Juventus draw to risk third place advantage

الأحد، 17 مايو 2009 - 19:53

كتب : Sherif Tarek

Juventus played out a 2-2 home draw with Atalanta on Sunday in the Serie A to jeopardize their UEFA Champions League automatic qualification prospects.

The Old Lady will have to maintain third place till the end of the season in order to secure an automatic spot in the continental competition.

Now Juventus are only one point ahead of fourth-placed Fiorentina, who beat Sampdoria 1-0 on the same day, with two rounds left in the Italian league.

In Turin, Luca Cigarini put the visitors upfront after a couple of minutes, and Vincenzo Iaquinta brought the score level four minutes from the half-hour mark.

Six minutes later, Cristiano Zanetti earned Juventus a slender lead, which was canceled out by Maximiliano Pellegrino minutes before the interval.

Claudio Ranieri's team, who played the game behind closed doors after fans were banned for racist chanting, haven't registered a single win in the last seven league matches.

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