Ten-man Roma rescue a point against Juventus

• Ten-man AS Roma rally to draw 1-1 at home to Serie A leaders Juventus.
• The hosts lose Vasilis Torosidis to a second yellow card with the scoreline 0-0 on 62 minutes.
• Juve take the lead from the resulting free-kick as Carlos Tévez curls in.
• Roma respond via a deflected Seydou Keita header with 12 minutes remaining.
• The result leaves Juve nine points clear of second-placed Roma.
• La Vecchia Signora also boast a better head-to-head record.

• Reaction:
Seydou Keita, Roma midfielder
We doubled our efforts when we went down to ten men, we pushed hard and we managed to equalise. However, this is not a good result because we had to beat them tonight. We were playing at home and it was a good opportunity to cut the gap separating us from the leaders. I think Juve have more confidence than us because they have won three consecutive titles. They can play with more calm and that makes the difference.

Rudi Garcia, Roma coach
It was a tactical game with just a few chances for both teams. We knew set pieces could be decisive in a game like this. I think we reacted exceptionally well. To play like we did with ten men against a team like Juventus means we have great character and that we're still alive.

We had to take risks; the lads always believed they could do it even with ten men and I think we could have scored another in the final minutes with a bit of luck. There are 13 games left. I think we need to focus on defending second place now. It's the only approach that can help us get closer to Juventus.

Carlos Tévez, Juventus forward
I'm very disappointed because we wasted a great game with 20 poor final minutes. The team played well and had a great approach to the match. But we had to bring the three points home after taking the lead and playing 11 against ten men in the last 20 minutes. My free-kick? It's important to copy from the best and I have the chance to train every day with [Andrea] Pirlo.

Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus coach
I think we played very well for 70 minutes, creating opportunities and not giving anything away to Roma. We're a bit disappointed because we made too many technical mistakes at the end of the game, allowing Roma to regain enthusiasm. We have been conceding too many goals recently, so we have to start defending better again and keeping possession better when we need to.

Tévez has trained a lot on free-kicks because Pirlo is injured. He is an extraordinary player, but we didn't just discover that tonight. We made another step towards the Scudetto, but we needed to play better in the last 20 minutes. I would have said the same even if we'd won the match.