MILAN: Captain Gianluigi Buffon and defender Andrea Barzagli were rested by Juventus in the wake of Italy’s World Cup exit as the Serie A champions lost 3-2 at Sampdoria on Sunday. Juventus were three goals down heading into injury time after Colombian Duvan Zapata, Uruguayan Lucas Torreira and Italian defender Gian Marco Ferrari scored in the second half for the Genoa side. The six-time reigning champions got two back in stoppage time with Gonzalo Higuain scoring from the spot and substitute Paulo Dybala grabbing a second just before the final whistle.But Juventus fell to third position four points behind leaders Napoli — 2-1 winners over AC Milan on Saturday — with Inter Milan moving second thanks to a Mauro Icardi brace in a 2-0 win over Atalanta. Napoli have 35 points from 13 games, two points ahead of Inter, with Juventus on 31 and Roma fouth a point back with a game in hand, after beating Lazio in a pulsating Rome derby on Saturday. The Turin side had the better chances early on with a Higuain shot deflected wide and Mario Mandzukic and Juan Cuadrado forcing saves.Sampdoria kept Juventus pinned back in the first half with Zapata breaking the deadlock when he headed in after a Federico Bernardeschi error on 52 minutes, with Torreira firing in the second on 71 minutes and Ferrari a third eight minutes later. Juventus were awarded a penalty after Ivan Strinic fouled Douglas Costa with Higuain getting the visitors’ first on 91 minutes, while Dybala added the second in the final act of the game.It was Juventus’s second league defeat of the season after Lazio, and a blow for Allegri’s side as they prepare to face Barcelona in the Champions League next Wednesday.
