Juventus missed a chance to open up a five-point gap over Como in the Serie A top-four race after being held to a 1-1 draw by already-relegated Hellas Verona.

Verona, whose relegation to Serie B was confirmed by Lecce's win over Pisa on Friday, looked set to stun Juventus after taking a first-half lead, but Dusan Vlahovic salvaged a point.

Juventus started brightly, with Jonathan David denied by a brilliant Andrias Edmundsson block before Bremer headed against the crossbar from Pierre Kalulu's delivery.

But the Brazilian defender then gifted Verona the lead in the 34th minute; he comfortably dealt with a ball into the box, only to gift it straight to Domagoj Bradaric, who picked out Kieron Bowie to turn home.

Luciano Spalletti's side came flying out of the blocks in the second half, with David wildly firing over the bar within five minutes of the restart.

But half-time substitute Vlahovic got them back on level terms 62 minutes in with a superb free-kick down the middle, which he curled around the wall to pick out the bottom-left corner.

Lorenzo Montipo made two great saves to keep Francisco Conceicao out as Juventus sought a winner, while Jeremie Boga saw an effort blocked as Verona threw bodies on the line.

Edon Zhegrova had the chance to snatch all three points in stoppage time, but his low strike was tipped onto the post by Montipo, who ensured Verona did not walk away empty-handed.

Data Debrief: Juventus' top-four hopes dented despite unbeaten streak stretching

Juventus are fourth, but just two points ahead of Como, having missed the chance to take advantage of Cesc Fabregas' side drawing with Napoli on Saturday.

Juve are now unbeaten in their last nine league matches, but they will feel they should have got something more from this one.

They created 2.48 expected goals (xG) from their 22 shots, while also hitting the woodwork, while Verona mustered just 0.29 xG, but that was enough to get a point.

Meanwhile, over the last four seasons (since 2022-23), Vlahovic has scored five goals from direct free kicks in Serie A. During this period, only Alejandro Grimaldo (six) has scored more in the big five European leagues – five each for Dominik Szoboszlai and Vincenzo Grifo.