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Pablo Dybala at the double as Juventus claim thumping derby win

Juventus's forward from Argentina Paulo Dybala celebrates after scoring a goal during the italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Torino in Turin on Sep
Image: Juventus forward Paulo Dybala celebrates

Juventus kept pace with Napoli at the top of Serie A with a thumping 4-0 win against 10-man derby rivals Torino.

Paulo Dybala struck twice to take his tally to 10 goals in six league matches.

He opened the scoring before Miralem Pjanic added a fine second to put Juve in total control at half-time after Torino defender Daniele Baselli had been sent off.

Alex Sandro added Juve's third with a bullet header just before the hour-mark and Dybala capped another impressive display with a late fourth as the reigning champions cruised to a seventh successive home league win against their Turin rivals.

It was Juve's sixth straight league win this season in pursuit of a seventh consecutive Serie A title, but they lie second in the table behind Napoli on goal difference. It was Torino's first league defeat of the season.

Faouzi Ghoulam fired a late winner as Napoli maintained their 100 per cent start with a 3-2 victory at SPAL.

Algeria international Ghoulam drilled home Napoli's 83rd-minute winner after Federico Viviani's superb second-half free-kick appeared to have earned minnows SPAL a surprise draw.

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SPAL, promoted to the top flight for the first time since 1968 in May, took a shock 13th-minute lead through Pasquale Schiattarella's low shot, but the advantage was short-lived.

Lorenzo Insigne equalised for Napoli with a low finish a minute later and, after spurning a string of second-half chances, Jose Callejon headed the visitors into a 71st-minute lead.

SPAL hit back through Viviani's free-kick seven minutes later, but left-back Ghoulam lashed home the winner from outside the box to seal Napoli's sixth straight league win.

Stephan El Shaarawy scored twice as Roma maintained their fine form with a 3-1 home win against Udinese.

The Italy forward scored twice in the first half as Roma made it three straight wins and sent Udinese sliding to a third successive defeat.

Edin Dzeko struck an early opener for Roma with his fifth goal in three games and set up El Shaarawy for the home side's second on the half-hour mark.

El Shaarawy added a third in farcical circumstances just before half-time. Udinese's Danish defender Jens Stryger Larsen missed the ball when attempting a back pass and ended up on the floor as El Shaarawy pounced.

Diego Perotti's late penalty hit a post before Stryger Larsen ran through a minute later to score Udinese's consolation, the first goal Roma have conceded in four games in all competitions.

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