Juventus 2-1 Torino: Player Ratings as Juve Edge Turin Derby

Juventus painted Turin black and white as they came from a goal down to beat Torino 2-1 in the Derby della Mole at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

I Bianconeri continued their unbeaten start in Serie A to gain a much-needed derby day win. Juve found themselves a goal down after only nine minutes played through a corner. Poor positioning and marking at the front post meant that the ball ricocheted into the path of Nicolas Nkoulou, who fired Il Toro ahead.

Despite Juventus largely dominating the ball in the first half, the Italian champions failed to come up with a reply, with Torino continuing to attack Wojciech Szczęsny's goal with long balls in behind the defence. Andrea Pirlo sent out an unchanged team for the second half and for a long while all his side could muster were some Paulo Dybala free-kicks and some half chances for main man Cristiano Ronaldo.

It wasn't until changes were made that Juventus looked the better side. Juan Cuadrado, who was the outstanding performer for Juve, found the net from the edge of the area following a corner but his fine strike was chalked off after VAR ruled Leonardo Bonucci blocked Lyanco in the box.

Weston McKennie and Alex Sandro were then introduced and within minutes, the American midfielder got on the end of a Cuadrado cross and headed home the equaliser. 10 minutes later, in the dying embers of the game, key man Cuadrado put in another splendid cross into the box which Bonucci converted the winner for Juventus.

1. Goalkeeper & Defenders

Wojciech Szczęsny (GK) - 6/10 - Although he conceded early on in the match, he was integral in keeping Juventus in the game, keeping out several chances from Torino captain Andrea Belotti.

Juan Cuadrado (RB) - 8/10 - With two assists, Cuadrado was the standout performer against Torino. The Colombian whipped in two great crosses which ended up being the difference, and was also unlucky not to get on the scoresheet after his strike was ruled out by VAR.

Matthijs de Ligt (CB) - 5/10 - Was caught on the break a few times and had to rely on his pace to bail him out of danger. On one occasion the Dutchman managed a brilliant recovery, using his strength to shift Linetty while Torino were on the counter-attack. He did, however, pick up a yellow for a later transgression.

Leonardo Bonucci (CB) - 6/10 - Suffered from the same problems as De Ligt, getting caught on the break. However, he did manage to get the winner for Juventus.

Danilo (LB) - 5/10 - Failed to impact the game in the same way as his right-back counterpart, and was eventually substituted for the more forward-thinking Alex Sandro.

2. Midfielders

Dejan Kulusevski (RM) - 4/10 - The youngster perhaps struggled to get to grips with the emotion of the derby and put in a poor performance. He lost possession a lot and was the first man to be subbed off by Pirlo.

Rodrigo Bentancur (CM) - 7/10 - One of the better performers on the night, the Uruguayan really dictated play from midfield and allowed the likes of Dybala ahead of him to play a freer role.

Adrien Rabiot (CM) - 5/10 - Rabiot provided a nice aerial threat as the game was decided with set pieces. Following the blunder that led to Torino's opener, he won almost all of his duals in the air.

Federico Chiesa (LM) - 5/10 - Did manage to create some opportunities for Ronaldo and Dybala, but it ultimately wasn't enough as Juventus had to rely heavily on set plays and crosses from Cuadrado.

3. Forwards

Cristiano Ronaldo (ST) - 6/10 - His 750 goal landmark was celebrated before the game, but he was unable to build on those extraordinary numbers. Lacked many real clear cut chances.

Paulo Dybala (ST) - 6/10 - Had more creative responsibility than Ronaldo, and the half-chances that the Portuguese forward did have were down to Dybala's genius. However, other than a few free-kicks and shots from far he didn't manage to influence the game.

4. Substitutes

Aaron Ramsey (CM) - 6/10

Weston McKennie (CM) - 7/10 - Came on and his impact on the game was instant - only did he get the equaliser, but he was important in allowing Juventus to maintain pressure.

Alex Sandro (LB) - 6/10