Atalanta 2-2 Juventus: Cristiano Ronaldo comes off bench to rescue point

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Image caption, Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 12 Serie A goals this season

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late equaliser to rescue a point for 10-man Juventus against Atalanta and maintain the champions' unbeaten Serie A record.

Ronaldo, a second-half substitute, scored in the 78th minute, nodding in a corner from close range.

Berat Djimsiti's early own goal had put Juventus in the lead, before Atalanta's Duvan Zapata struck twice either side of Rodrigo Bentancur's sending-off.

It was the first time Serie A has played matches on 26 December.

Ronaldo started the game on the bench for the first time since joining the club for 拢99.2m in July, but took his tally to 12 goals in Serie A just 13 minutes after coming on.

It is just the second time leaders Juventus have dropped points this season.

"It's a shame because we still wanted to win, but the team did well," said boss Massimiliano Allegri.

Elsewhere, AC Milan failed to score for a fourth Serie A game in a row for the first time since December 1984, as they drew 0-0 with 19th-placed Frosinone.

Lazio boss Simone Inzaghi came out on top in a sibling duel as his side beat brother Filippo's relegation-threatened Bologna 2-0, thanks to goals from Luiz Felipe and Senad Lulic.

Lazio are fourth in the table, two points above Sampdoria, for whom Fabio Quagliarella and Gaston Ramirez netted in a 2-0 victory over Chievo.

Roma climbed to seventh with a 3-1 home win over Sassuolo, while 10th-placed Parma moved level on points with Fiorentina after beating them 1-0.