Claudio Marchisio scored two late goals to hand Juventus
victory over AC Milan in Turin tonight.
The Italian midfielder gave Juve a deserved lead three
minutes from time.
Milan then had Kevin-Prince Boateng sent off for a
second bookable offence and Marchisio notched his second
in injury time.
The result lifts unbeaten Juve to the top of the standings,
level on 11 points with Udinese.
Milan, meanwhile, have just five points from five games.
Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed the last three
league games through injury but returned to the line-up
to face his former club.
The hosts dominated the opening stages and former AC
Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo was first to test Christian
Abbiati with a 30-yard drive towards the near post which
the goalkeeper saved.
Juve almost went in front in the 37th minute.
Mirko Vucinic's right-footed shot from the edge of
the area struck the crossbar with Abbiati well beaten.
With Milan opting for a defensive approach, the home
side continued to press forward and came close to scoring
just before the break as Vucinic's powerful drive went
just wide of the far post.
Juve picked up where they left off after the re-start
with Abbiati forced to palm Leonardo Bonucci's close-range
effort over the bar.
At the other end, Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
turned Boateng's right-footed strike round the post
for a corner.
Shortly after the hour mark, Milan wasted a good chance
when Clarence Seedorf fed Ibrahimovic but the Swede
was unable to control the ball inside the area and the
opportunity went begging.
Juve finally broke the deadlock in the 87th minute
when Daniele Bonera's poor clearance fell to Marchisio,
who fired past Abbiati.
Seconds later, Boateng was handed his marching orders
after brushing Giorgio Chiellini's face with his arm
as he ran past.
Juve got their second when Abbiati allowed Marchisio's
volley from outside the area to go in between his legs.
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