Two first-half goals from Iago Falque fired Torino to a third straight Serie A win and into a share of fourth place as 10-man Chievo went down 2-1.

The Spain-born former Tottenham winger was free at the far post when Antonio Barreca picked him out with a 35th-minute cross.

Only three minutes later Falque controlled the ball in the area before beating Stefano Sorrentino with an angled left-footed drive.

Chievo substitute Roberto Inglese did pull a goal back in the 85th minute but Fabrizio Cacciatore's red card for arguing with the referee sounded a death knell for the Flying Donkeys.

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