Juventus’ troubles continued with a 1-1 draw at home against Lazio on Sunday in new coach Alberto Zaccheroni’s first match in charge.
Alessandro Del Piero put Juventus in front from the penalty spot in the 70th minute following a dubious foul, but Stefano Mauri equalized for Lazio eight minutes later.
It was Juve’s fifth consecutive game without a victory.
Fans whistled Juve off the field and a small section of seats at the Stadio Olimpico were set on fire.
Earlier, AS Roma extended their unbeaten run to 17 games with a 2-1 win over last-place Siena, moving into a tie for second with AC Milan, who were held to a 1-1 draw at the San Siro by Livorno.
Stefano Okaka scored the winner in the 88th for Roma.
Simone Vergassola had equalized for Siena in the 41st after John Arne Riise opened the scoring in the 29th.
Massimo Ambrosini put Milan ahead in the 44th and Livorno captain Cristiano Lucarelli equalized in the 53rd.
Inter’s game at Parma was postponed until Feb. 10 due to snow covering the stands at the Tardini stadium.
Also Sunday, it was: Cagliari 2, Fiorentina 2; Catania 1, Udinese 1; Chievo Verona 1, Bologna 1; and Sampdoria 2, Atalanta 0.
Zaccheroni didn’t make many changes in Juve’s lineup but the squad appeared more energetic at the start, with Diego and Del Piero combining to create three scoring chances in the opening 20 minutes.
Diego hit the post with a long shot in the 54th and Juve were awarded a penalty in the 69th when Lazio defender Modibe Diakite was penalized for taking down Del Piero from behind. The Juve captain then calmly converted the spot kick.
Mauri equalized with a close-range volley following a pass from Mauro Zarate, with goalkeeper Alex Manninger helpless.
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