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– Juventus scored a dramatic equaliser, had another goal ruled out by the video assistant referee and had two players sent off in an incredible finish to their draw with Salernitana.
– Salernitana led 2-0 at half-time through Antonio Candreva’s volley and Krzysztof Piatek’s penalty.
– But Bremer headed one back and Leonardo Bonucci equalised in the 93rd minute after his penalty had been saved.
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– Arkadiusz Milik thought he had scored a 95th-minute winner but it was offside.
– Milik, who had already been booked, took his shirt off in celebration and was sent off.
– While Juventus celebrated what they thought was the winning goal, it was announced it would be checked by the VAR official.
– That sparked an on-pitch brawl, with Salernitana’s Federico Fazio and Juventus’ Juan Cuadrado both shown straight red cards, while Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri was also dismissed.
– Milik was not offside but the third goal was ruled out as Bonucci, who tried to head the ball into the net but failed to make contact, was judged offside.
– Salernitana finished just one point above the relegation zone last season and were moments away from their first away top-flight success against Juventus.
– Although Juventus salvaged a draw that avoided a first defeat in Serie A this season, the point means they sit a lowly eighth in the table.
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– Allegri’s side have now not won in three matches and this draw came five days after they began their Champions League group phase with a 2-1 defeat by Paris St-Germain.
– The Turin club have finished fourth in the past two Serie A campaigns after being Italian champions nine successive seasons before that.
– They next play Benfica in their second Champions League match on Wednesday at the Allianz Stadium.
