Serie A 2024-2025: Juventus loses ground in title race after 2-2 draw with Parma

Juventus is on 18 points, seven adrift of leader Napoli, and slipped to fourth as Atalanta moved a point ahead after its 2-0 win over Monza.

Juventus’ Timothy Weah celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match against Parma at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Juventus twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Parma on Wednesday, maintaining its unbeaten record this season but dropping to fourth in the Serie A standings.

Juventus is on 18 points, seven adrift of leader Napoli, and slipped to fourth as Atalanta moved a point ahead after its 2-0 win over Monza. Parma is 14th on nine points.

Parma, who has won just once this season, took the lead in the third minute through Enrico Delprato’s header which Juventus cancelled out in the 31st minute with a Weston McKennie goal.

Simon Sohm put the visitor back in front seven minutes later but Juventus again replied through a Timothy Weah volley four minutes after the break.

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Parma started fast and after working the ball across the pitch from a corner kick, Adrian Bernabe’s cross into the box was nodded back across goal by Botond Balogh and Delprato headed into the roof of the net.

Juventus should have drawn level 10 minutes later after Zion Suzuki saved a header from McKennie, but when the rebound fell to Dusan Vlahovic he somehow sent his shot over the bar.

McKennie, however, made no mistake when Weah whipped a ball into the area, steering his header past the dive of Suzuki but Parma was soon back in front as Juventus struggled to deal with the pace of the visitors.

Dennis Man collected a long ball in the area and pulled back the perfect pass for Sohm to drill past Di Gregorio and they held their lead until the break.

Juventus’s unbeaten record was on the line but it pulled level again shortly after the interval. Khephren Thuram powered through from midfield before passing to Francisco Conceicao out wide and his cross was volleyed home by Weah from close range.

Parma created an opportunity late on, but Gabriel Charpentier was denied by Di Gregorio and in added time Juventus looked like fining the winner but Delprato made a last-gasp block to deny a goalbound effort from Kenan Yildiz.