An injury-time equaliser from Vincenzo Montella saw Italian first division leaders AS Roma complete a stunning comeback and share a 2-2 draw with Juventus in Turin yesterday evening.

Now defending champions Lazio, 2-0 victors over bottom club Bari earlier yesterday, are the closest challengers to their city rivals, five points adrift while Juve are in third a further point back.

Two goals from Argentinian midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron at the Olympic Stadium were enough for Lazio, who have arguably the easiest run-in of the three candidates for the title.

In other fixtures, Parma consolidated their hold on the fourth place that would earn them a place in next season's Champions League, beating Napoli 4-0.

Inter Milan made a blistering start at the San Siro against Atalanta with Christian Vieri scoring twice in the first 10 minutes in a 3-0 win.

In Spain, Rayo Vallecano did neighbours Real Madrid a big favour as they held second-placed Deportivo Coruna to a 11 draw at the Teresa Rivero stadium in the first division.

Real, who suffered a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Celta Vigo on Saturday, are eight points clear of Deportivo at the top of the table with just five games left to the end of the season.

UEFA Cup finalists Alaves hammered relegation-threatened Racing Santander 5-1 just 10 days before their date with Liverpool in Dortmund.

With Osasuna clawing their way out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win over fourth-placed Real Mallorca, Racing's future in the top flight looks bleak.