Roma draws 1-1 against Juventus. Milan ultras protest during 3-3 draw with Genoa

MILAN (AP) — Roma attempted to bounce back from European disappointment but could only draw 1-1 against Juventus in Serie A on Sunday in a result that did little to help its hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

Bremer canceled out Romelu Lukaku's first goal from open play against Juventus. Both teams also hit the woodwork as Juve's winless run continued.

Third-place Juventus, which is winless in its last five matches, is six points ahead of fifth-place Roma with three rounds remaining. The top five in Serie A qualify for the Champions League after Italy earned an extra spot in next season’s competition.

Roma is just three points above sixth-place Atalanta, which has also played two matches fewer.

Roma was looking to recover from a 2-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals on Thursday, and started positively with Rasmus Kristensen's header coming off the crossbar in the 11th minute.

The capital side took the lead just four minutes later in somewhat chaotic circumstances. Paulo Dybala pulled the ball back from the byline and Bryan Cristante's shot was blocked by Juventus defender Federico Gatti on the line but went straight to Lukaku for the tap in.

It was his first goal against Juventus from open play after netting from the spot against the Bianconeri for Inter.

Juve leveled in the 31st minute when Federico Chiesa whipped in a cross from the right and Bremer headed it in at the back post.

Chiesa came close to firing his team in front right at the start of the second half but his effort went off the right post and across the face of goal.

MILAN PROTEST

AC Milan's hardcore fans protested during the team's 3-3 draw against Genoa.

There was a strange atmosphere at San Siro as the Milan ultras — who also unveiled banners calling for more ambition, communication and a clear transfer strategy — remained silent during the match and left 10 minutes before the final whistle.

Milan was leading 3-2 by then, after recovering from Mateo Retegui's early penalty, but conceded a comical third goal as Morten Thorsby's cross ricocheted off Retegui and home defenders Fikayo Tomori and Malick Thiaw. It went down as an own-goal by Thiaw.

It was a sixth straight match without a win for Milan, which nevertheless is second and mathematically assured of Champions League soccer next season.

RELEGATION BATTLES

Hellas Verona boosted its chances of Serie A survival with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina as fellow strugglers Empoli and Frosinone played out a disappointing 0-0 draw.

All three teams had been locked on 31 points ahead of the weekend, just two points above the relegation zone.

Verona was helped by Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano opting to rotate his team ahead of the second leg of the Europa Conference League semifinal on Wednesday. Fiorentina beat Club Brugge 3-2 in the first leg last week.

And the visitors gifted Verona the opener Sunday in the 13th minute when, in a mix-up with Fiorentina defender Luca Ranieri, goalkeeper Oliver Christensen failed to gather an innocuously seeming long ball and instead brought down Tijjani Noslin. Darko Lazović converted the resulting penalty.

Gaetano Castrovilli, who had earlier hit the post, leveled shortly before halftime for his first goal since returning recently from a knee injury that had sidelined him for almost a year.

Verona restored its lead in the 59th when Nikola Milenković could only send Darko Lazović’s cross as far as Noslin, who thumped it into the roof of the net.

Verona moved five points clear of 18th-place Udinese, which hosts Napoli on Monday. Sassulo was level with Udinese after surprisingly beating newly crowned Serie A champion Inter Milan on Saturday.

Cagliari inched four points clear after it conceded a late goal to draw 1-1 against Lecce after playing the entire second half with 10 men. Winger Gianluca Gaetano was shown a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Lecce midfielder Ylber Ramadani shortly before halftime.

Cagliari had been leading through Yerry Mina's strike but Lecce laid siege to the goal after the break and Nikola Krstović eventually leveled with six minutes remaining. Lecce also hit the post twice in the dying minutes.

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AC Milan fans show a banner reading: "The noise of the silence" during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Genoa, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

AC Milan's Olivier Giroud reacts after AC Milan's Malick Thiaw scores an own goal past his goalkeeper during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Genoa, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

AC Milan fans leave their seats during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Genoa, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Juventus' Bremer, top, scores his side's first goal during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Juventus' head coach Massimiliano Allegri gestures during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Roma's Romelu Lukaku, right, shoots the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Roma's Romelu Lukaku, centre, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Roma's head coach Daniele De Rossi gestures during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Verona's Darko Lazovic, right,, scores his side's first goal on a penalty kick during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Fiorentina at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Paola Garbuioi/LaPresse via AP)

Verona's Darko Lazovic, left, celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Fiorentina at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Paola Garbuioi/LaPresse via AP)

Fiorentina's Gaetano Castrovilli, right, scores his side's first goal during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Fiorentina at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Paola Garbuioi/LaPresse via AP)

Fiorentina's Gaetano Castrovilli celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Fiorentina at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Paola Garbuioi/LaPresse via AP)

Verona's Tijjani Noslin, left, scores his side's second goal during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Fiorentina at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Paola Garbuioi/LaPresse via AP)

Verona's Tijjani Noslin celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Fiorentina at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (Paola Garbuioi/LaPresse via AP)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and prompt release from a Louisville jail Friday that let him play in a high-profile tournament after being booked on charges including felony assault has sparked questions over whether he was given preferential treatment because of his fame.

Some social media users raised the issue of malfeasance by the Louisville police department, which a national report last year found has used excessive force and invalid search warrants.

Police are continuing their investigation, but here's a look at the incident and policing in Louisville:

Officers were redirecting traffic after a fatal accident near the Valhalla Golf Club when Scheffler allegedly disobeyed an officer's command. His car accelerated forward and dragged the officer to the ground, according to a police report, and the officer suffered injuries to his wrist and was taken to the hospital.

The 27-year-old Scheffler, who lives in Texas, was arrested outside the club just after 6 a.m., taken to jail, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and had his mug shot taken. The Louisville Metro Police Department said he was booked on four charges, including second-degree assault of a police officer.

But by 10:08 a.m., he was on the other side of the city and teeing off at the PGA Championship. Scheffler had been released on his own recognizance, without posting bond, after agreeing that he would make all his court dates in Louisville.

Scheffler and his attorney have said he didn't intentionally do anything wrong, and he misunderstood police commands and simply was trying to get to the course. His lawyer previously represented the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police in 2020, in a civil suit against the city a few years ago.

Scheffler was greeted with cheers by fans when he arrived at the golf course, but some in Louisville with memories of a turbulent past took a dim view of the incident.

“A man drags a cop with his vehicle and hospitalizes him. He’s arrested ... charged with a felony ... and then immediately released so he can make his tee time? Did I get that right?” said Ricky L. Jones, a University of Louisville professor of pan-African studies, on the social platform X.

Bill Miller, a local golf fan who was at the course Friday, said it cast Louisville and the police in a negative light.

“It’s just another bad look for the city,” Miller said. “I’d want to understand what the cop was trying to do. But it’s sad.”

A spokesperson for Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Saturday there is no police body camera video of the initial encounter between Scheffler and the officer. The officer was directing traffic at the time, and the department’s officers typically don’t record video with their body cameras while directing traffic, Kevin Trager, the mayor’s press secretary, wrote in a text message to an Associated Press reporter.

Elsewhere, the incident drew reaction from an Atlanta-area pastor who hosted a funeral for Roger Fortson, a young Black senior airman who was shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy at his home this month.

“Something is wrong in America,” said Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. “You have respect for a golfer, but you don’t have respect for (Fortson) and for a person who has given their life to this nation. You cannot remain silent in the face of injustice.”

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took heat on X for a post encouraging people to welcome golf tournament fans “with the kindness and hospitality we’re known for.” One commenter replied with Scheffler's mug shot and observed that Beshear's post had not aged well.

The department has attracted negative national attention in recent years after the fatal shooting of Taylor in 2020 and a federal investigation into its policing practices. It has also been the subject of protests over its policing.

A Department of Justice report released last year said Louisville officers use excessive force and conduct searches based on invalid warrants. It also said Black motorists in the city were more likely to be searched during traffic stops, and officers used neck restraints, police dogs and stun guns against people who posed no imminent threat.

Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was shot by officers who came to her apartment with a warrant that federal officials later said was falsified.

The police department was lauded, however, for its response to a mass shooting at a bank in 2023, when the shooter armed with an AR-15 was quickly killed before he could hurt more people. One officer who had just joined the force was struck in the head by a bullet, sustaining a brain injury.

Last year the department hired as its new police chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, the first Black woman to hold the position. The city continues to negotiate a consent decree with federal officials that will stipulate what policing reforms should take place.

Associated Press Writers Aaron Morrison in New York and Eddie Pells in Louisville contributed to this report.

In this still image made from video provided by ESPN, Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is put into a police car after being handcuffed near Valhalla Golf Club, site of the PGA Championship golf tournament, early Friday, May 17, 2024. (ESPN via AP)

In this mug shot provided by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections Friday, May 17, 2024, Scott Scheffler is shown. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was detained by police Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. (Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections via AP)

Scottie Scheffler walks to the tee on the 11th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Scottie Scheffler celebrates after a birdie on the 12th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)