Result: Coppa Italia holders Juventus ease into semi-finals with win over Torino

Result: Juventus grab semi-final spot
© SilverHub
Juventus earn a 2-0 victory over Torino to grab a place in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.

Juventus are two wins away from retaining the Coppa Italia crown after overcoming Torino 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the competition on Wednesday night.

The hosts were favourites to progress into the semi-finals, and they did so thanks to goals from Douglas Costa and Mario Mandzukic.

It took just 15 minutes for Juve to make the breakthrough following a positive start, which resulted in Costa sending the ball into the top right corner after connecting with a rebound.

Torino tried to respond at the other end when the ball was threaded through to M'Baye Niang, who wasted an opportunity to equalise when he hit the ball against the post after getting around the goalkeeper.

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic made a crucial stop just before the half-hour mark when Paulo Dybala's first-time strike looked goal-bound, but he was beaten a few minutes later.

Luckily for the goalkeeper, Costa's second goal was flagged offside, which ensured that Torino still had a chance in the game when they returned for the second half.

The optimism did not last long, though, as Mandzukic doubled Juventus's lead by lifting the ball over the top of Milinkovic-Savic, who had come off his line in an attempt to clear the danger.

Dybala came close to making it three goals to the good after picking up the ball from Costa, but his effort glanced just wide of the post.

The hosts managed to see the game out and claim a spot in the final four.

Juventus (4-3-3): Szczesny; Sturaro (Lichtsteiner 46'), Rugani, Chiellini, Asamoah; Marchisio (Khedira 60'), Pjanic, Matuidi; Costa, Mandzukic (Higuain 77'), Dybala

Torino (4-3-3): Milinkovic-Savic; De Silvestri, N'Koulou, Burdisso, Molinaro; Acquah (Boye 81'), Rincon, Baselli (Obi 81'); Falque, Niang (De Luca 81'), Berenguer

Italy's Andrea Belotti in action for his side during the international friendly with Germany in Milan on November 15, 2016
Read Next:
Torino want £53m, three players for Belotti?
>
You May Like
Recomended from Sports Mole

Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Juventus20162249153450
2Napoli20154142132949
3Inter Milan20126235152042
4Roma19123430141639
5Lazio19115343222138
6Sampdoria199463426831
7Atalanta BCAtalanta208663126530
8Fiorentina207762921828
9Torino2061042827128
10Udinese199193327628
11AC Milan207582427-326
12Bologna2073102330-724
13AC Chievo VeronaChievo205782032-1222
14SassuoloSassuolo2064101329-1622
15CagliariCagliari2062121831-1320
16Genoa204791522-719
17SPALSPAL2037101933-1416
18Crotone2044121337-2416
19Hellas VeronaHellas Verona2035121839-2114
20BeneventoBenevento2012171041-315
Login, I already have my ad-free pass
Log in with Facebook to customise Sports Mole
Buy ad-free access (show me the options)
Buy monthly ad-free access for £1.20/month
Buy yearly ad-free access for £12 (2 months free)
Settings - Logout - Manage your account
Settings - Logout - Manage your account
LIVE SCORES VIDEPRINTER
expand