Roma's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (right) passes the ball past Torino's Brazilian defender Bremer during the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma vs Torino on Dec 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (VINCENZO PINTO / AFP)

ROME - AS Roma rose to fourth place in Serie A with a 3-1 home victory over relegation-threatened Torino on Thursday, aided by an early red card for the visitors.

The result left AS Roma fourth with 24 points, four less than leaders AC Milan and level with third-placed Juventus

Torino’s 19-year-old wing back Wilfried Singo was shown a second yellow card after 14 minutes to leave his side with a massive task.

Roma made short work of their depleted opponents, as Henrikh Mkhitaryan rattled in his eighth goal of the season and Jordan Veretout converted a penalty before halftime.

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Roma's French midfielder Jordan Veretout (right) scores a penalty past Torino's Serbian goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic during the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma vs Torino on Dec 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (VINCENZO PINTO / AFP)

Lorenzo Pellegrini slammed Roma’s third into the top corner midway through the second half, but Torino captain Andrea Belotti capitalised on chaotic defending from the home side to slot a consolation strike into an empty net.

The result left Roma fourth with 24 points, four less than leaders AC Milan and level with third-placed Juventus, while Torino are second-bottom with six points and only one victory after 12 games.