Kike Perez’s first Serie A goal was not enough to lift Venezia out of the relegation zone in Italy after Torino scored late to secure a 1-1 draw at home.
Visiting Venezia had already seen an early goal disallowed for offside when Perez put them ahead after 35 minutes on Friday (Saturday AEST), squeezing between two defenders and angling home a low right-foot shot.
However, Nikola Vlasic converted a 77th-minute penalty to give the home side a share of the points.
The result was harsh for Venezia – a first away win since February 2022 would have lifted them out of the bottom three.
Instead, they remained third from bottom, one point above Empoli and a point behind Lecce, both of whom have a game in hand.
The bottom three go down, with last-placed Monza almost certain to drop.
Torino were in 10th place in the standings.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/soccer/late-torino-penalty-keeps-venezia-in-serie-a-drop-zone-c-18566485
