A stoppage-time strike from Daniele Rugani has handed stuttering Juventus a 3-2 win over lowly Frosinone to prevent runaway Inter Milan extending their lead at the top of Serie A.
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Dusan Vlahovic scored twice in the first half and turned provider late on as second-placed Juventus snapped a run of four matches without a win to stay within nine points of Inter.
It was a fourth straight defeat for Frosinone, who sit three points above the drop zone in 16th.
Juventus took the lead through Vlahovic with less than three minutes on the clock but were pegged back by a Walid Cheddira header 11 minutes later.
The visitors turned the match around in the 27th minute when Marco Brescianini fired home, but Juve were level before halftime thanks to Vlahovic's 15th league goal of the season - and his ninth in seven matches.
Just as it appeared Juventus were heading for another winless match, the ever-dangerous Vlahovic nodded on a corner to the back post for Rugani to fire home from the tightest of angles in the fifth minute of added time.
There was a late goal, too, at Napoli, where Zito Luvumbo found the net for relegation-threatened Cagliari to snatch a 1-1 draw against the defending champions.
In their debut under new coach Francesco Calzona, Napoli had appeared on course for a first win in four matches after Victor Osimhen was left completely unmarked to head in a cross in the 66th minute.
In another blow, star man Osimhen limped off six minutes from time seemingly injured.
The prolific forward had only just returned from the Africa Cup of Nations, where he helped Nigeria reach the final.
Lautaro Martinez scored twice and had a hand in another goal as the Inter forward and his team remained firmly on course for Italy's top prizes.
Lautaro has netted 22 times this season in Serie A, seven more than his nearest challenger Vlahovic.
Davide Frattesi and Stefan de Vrij added further goals as Inter cruised to a 4-0 win at Lecce.
Rafael Leao put Milan in front within three minutes against Atalanta as he slalomed his way past one defender, skipped over a tackle from another and fired into the far side of the net.
It was Leao's third goal in four matches, after netting in successive Europa League games against Rennes, but his first Serie A goal since September.
Teun Koopmeiners leveled from the spot for the visitors shortly before halftime, after Olivier Giroud had been penalised for a high tackle on Emil Holm.
Australian Associated Press
