Dusan Vlahovic’s 95th-minute penalty helped Juventus salvage a point in their 2-2 home draw against bottom-side Venezia in one of the Matchday 16 Serie A fixtures played on Saturday, Afrosport reports.
The home side came into the game in high spirits after defeating Manchester City 2-0 in Wednesday’s Champions League game and showed purpose in the early stages of the first half.
The hosts were duly rewarded as Federico Gatti tapped in from close-range Khephren Thuram’s flicked header from a Teun Koopmeiners corner kick.
The visitors got back on level terms after the break as Mikael Egill Ellertsson powered home a header past the Juventus goalkeeper in the 61st minute.
In the 83rd minute, Jay Idzes completed the turnaround for Venezia as he scored with another header.
The hosts, however, fought valiantly to avoid their first league defeat of the season, and they were given a lifeline when the referee awarded them a penalty deep into added time.
Dusan Vlahovic stepped up and converted the penalty, sending the Venezia goalkeeper the wrong way.
The final whistle from the referee was met with boos by the home fans who watched their Juventus record their 10th draw of the league campaign.
3/9 – Juventus have won three out of nine home games in this championship; only twice have the Bianconeri achieved three or fewer wins in their first nine home games in #SerieA (two in 1956/57 and 1988/89). Uncomfortable.#JuventusVenezia
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 14, 2024
In other fixtures, Napoli defeated Udinese 3-1 at the Dacia Arena while Atalanta recorded a 1-0 victory at Cagliari.
