Roma and Juventus share spoils in 1-1 draw

ROME : AS Roma and Juventus played out a 1-1 draw in Serie A on Sunday as Roma’s Eldor Shomurodov cancelled out a first-half opener by Juve captain Manuel Locatelli.

Locatelli broke the deadlock for the visitors five minutes before halftime with a shot from outside the area and Roma substitute Shomurodov levelled after the break from a rebound, blasting the ball in off the crossbar from close range.

Juventus are fifth on 56 points after 31 games, level with fourth-placed Bologna who have a match in hand. Roma sit seventh with 53 points.