Atalanta threw away a two-goal lead days before their second leg with Liverpool as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Serie A strugglers Verona in Bergamo.

The home side, and Gianluca Scamacca in particular, initially continued from where they left off at Anfield on Thursday, when they beat Jurgen Klopp's side 3-0 in their Europa League quarter-final first leg.

But hopes of a comfortable victory to prepare for this Thursday’s home leg against the Premier League side were ended when Darko Lazovic and Tijjani Noslin struck early in the second half.

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And Verona held on for a valuable draw that moved them a point clear of the relegation zone.

Elsewhere in Italy, Fiorentina’s winless league run reached five matches as they drew 1-1 at home to Genoa.