FLORENCE, Italy :Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at bottom side Fiorentina on Saturday, a second successive stalemate which threatens to derail the Turin side's ambitions to challenge at the top of Serie A.

Luciano Spalletti's Juventus stay sixth on 20 points, with four of the five clubs ahead of them in the standings still to play this weekend, and Inter Milan, AS Roma and Bologna leading the way on 24 points. Fiorentina remain in bottom place on six points.

The first half was marked more by what happened in the stands rather than on the pitch, with Juventus's Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, a former Fiorentina player, the target of discriminatory chants from the home fans.

Early in the match, the referee asked for an announcement to be made calling for a stop to the chants or the gam

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