European roundup: Juventus complete comeback in 4-3 win over Roma

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Juventus scored three goals in seven second-half minutes to complete an astonishing comeback and beat Roma 4-3 after Wojciech Szczesny saved a late penalty to keep them in front at the Stadio Olimpico. Tammy Abraham put hosts Roma in front but Paulo Dybala made it 1-1 going into the break before goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lorenzo Pellegrini put Roma in charge early in the second half. Juve fought back as Manuel Locatelli and Dejan Kulusevski scored within two minutes of each other and Mattia De Sciglio fired home a fourth on the 77th minute. Roma were awarded a penalty after Matthijs de Ligt was shown 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 moved up to 38 points in fifth place, six points ahead of eighth-placed Roma. Internazionale ended the weekend top thanks to a 2-1 home win against Lazio. Milan Skriniar headed a second-half winner for Simone Inzaghi’s side after Ciro Immobile had cancelled out Alessandro Bastoni’s early opener at San Siro. An acrobatic Andrea Petagna effort earned Napoli a 1-0 win over Sampdoria to keep Luciano Spalletti’s side in the hunt for the Serie A title and end their three-match losing run at home. The Italian striker guided a volley into the top corner after 43 minutes as the hosts finally made their pressure count. Elsewhere, Luis Muriel struck twice as Atalanta won 6-2 against an Udinese side missing 12 players through Covid, keeping the Bergamo side in fourth, two points behind Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori and the substitute Gianluca Scamacca both scored twice as Sassuolo hammered Empoli 5-1 to draw level with the Tuscans on 28 points, but move ahead of them into ninth place on head-to-head record. In the Bundesliga, Milos Pantovic scored a second-half winner for Bochum against fellow strugglers Wolfsburg, who have now lost their last eight in all competitions, a run not seen since 1997. Cologne continued their bid for European football next year with a 3-1 win at Hertha Berlin. Goals from Anthony Modeste, Ondrej Duda and Jan Thielmann sealed the victory for Cologne, who are sixth, just two points off off a Champions League berth. In Spain, Geoffrey Kondogbia rescued a point for Atlético Madrid with a second-half strike that secured the champions a 2-2 draw with Villarreal in a breathtaking La Liga clash. Striker Ángel Correa scored a brilliant goal from midfield to hand Atlético the lead but Pau Torres equalised after pouncing on a rebound following a free-kick in the 29th minute. Villarreal went ahead early in the second half after Alberto Moreno fired in a low shot but Kondogbia made sure Atletico earned a share of the points when he netted past goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli. Sevilla kept in touch with leaders Real Madrid with a 1-0 home win against Getafe – Rafa Mir scored the goal in the first half. Iván Balliu cancelled out Sergio Canales’ opener for Real Betis to earn Rayo Vallecano a 1-1 draw, with the away side playing much of the match with 10 men after Alex Moreno’s red card after half an hour. Osasuna beat Cádiz 2-0 while Alavés and Athletic Bilbao contested a goalless draw. In France, Thilo Kehrer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Paris St Germain at Lyon as coach Mauricio Pochettino’s second-half substitutions paid dividends to extend their Ligue 1 lead to 11 points. Kehrer came on in the 69th minute and struck eight minutes later from fellow substitute Edouard Michut’s pass to put PSG on 47 points from 20 games. The result left Lyon, who had opened the scoring early through Lucas Paquetá, in 11th place on 25 points. “It’s not what we were hoping for, we need to do better, but scoring a late goal again shows our character,” said full-back Kehrer. Earlier, Nice reclaimed second spot when they beat Stade Brestois 3-0 away despite being reduced to 10 men in the first half.

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