Roma beat 10-man Torino to join third-placed Juve in Serie A
Last updated on: 18 December,2020 07:19 am
Roma beat Torino 3-1 to join Juventus in third place in Serie A points table.
MILAN (AFP) - Roma moved level on points with champions Juventus in third place in Serie A on Thursday with a 3-1 win over 10-man Torino.
Torino had a mountain to climb after Wilfried Singo was sent off after 14 minutes in Rome following two yellow cards in seven minutes.
Roma followed on from their 5-1 win over Bologna last weekend and are level on 24 points with Juventus -- four points adrift of leaders AC Milan.
After Singo s dismissal the hosts piled on the pressure and it paid off with Henrikh Mkhitaryan opening the scoring after 27 minutes in the Stadio Olimpico.
Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic had pushed out a Gianluca Mancini long-range effort, but Leonardo Spinazzola sent the ball back with Mkhitaryan s follow-up hitting the post and bouncing into the net.
Jordan Veretout converted a penalty before the break after a foul on Edin Dzeko.
Simone Edera rattled the woodwork for Torino after an hour but the visitors hopes diminished when Lorenzo Pellegrini added a third after 68 minutes.
Torino captain Andrea Belotti pulled a goal back after 73 minutes with substitute Federico Bonazzoli sending the ball wide minutes later.
Marco Gianpaolo s Torino fell to their eighth defeat this season, as they sit second bottom of the table with 30 goals conceded in 12 games.