ROME, Sep 12: Juventus needed an injury-time equalizer from Leonardo Bonucci to secure a 2-2 draw with visiting Salernitana.
Bonucci scored off the rebound of his own penalty. Arkadiusz Milik then appeared to get the winner with a header but VAR wiped off the goal due to Bonucci being offside amid vehement protests from Juventus.
Antonio Candreva had put Salernitana ahead early on after Pasquale Mazzocchi dribbled by Weston McKennie to provide the cross.
Then Krzysztof Piatek doubled the lead with a penalty before the break after Gleison Bremer used his arm to deflect a shot by the Poland striker.
It marked the first time since 2004 under Marcello Lippi that Juventus trailed a Serie A home match by two or more goals at halftime.
Bremer pulled one back for Juventus after the break with a soaring header.
Still unbeaten but with only two wins, Juventus moved up to eighth, four points behind Napoli.
Having lost its opener at Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus hosts Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Unstoppable Udinese
After humiliating José Mourinho’s Roma 4-0 last weekend, Udinese was again up to the task at 10-man Sassuolo, where Portuguese striker Beto scored twice off the bench and Lazar Samardzic also found the net after Davide Frattesi had given the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Udinese is one point ahead of Inter Milan, which it hosts next weekend. Their only loss came at Milan.
Berlusconi’s Monza
Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza earned its first-ever point in the top division with a 1-1 draw at Lecce that may have saved coach Giovanni Stroppa’s job. A free kick from Stefano Sensi put Monza ahead before Joan Gonzàlez equalised for Lecce.
Awesome Arnautovic
In a regional clash, Bologna beat visiting Fiorentina 2-1 with goals from Musa Barrow and Marko Arnautovic in its first match since Sinisa Mihajlovic was fired.
Youth squad coach Luca Vigiani directed Bologna for the game, with Thiago Motta taking over the job from Monday. Austria striker Arnautovic tops the league scoring chart with six goals in six matches.
Also, Lazio beat Hellas Verona 2-0 with goals from Ciro Immobile and Luis Alberto. (AP)
