Juventus 2-0 AC Milan: Marchisio nets late double as Kevin-Prince Boateng sees red

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Former Milan player Andrea Pirlo was the first to force Christian Abbiati into action when, in the 20th minute, he fired off a long-range effort which the goalkeeper gathered with relative ease.

Seven minutes later, he again forced a save from the Rossoneri keeper with a free-kick, which although on target, was far too central, leaving Abbiati the simple task of punching to safety.

The half continued in a similar vein with the likes of Marchisio and Mirko Vucinic peppering the Milan goal with shots from distance. And it was from one of these efforts that the Old Lady came closest to striking the first blow.

In the 37th minute, Vucinic accepted a Pirlo pass on the edge of the Milan area and instantly looked to catch Abbiati out with a visionary chip. However, the Milan keeper appeared to get the merest of touches on the ball to push it onto the underside of the crossbar.

The second period followed an almost identical pattern, particularly in the early stages as Abbiati contorted his body to flip the ball over the crossbar after Leonardo Bonucci bundled Pirlo's cross from the left towards goal.

For their part, Milan began to have sporadic spells as an attacking force, and actually almost snatched an undeserved lead in the 51st minute when Boateng volleyed Antonio Cassano’s intelligent pass back across Gianluigi Buffon’s goal. The ball appeared destined for the back of the net until Buffon shot out an arm to touch the ball wide.

And just when it looked looked like the match would end in stalemate Marchisio popped up with two late goals to snatch all three points.

In the 87th minute, he bundled home after Daniele Bonera smashed the ball against him following a neat one-two with Vucinic.

Boateng then received his marching orders after he was shown a second yellow for throwing out an arm which caught Chiellini in the face.

Then, in the third minute of stoppage time, Marchisio completed his double with a long-range volley which somehow slipped through Abbiati’s grasp and into the net.