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Ronaldo penalty earns Juve draw at 10-man Milan

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final First Leg - AC Milan v Juventus - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2020 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo in action with AC Milan's Davide Calabria and Simon Kjaer REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

A stoppage-time Cristiano Ronaldo penalty rescued a 1-1 draw for Juventus at 10-man AC Milan on Thursday in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final.

Ante Rebic’s volley gave the hosts a deserved lead after 61 minutes, following a string of good saves from veteran Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

But Stefano Pioli’s side were reduced to 10 men for the final 18 minutes when defender Theo Hernandez was shown a second yellow card for a rash challenge on Paulo Dybala.

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final First Leg - AC Milan v Juventus - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2020 AC Milan's Alessio Romagnoli in action with Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

Juventus were awarded a penalty in the dying minutes following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review, which showed that a Ronaldo scissor kick had struck the arm of Milan defender Davide Calabria.

The Portuguese forward smashed the spot-kick into the roof of the net to earn his side a draw ahead of the second leg in Turin on March 4.

Napoli defeated Inter Milan 1-0 in the first leg of the other semi-final in Milan on Wednesday.

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final First Leg - AC Milan v Juventus - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2020 Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt heads at goal REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

(Reporting by Alasdair Mackenzie, editing by Ed Osmond)

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final First Leg - AC Milan v Juventus - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2020 AC Milan's Ismael Bennacer in action with Juventus' Aaron Ramsey REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final First Leg - AC Milan v Juventus - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2020 Juventus' Aaron Ramsey in action REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final First Leg - AC Milan v Juventus - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2020 Juventus' Paulo Dybala in action with AC Milan's Alessio Romagnoli REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final First Leg - AC Milan v Juventus - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2020 Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
Soccer Football - Coppa Italia Semi Final First Leg - AC Milan v Juventus - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2020 AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
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