Clinical Juventus secure derby win against Torino

Juventus scored twice from corners to secure a 2-0 victory over local rivals Torino on Saturday, with goals from Federico Gatti and Arkadiusz Milik putting them in third place in Serie A.

Juve are now undefeated in their last 17 matches against Torino in Serie A after a game in which the visitors never really looked close to ending their winless run.

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Massimiliano Allegri's side are third in the table with 17 points, two behind Inter Milan and one behind AC Milan who play Genoa later on Saturday. Torino are 12th with nine points.

While they have made a positive start to the campaign, Allegri said their aim for the season is still to finish in the top four.

"The objective remains the same. That doesn't preclude us from looking at other things, because naturally, we are Juventus," he told DAZN.

"We must keep our feet on the ground and bring back what for many years was normality at Juventus, in other words winning games."

Napoli and Fiorentina, who are fourth and fifth, respectively, with 14 points, face each other on Sunday.

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Gatti put the hosts ahead two minutes after the break, as a corner ricocheted back and forth inside the box before the defender confidently fired it into the back of the net.

The home crowd collectively breathed a sigh of relief after several minutes of VAR scrutiny, as the goal was allowed despite initially being ruled out for offside.

Substitute Milik doubled the lead after 62 minutes with a header from another corner, which Torino keeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic misjudged.

"We made some wrong choices, above all when in control of the game and 2-0 up," Allegri said.

"We should've gone for the shot to finish off the moves and not allow Torino to stay in the game when they were struggling."

Allegri added that his team's performance was not perfect despite the win.

"There are many things we need to improve," he said. "First of all, today the team defended well both as individuals and as a team, covering the spaces. What we do need to improve is what we do with the ball at our feet."

Juve were without key strikers Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa, with both nursing injuries, and their absence provided an opportunity for Moise Kean to start up front with Fabio Miretti.

Kean, with limited gametime this season, skillfully placed a shot into the top corner in the first minutes of the match, but his celebrations were abruptly halted when he was flagged for offside.

That was the highlight of a lacklustre first half, with very few clear chances for either side.