Morata saves Juve, Inter closer to Scudetto

Alvaro Morata's spectacular goal canceled out Dusan Vlahovic's penalty, helping Juve snatch one point against Fiorentina on Sunday, while Inter Milan moved closer to the Scudetto after a 1-0 victory over Hellas Verona with Matteo Darmian's winner.

Juve made the trip to Artemio Franchi stadium without Federico Chiesa and Merih Demiral, while Viola's Giacomo Bonaventura sat out a ban.

The home side had a more aggressive start as Erick Pulgar's strike outside the box took a deflection off Leonardo Bonucci and bounced off the woodwork.

Fiorentina took the lead in the 29th minute, as the referee awarded it a penalty for Adrien Rabiot's handball, Vlahovic converted it with a Panenka-style.

Juve made a double-substitute after the break by introducing Morata and Dejan Kulusevski, it made an impact just seconds into the game as Morata sprinted down the right and turned a defender before curling it into the net from a tight angle.

The Bianconeri started to lay siege as time wore on but failed to find a breakthrough.

Juve now ranks third with 66 points but risks dropping out of the top four.

Inter ended its two consecutive draws with a slender victory. In Saturday's game, the Nerazzurri earned a series of chances but couldn't break Verona until the 75th minute that Achraf Hakimi's pass found substitute Darmian who finished with a daisy cutter. It was a coincidence that a fortnight ago, Inter squeezed Cagliari with the same scoreline, thanks to the duo's combination.

Inter now has an 11-point advantage over Atalanta who temporarily moved to the second-place after a comfortable 5-0 victory over Bologna.

Also on Saturday, Roma suffered a three-game winless run after a 3-2 away defeat to Cagliari while Udinese beat Benevento 4-2.