Nemanja Matić netted a 94th-minute equaliser for Roma in a 1-1 draw with Torino, saving the Giallorossi from a third consecutive home defeat for the first time since April 2005. Amidst a scandal surrounding the now estranged defender Rick Karsdorp, the Giallorossi faithful put on a unified front ahead of their meeting with Torino. It looked like there would be cause for celebration midway through the first half, when referee Antonio Rapuano pointed to the spot following a handball from Torino’s Samuele Ricci. Cheers swiftly turned to jeers inside the Olimpico, as the decision was overturned following a VAR review.Dzeko’s brace voids Lookman’s opener for a big Inter winSuch a reprieve would eventually prove beneficial for the visitors, who after coming close on a number of first-half occasions, took the lead via a Karol Linetty header 10 minutes after the restart. Leaping high to reach Wilfried Singo’s clipped cross, the Polish midfielder, who this week was left out of Czesław Michniewicz’s World Cup squad, guided a flicked header beyond Rui Patrício and into the Roma goal.Looking to avoid creating a piece of unwanted history, José Mourinho turned to his substitutes for reinforcements, bringing ex-Torino stalwart Andrea Belotti off the bench, before being sent off for protests at the referee. A scorer of over 110 goals for Il Toro, substitute Belotti had the chance to rescue a point for the hosts from the spot in added time, but with the weight of Italy’s capital on his shoulders, struck the outside of the post from 12 yards out.Down, but not beaten, it would be Matić who popped up at the death to save Roma from embarrassment. Rifling home from outside the box, the Serbian international’s strike denied Torino a famous victory, while marking just the first draw in this fixture since November 2015.SERIE A – ROUND 15FridayEmpoli – Cremonese 2-0 (0-0)/Cambiaghi 46, Parisi 88/SaturdayNapoli – Udinese 3-2 (2-0)/Osimhen, Zielinski 31, Elmas 58 – Nestorovski 79, Samardzic 82/Sampdoria – Lecce 0-2 (0-1)/Colombo 45+1, Banda 83/Bologna – Sassuolo 3-0 (1-0)/Aebischer 30, Arnautovic 50, Ferguson 78/SundayAtalanta – Inter 2-3 (1-1)/Lookman 25 pen, Palomino 77 – Dzeko 36,56, Palomino 61 og/Roma – Torino 1-1 (0-0)/Matic 90+4 – Linetty 55/20:00: (1.75) Milan (3.70) Fiorentina (5.40)22:45: (2.05) Juventus (3.50) Lazio (3.90)***odds are subject to change***©FlashScore
