John Arne Riise scored a last-gasp goal to earn Roma a 2-1 comeback win over free-falling Juventus in Serie A today and give Claudio Ranieri a sweet return to his former club.

The Norwegian nodded in a David Pizarro cross in stoppage time after a Francesco Totti penalty had cancelled out Alessandro Del Piero's fine opener for hosts Juve in the 51st minute.

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon did not help his team's cause when he was sent off in the 83rd minute after charging out of his area and fouling Riise.

The win allowed Roma to tighten their grip on third place with 38 points from 21 games, eight points behind leaders Inter, who face second-placed Milan in tomorrow's high stakes derby.

Juve are five points further back in fifth after their sixth defeat in eight league games deepened the troubles of Ciro Ferrara, who replaced Ranieri in the Juve dugout just before the end of last season.

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