Roma were on the road to a win over Juventus but were undone after conceding three goals in a nightmare seven-minute spell towards the end. To make matters worse, Jose Mourinho’s team had a chance to make it 4-4 from the spot, but captain Lorenzo Pelegrinni missed his chance to salvage a point.A few glorious advertisements for Italian football have been seen on the day when AFCON kicked off. As if the Mediterranean country wanted to draw some attention off the biggest African tournament, we’ve seen bucketloads of goals around Serie A – with the Sunday night instant classic the biggest treat.England striker Tammy Abraham got on the scoresheet first by steering a Jordan Veretout corner into the net. Roma were all over Juve in the opening stages looking to extend their lead, but were given a blow when Paulo Dybala curled a wonderful leveller. But that was only the beginning and the first taste of the drama that was about to unfold.What a match and what a comeback! @juventusfcen wins at the Olimpico 🔚🔥#RomaJuve #SerieA💎 #WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/ZE4YjiZuEE— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) January 9, 2022 La Vecchia Signora were dealt a blow when playmaker Federico Chiesa limped off injured just after the half-hour mark. Chiesa salvaged a point for them against Napoli just a few days earlier following his return from another injury setback. But his teammates made sure this night ended on a high note for the black and whites – even though it didn’t look like it at one point.Just three minutes into the second half, Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s driving run and deflected shot put the home side back in front to stun the visitors. Moments later, Roma captain Pellegrini curled a beautiful free-kick past Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to give his side a two-goal advantage.That was a classic, an absolute classic. Enough action for 10 games and huge for Roma and Juventus’ seasons— James Horncastle (@JamesHorncastle) January 9, 2022 It was Roma’s high point – and it was all to go to hell.Juve weren’t about to give away the three points and began their fightback when Manuel Locatelli headed in Álvaro Morata’s cross to reduce the arrears. Dejan Kulusevski’s strike was checked by VAR for offside but it was granted as Juventus drew level. To cap off a dramatic seven-minute comeback, Mattia de Sciglio thrashed home the winning goal to stun the Stadio Olimpico.Despicable Arsenal get battered at Forest to say farewell to the FA CupThe hosts had an opportunity to level and save a point from this rollercoaster of a game when Matthijs de Ligt handled the ball late on – and received a second yellow card for it. However, Szczesny saved Pellegrini’s poor shot. Juventus saw out the victory despite valiant Roman efforts to snatch a goal and extended their unbeaten run to seven Serie A games. They are now just three points behind Atalanta in the battle for Champions League qualification.What. A. Game.SERIE A – Round 21SundayVenezia – Milan 0-3 (0-1)/Ibrahimovic 2, Hernandez 48 pen, 59/Empoli – Sassuolo 1-5 (1-2)/Henderson 16 – Berardi 13, Raspadori 24, 71, Scamacca 67, 90+2/Napoli – Sampdoria 1-0 (1-0)/Petagna 43/Udinese – Atalanta 2-6 (0-3)/Djimsiti 59 og, Beto 88 – Pasalic 17, Muriel 22, 76, Malinovsky 43, Maehle 89, Pessina 90+2/Roma – Juventus 3-4 (1-1)/Abraham 11, Mkhitaryan 48, Pellegrini 53 – Dybala 18, Locatelli 70, Kulusevski 72, De Sciglio 77/Genoa – Spezia 0-1 (0-1)/Bastoni 14/Inter – LazioVerona – SalernitanaCagliari – Bologna (postponed)Torino – Fiorentina (postponed)
