Arturo Vidal Misses Late Penalty Juventus Miss Chance To Extend League Lead At Cesena

Serie A leaders Juventus were held to a 2-2 draw by struggling Cesena on Sunday, missing a late chance to win the game from the penalty spot.

Milan Djuric had the lowly hosts ahead but goals from Alvaro Morata and Claudio Marchisio sent the Turin side into the break with the lead.

Franco Brienza's strike drew the teams level with 20 minutes to play but there was still time for Arturo Vidal to miss a penalty as Cesena held firm.

Roma squandered the chance to put pressure on Juve after being held to a goalless draw by rock-bottom Parma.

Elsewhere, Inter Milan picked up their second win in a row by beating Atalanta 4-1 to keep up their pursuit of a place in Europe next season and warm them up for a trip to Celtic in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Xherdan Shaqiri, a Fredy Guarin double and Rodrigo Palacio rounded off their second three-goal win in a row.

Mattia Destro scored his first goal for AC Milan but Massimo Maccarone's second-half strike helped Empoli grab a 1-1 draw at San Siro.

Genoa thumped Hellas Verona 5-2 for their first win at the Luigi Ferraris stadium since December 7.

Torino wasted numerous chances against Cagliari to clinch their fifth straight victory but nevertheless extended their unbeaten run to 10 games in a 1-1 draw.

Lazio picked up three points towards their chase for European football with a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Udinese thanks to Antonio Candreva's first-half 'Panenka' penalty.

Struggling Chievo moved four points clear of the Serie A relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Sampdoria with goals from Mariano Izco and Riccardo Meggiorini.

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