A pair of draws in Serie A left matters much as they were.
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Verona came from behind to draw at Atalanta 2-2 and secure a vital point in their relegation fight while Fiorentina were held at home by Genoa.
Verona rose to 16th, tied on points with Udinese and Empoli. But only two points separate all three from second-to-last Sassuolo.
Atalanta looked to be cruising after Gianluca Scamacca volleyed in after 13 minutes then set up Ederson six minutes later to make it 2-0.
But Verona roared back after half-time.
Darko Lazovic rifled home a low shot from the edge of the box and three minutes later Tijjani Noslin stabbed home a cross from the right.
The point left Atalanta sixth, four points behind Roma.
Fiorentina, in 10th, are now five matches without a league win, trailing in the race for next year's European competitions.
They went behind to mid-table Genoa three minutes before half-time through a penalty from Albert Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson sent the goalkeeper the wrong way after Fabiano Parisi was ruled to have felled Caleb Ekuban. It was the Icelander's third goal in three games and his 13th of the league season.
However, Jonathan Ikone headed in an equaliser nine minutes into the second half.
Australian Associated Press
