Juve scores their thirteenth draw and Atalanta moves away from Napoli

The match between Atalanta and Juventus ends 1-1, recovery of the 19th matchday of the championship. Many opportunities for both teams, goals from Kalulu and Retegui decide. Another draw for Juventus, the thirteenth of the season, third in a row for the Bergamo team who will face Napoli in another direct clash on Saturday. Gasperini didn’t take any risks from the first half with Retegui, who returned after a muscle problem. Djimsiti was on the pitch despite having ten stitches, to protect Hien from possible disqualification.

Motta (disqualified, deputy Hugeux in his place), deployed a sort of 4-2-4, with Yildiz and Nico Gonzalez sacrificing themselves in both phases. The first half slipped away on the edge of balance, Lookman tried to surprise Di Gregorio on a couple of occasions, but on both occasions the Juventus goalkeeper was present.

In the final quarter of an hour Juventus improved a lot, putting the Dea in difficulty, Koopmeiners came close to scoring but Carnesecchi countered with an excellent intervention. The Bianconeri started the second half again at the same pace: Kalulu did the general rehearsal for the goal with a header that ended up on the post and which danced on the line (Carnesecchi again saving), then in the 9th minute the former AC Milan defender started from defense surprising the entire Bergamo rearguard, the conclusion was easy for the visitors to make it 1-0.

The hosts tried immediately with Ederson and Lookman, but the Nigerian attacker was stopped on the line by Koopmeiners, who was targeted throughout the match. Retegui’s entry changed the match, after a cross from De Roon the Italian-Argentine picked up Bellanova’s edge to equalize the score. Zaniolo tried to give the Dea the lead, but it was Yildiz who wasted the best opportunity, with a diagonal shot that went out by a matter of centimetres.