MILAN, Italy (AP) -Captain Alessandro Del Piero's last-minute penalty helped Juventus draw Catania 1-1 in the Serie A on Saturday.
After falling behind in the first half, Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri put on four strikers and Catania defender Marco Biagianti brought down Del Piero from behind at the top of the area in the 90th minute as the Bianconeri scrambled for an equalizer.
"We put everything into it and we were pretty satisfied at the end," Del Piero said.
Gionatha Spinesi put Catania ahead in the 15th minute, flicking in a pass from Giuseppe Mascara in a play that may have been offside. Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon froze on Spinesi's close-range shot.
"I think they were encouraged by the fans; they started really strong," Del Piero said.
Juventus moved into a provisional tie for second place with AS Roma in the standings, seven points behind Inter Milan.
Inter visits Siena on Sunday and Roma plays Atalanta.
Brazil striker Alexandre Pato is expected to make his debut for AC Milan against Napoli.
Also on Saturday - as the Serie A resumed after a three week break - Empoli and Reggina traded early goals in a 1-1 draw.
In Sicily, a steady downpour greeted the return of Juventus to Catania's Massimino stadium following a 24-year hiatus. The last time the two teams met there, Juventus coach Ranieri was in the field playing for Catania.
In the 82nd minute, Ranieri put on Vincenzo Iaquinta to join the attack of Del Piero, David Trezeguet and Raffaele Palladino, who also came on in the second half.
Juventus missed a good chance in first-half injury time when Del Piero's free kick hit teammate Hasan Salihamidzic. Del Piero also came close in the 56th, with an acrobatic bicycle kick from the top of the area.
In the 40th, Catania's Mascara had an opening after grabbing the ball following an error by Juventus midfielder Tiago Mendes, then did not manage a strong shot on goal. Ranieri substituted Tiago at the beginning of the second half with Marco Marchionni.
