Juventus scored three goals in seven minutes in the second half to complete a stunning comeback and beat Rome 4-3 after Wojciech Szczesny saved a late penalty to keep them ahead at Stadio Olimpico.
Tammy Abraham gave hosts Roma the lead but Paulo Dybala made it 1-1 before the break before goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lorenzo Pellegrini put Roma in the lead at the start of the season. second half.
Juve responded when Manuel Locatelli and Dejan Kulusevski scored two minutes apart and Mattia De Sciglio scored a fourth goal in the 77th minute.
Roma were awarded a penalty after Matthijs de Ligt received a second yellow for handball with nine minutes remaining, but Szczesny guessed the right way to save Pellegrini’s penalty in front of a stunned home crowd. Juventus rose to 38 points in fifth place, six points ahead of eighth Roma.
International finished the weekend in the lead thanks to a 2-1 home win over Latium. Milan Skriniar managed a second half winner for Simone Inzaghi’s side after Ciro Immobile called off Alessandro Bastoni’s opener at San Siro.
A deserved acrobatic effort by Andrea Petagna Naples a 1-0 win over Sampdoria to keep Luciano Spalletti’s side in the Serie A title race and end their three-game losing streak at home. The Italian striker guided a volley into the top corner after 43 minutes as the hosts finally put their pressure on.
Elsewhere, Luis Muriel hit twice as hard Atalante won 6-2 to one Udinese 12 players were missing due to Covid, keeping the Bergamo side in fourth, two points behind Napoli.
Giacomo Raspadori and substitute Gianluca Scamacca both scored twice more Sassuolo hammered Empoli 5-1 to tie the Tuscans with 28 points, but overtake them in ninth place on a head-to-head record.
In the Bundesliga, Milos Pantovic scored a goal in the second half for Bochum against other fighters Wolfsburg, who now have have lost their last eight games in all competitions, an unprecedented streak since 1997.
Cologne continued their bid for European football next year with a 3-1 victory at Hertha Berlin. Goals from Anthony Modeste, Ondrej Duda and Jan Thielmann sealed victory for Cologne, which is sixth, just two points from a Champions League spot.
In Spain, Geoffrey Kondogbia saved a point for Athletic Madrid with a strike in the second half that ensured the champions a 2-2 draw with Villarréal in a breathtaking La Liga clash.
Forward Ángel Correa scored a brilliant goal from midfield to put Atlético ahead, but Pau Torres equalized after bouncing off a free kick in the 29th minute.
Villarreal took the lead early in the second half after Alberto Moreno pulled a low shot, but Kondogbia made sure Atletico got a share of the points by scoring past goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli.
Seville kept in touch with leaders Real Madrid with a 1-0 home win over Getafe – Rafa Mir scored the goal in the first half.
Iván Balliu called off Sergio Canales’ opener for Real Betis to earn Lightning Vallecano a 1-1 draw, with the away team playing much of the game with 10 men after Alex Moreno’s red card after half an hour. Osasuna to beat Cadiz 2-0 while Alavés and Jock Bilbao played a goalless draw.
In France, Thilo Kehrer saved a 1-1 draw for Paris St Germain at Lyonnais while the replacements of coach Mauricio Pochettino in the second half paid off to increase their lead in Ligue 1 to 11 points.
Kehrer came on in the 69th minute and struck eight minutes later on a pass from substitute colleague Edouard Michut to give PSG 47 points in 20 games.
The result leaves Lyon, who opened the scoring early thanks to Lucas Paquetá, in 11th place with 25 points. “It’s not what we were hoping for, we have to do better, but scoring a late goal shows our character again,” said full-back Kehrer.
Earlier, Pleasant reclaimed second place when they beat Stade Brest 3-0 away despite a reduction to 10 men in the first half.
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