article_snippet: Axel Witsel and Domenico Criscito were on target for Andre Villas-Boas' side at the Stadion Petrovskij as Marco Benassi was dismissed in the first half for the visitors.
article_snippet: Axel Witsel celebrates after opening the scoring for Zenit St Petersburg against 10-man Torino on Thursday .
article_snippet: Witsel 38, Criscito 54 .
article_snippet: Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel pounced inside the penalty area when Torino failed to clear after Daniele Padelli could only parry an Igor Smolnikov effort.
article_snippet: Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel is mobbed by Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel team-mates after giving Zenit the lead in the first half .
highlights_snippet: Axel Witsel put Andre Villas-Boas' side 1-0 after finishing from close range .
  