Cristiano "The Alternative" saves Juventus from defeat and leads to a difficult draw with Atlanta

Cristiano Ronaldo saved Juventus from their first loss to Italy this season and led them to a 2-2 draw at home against Atlanta on Wednesday at day 18 of the competition.

In the other matches, the same day, Milan drew 0-0 to Frosinone, Lazio 2-0 to Bologna, Sampdoria 2-0, Cagliari to Genoa 1-0, Parma 1

Juventus came one minute from the start of the match with a goal from Perat Demichetti of Atlanta, who was sent off by Devan Zapata in the 24th minute.

In the second half, Juventus was shocked after Rodrigo Betancourt was sent off in the 53rd minute for a second caution. The defending champion received another shock three minutes later when Zapata scored his second goal.

After two minutes, Juventus coach Massimiliano Alegre replaced Miralim Pianic in place of Douglas Costa. Ronaldo replaced Sami Khadira on the bench in the 65th minute.

Twelve minutes before the end of the match, Ronaldo played the savior and scored the 2-2 goal for Juventus, leaving the undefeated championship record this season.

Juventus, who scored his second goal of the season with 16 wins, is leading at 50 points, nine points ahead of Napoli, second, who will face Inter Milan in the same stage, while Atlanta has increased his advantage to seven points.