Atalanta has not given up hope in the fight for Serie A and started best away against Juventus. The team also took the lead twice - but just as many times "The old lady" acknowledged.

Both times it was via Cristiano Ronaldo from the penalty spot, and both times after hand blows.

- What should we do? Cut off your arms? The rule interpretations here in Italy are not the same as in the rest of the world. But I guess that's how the rules are here, "Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini sighed in the television broadcast.

Want to gas on

The end of the match was fast-paced. Ruslan Malinovsky thought that with his goal nine minutes from the end, he had decided the match, but with seconds left Juventus received a penalty after a hand by Luis Muriel. And Cristiano Ronaldo thus put the ball safely in goal to 2-2.

With six innings left to play, Juventus now leads Serie A eight points ahead of Lazio and nine ahead of Atalanta. The undecided result gave further advantage in the league top.

"But we can't just count on the point, we can't take our foot off the gas pedal until we are mathematically fully confident champions," said team captain Leonardo Bonucci to Italian television.

"Haven't given up"

Earlier on Saturday night, the two Lazio had unexpectedly lost at home to Sassuolo by 1-2. Completely unmarked, the visitors' Francesco Caputo was able to nod the ball into the box to the bottom of the bar.

Sassuolo's victory was not unfair and the Lazio coach has already started to look ahead to next season.

- Everything about Scudetton has always been a little exaggerated and now we have to see the truth in the white eye. That does not mean we have given up. But next season we play in the Champions League and then we can rotate the squad better, he told Italian TV after the match.

The Champions League place is virtually assured. Lazio has 14 points at the Roma rally, in fifth place.