Injury-hit Juventus was held at Hellas Verona to 1-1 as its hopes of a record-extending tenth successive Serie A title took a blow on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the impasse early within the second half however Antonín Barák leveled for Verona, which additionally hit the woodwork twice.
Third-placed Juventus missed the possibility to shut in on the highest two. It was seven factors under Serie A pacesetter Inter Milan and three behind AC Milan.
Verona remained ninth.
Both sides went shut early on. Davide Faraoni’s header was turned onto the best publish by Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny lower than 10 minutes in.
Juventus acquired the breakthrough 4 minutes after the break when Federico Chiesa drew defenders and rolled throughout the world for Ronaldo to drill into the far backside nook.
Verona upped the strain and it paid off within the 77th. Darko Lazovic floated in a cross from the left for Barak to go in.
And the house facet nearly scored the winner 5 minutes from time however Szczesny managed to tip Lazovic’s strike onto the crossbar.
MISERY COMPOUNDED
Lazio’s depressing week was compounded because it missed a penalty in dropping at Bologna 2-0.
Lazio hoped to bounce again from Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat at residence to Bayern Munich within the Champions League.
It regarded set to take the lead within the seventeenth after Nicolás Domínguez fouled Joaquín Correa within the penalty space however Ciro Immobile’s spot kick was saved by Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski.
The residence facet took the lead two minutes later. Riccardo Orsolini’s shot was parried by Pepe Reina however Ibrahima Mbaye tapped within the rebound.
Nicola Sansone sealed the consequence within the sixty fourth by ending off a well-worked crew transfer.
Lazio remained sixth, a degree under the highest 4.
COMEBACK
Parma fumbled a 2-0 lead to attract 2-2 for the second successive week, this time towards Spezia.
Just like final weekend towards Udinese, Parma led 2-0 at halftime due to objectives from Yann Karamoh and Hernani.
But Emmanuel Gyasi scored twice within the second interval to rescue a degree for Spezia.
Parma was second from the underside, 5 factors from security. Spezia was 10 factors above the relegation zone.
