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Juventus' Allegri bemoans pressure on Serie A referees after Atalanta draw

Massimiliano Allegri has refused to pin blame on referee Luca Banti after Juventus drew 2-2 at Atalanta, claiming there is "no desire to improve Italian football".

Allegri had to turn to Cristiano Ronaldo – who had been rested for Wednesday's fixture – to salvage a share of the spoils at Atalanta, with the forward coming on from the bench to head in a late equaliser.

Berat Djimsiti's own-goal had put Juve ahead early on, but Duvan Zapata's double saw Atalanta take the lead, with Rodrigo Bentancur's dismissal for a second yellow card having made matters more complicated for Juve.