Camoranesi rescues a point for Juventus

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11/04/2007 - Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-half substitute Mauro Camoranesi scored with 15 minutes to play to help Juventus earn a 1-1 draw with league- leaders Inter Milan on Sunday at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.

Julio Cruz got Inter on the board in the 41st minute, but Camoranesi provided Juve with a spark when he came off the bench in the 70th minute to help his side take a point away from the match.

Inter remains on top of the table by two points over Fiorentina, while Juve stays four points off the pace in fourth place.

The first half started with a good pace but saw precious few good scoring chances.

Inter produced a few dangerous crosses that tested Juve keeper Gianluigi Buffon, but he was up to the task and made no mistakes.

The home side didn't test Inter keeper Julio Cesar until 24 minutes into the match, when Alessandro Del Piero curled a free kick towards the near post from the left, but Cesar got to the ball and got down to punch it away.

Inter finally found an opening in the Juve defense before halftime when Aparecido Cesar found Cruz cutting towards the net with a short pass. Cruz took the ball off his chest and fired a half volley past the keeper from just inside the area to put the visitors ahead at the break.

The Nerazzuri thought they had extended their lead to 2-0 in the 58th minute when a free kick was stopped by Buffon but Esteban Cambiasso swooped in and knocked home the rebound. However, Cambiasso was ruled offside and the goal was taken away.

Camoranesi came on as a substitute for Juve and he immediately had an impact, setting up a scoring chance for his side. Camoranesi carried the ball through the midfield and dropped it off to the right wing. The ball was then knocked towards the front of goal, took a deflection, and forced Cesar to punch it over the top.

Juve began to start pressing forward, but Inter hit back with a counter attack that almost gave them an insurance goal. Aparecido Cesar got down the left flank and played a cross towards the penalty spot that David Suazo got to with a sliding effort. Suazo's shot did not have a lot on it, and Buffon was able to stop it with his legs.

The missed chance proved costly for Inter as Juventus snatched the equalizer with 15 minutes to play.

Raffaele Palladino swung a cross into the box from the left to Vincenzo Iaquinta, who headed it back to Camoranesi. The midfielder struck the ball first time and it clipped the heel of Inter's Walter Samuel on its way past the keeper.

In other Serie A play on Sunday, Roma blew a two-goal lead in the second half and had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Empoli, Sampdoria handed Cagliari a 3-0 defeat, Palermo and Genoa played an entertaining 3-3 contest at Comunale Luigi Ferraris, while Atalanta got two goals from Antonio Langella to lead his team to a 2-1 win over Catania Calcio. Livorno earned a 0-0 draw with Udinese, Ezequiel Lavezzi scored in the 90th minute to earn a point for Napoli in a 1-1 match with Reggina and Siena got a goal from Daniele Galloppa in the 90th minute to take a point from Parma in 2-2 fashion.

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Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.

El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.

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