Juventus 4 Torino 0: Paulo Dybala brace and man-of-the-match showing helps his case to reach Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronald levels

PAULO DYBALA continued his mission to make the top-three podium of world footballers with a masterclass and brace in Juventus’ 4-0 win over Torino.

After his hat-trick against Sassuolo last Sunday, manager Max Allegri put Dybala in the same galaxy as superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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And his latest double – and man-of-the-match performance – for the Old Lady has improved his case even further for being mentioned in the same breath as the two La Liga icons.

Dybala’s double means he now has ten goals in six league games and his domestic and European form is making him one of the hottest names in football.

The Argentina ace 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.

Brazilian Chelsea target Alex Sandro added Juve’s third with a bullet header just before the hour-mark.

And Dybala capped off the night 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 – and even more impressive that it was Torino’s first league defeat of the campaign.

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But they still lie only second in the table behind Napoli on goal difference.

Perfectionist Allegri had more praise for Dybala but also a kind warning that he risks injury if he tries to do too much.

He said: “He is doing well and during the season he will score even more.

“With ten opponents it is not necessary to dribble past two or three players.

“There is a risk of getting injured. In games like these you do not need to hurry to go .”