Juventus came from behind twice to deny Fiorentina consecutive Serie A wins for the first time since April in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Fiorentina had been waiting almost seven months for a home league victory but made the ideal start, taking the lead inside four minutes. Mateo Pellegrino was left unmarked at the far post from Pedro Goncalves’ corner and powered a header into the net for his fifth goal of the campaign.
Juventus responded with pressure, although their finishing and final pass repeatedly let them down. Weston McKennie headed narrowly wide, while Juan Cabal was unable to take advantage of two further openings.
The visitors eventually levelled shortly after the half-hour mark. Randal Kolo Muani showed strength and pace on the right before cutting inside and delivering for Nick Woltemade, who scored his first Serie A goal from close range.
Woltemade almost added another soon afterwards, but his effort was kept out by an excellent save from David de Gea. At the opposite end, the Fiorentina captain also denied Cabal with a fierce strike as the teams went into the interval level.
Fiorentina regained the advantage after the break when Guglielmo Vicario failed to deal with Alex Jimenez’s dangerous delivery into the penalty area. Alieu Njie was on hand to finish and score in his third consecutive game.
Luciano Spalletti reacted by making three substitutions, and Juventus adopted a more attacking approach as the match became increasingly open. Douglas Luiz headed wide in search of another equaliser, before Pellegrino was denied at the other end.
That intervention proved significant as Juventus drew level for a second time. De Gea came off his line to try to claim a corner but failed to reach the ball, allowing Gleison Bremer to head home.
De Gea then produced another outstanding save, diving low to his right to keep out an effort from Kerim Alajbegovic. Fiorentina also survived a strong appeal for a penalty after the ball struck Joao Mario’s hand.
The hosts thought they had scored a late winner when Radu Dragusin found the net, but the goal was disallowed for a foul on Bremer. Only two superb saves from Vicario prevented Marco Brescinanini and Franco Mastantuono from securing victory in the closing stages.
Fiorentina remain without a league win after scoring first this season, while pressure continues to build on Spalletti with Juventus still outside Serie A’s top six.
Nick Woltemade was named Flashscore’s Man of the Match.