldo scores Juve's 5000th Serie A goal

Juventus were below par in a tense derby against Torino before Simone Zaza's error allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to seal the three points.

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14' Ronaldo's shot saved by Sirigu

Excellent save by Sirigu! The ball is chipped into the hosts' penalty area and finds Ronaldo, who immediately unleashes a thumping volley that Sirigu somehow manages to tip round the near post.

Sirigu seemed to injure himself diving for that Ronaldo strike, and Ichazo comes on to take the place of Sirigu and make his first Serie A appearance since January 2016.

32' Perin denies Belotti & Izzo with double saves

The striker takes on Matuidi and catches the striker in the face, resulting in a free-kick for the home side in a promising position out wide. Baselli's cross is a deep one and picks out Belotti, whose downward header is just about tipped away by Perin.

43' CHANCE! Chiellini's shot saved

Juventus win themselves another corner, and it's curled in by Dybala. It's underhit by the Argentine but manages to find Chiellini, who pulls off a deft flick that momentarily wrongfoots Ichazo but is nonetheless saved by the goalkeeper.

70' Penalty Goal! Torino 0-1 Juventus (Ronaldo)

A poor backpass from Zaza is underhit and plays Ichazo into trouble, resulting in the goalkeeper taking down the onrushing Mandzukic with an outstretched leg.

Ichazo manages to get a hand on Ronaldo's strike but can't keep it out, and the Portuguese is able to make it 1-0 to Juventus.

70' Yellow Card! Ronaldo booked

There was a bit of a coming together between Ronaldo and Ichazo in the aftermath, with the Portuguese barging into the goalkeeper on purpose. After the situation calms down, the referee shows him a yellow card.

72' OFFSIDE! Mandzukic's goal disallowed

A free-kick is launched into the Torino box and finds Ronaldo, who nods the ball over to Mandzukic at the far post. The Croatian is easily able to score from close range but his celebrations are brought to an end by the linesman's flag.

After consulting with VAR, the referee rules out the goal and instead awards a free-kick to Torino.

Match Report

Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty gave Juventus a seventh consecutive Serie A victory as Torino's Simone Zaza endured a nightmare moment in a 1-0 defeat to his former club in the Derby della Mole.

Torino held their own for 70 minutes in a cagey affair until Zaza dribbled haphazardly back towards his own box with Leonardo Bonucci in pursuit.

The forward then sold Salvador Ichazo short with a terrible backpass and the substitute goalkeeper brought down Mario Mandzukic.

Ronaldo converted despite Ichazo's best efforts for his 11th Serie A goal of the season, which is also Juventus' 5000th goal in Serie A history, extending Juve's lead at the summit to 11 points.

Line-ups

Torino XI: Sirigu; Izzo, Nkoulou, Djidji; Aina, Meite, Rincon, Baselli, Ansaldi; Zaza, Belotti

Subs: Ichazo, Rosati, Lyanco, Soriano, Lukic, Damascan, Edea, Berenguer, Moretti, Parigini, De Silvestri, Bremer

Juventus XI: Perin; De Sciglio, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Emre Can, Pjanic, Matuidi; Dybala; Ronaldo, Mandzukic

Subs: Szczesny, Pinsoglio, Benatia, Douglas Costa, Kean, Rugani, Bernardeschi, Spinazzola