Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah played a vital role as Juventus beat local rivals Torino to reach the semifinal of the Coppa Italia.

Goals from Douglas Costa and Mario Manzukic ensured Juventus are through to the semis where they face Atlanta.

Kwadwo Asamoah lasted the entire duration and was very effective on the left flank, defending aggressively and offering a lot of pace in attack.

Champions Juventus are seeking to win the tournament for the fourth year in a row but they were made to battle against their local rivals to set up a last four meeting with Atalanta, who shocked Serie A leaders Napoli a day earlier.

On loan Bayern Munich winger, Costa gave Juventus a deserved early lead with a powerful volleyed finish but Torino almost equalised within two minutes, M'Baye Niang's shot after a rapid break hitting the post.

Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic spurned two presentable chances to extend Juve's lead early in the second half, before the Croatia striker settled the tie after 66 minutes with a cute chipped finish, the goal awarded after a video assistant referee (VAR) referral.

Kwadwo Asamoah has been a subject of massive transfer speculation with several of the Italian tabloids linking him to moves to Turkey to join either Galatasaray or Fenerbache.

With the window transfer window opened, the Ghanaian will know his next destination in the coming days.