It was a comfortable victory for Milan, who will not have wasted too much energy ahead of next Wednesday's vital Champions League semi-final second-leg against Manchester United at the San Siro.

Seedorf broke the deadlock with a curling shot from long range in the 26th minute and, despite a second half revival from the home team, Milan were never in danger of losing their lead - particularly after Oscar Brevi was sent off for the home side in the 73rd minute.

The defeat leaves Torino in danger at the bottom of Serie A and they will not have as comfortable a day off tomorrow, knowing they could drop into the bottom three.

In today's other game, Fiorentina moved up to fifth after a hard-earned 1-0 win over struggling Chievo.

A 64th-minute goal from Reginaldo was enough to earn the Viola all three points in a game they dominated from start to finish.