To be straight to the purpose, it was a really dangerous evening for the Bianconeri on the Allianz Stadium. Juve misplaced 0-4 at dwelling in opposition to Atalanta, and it was such a disappointing scoreline for Juve that you’d have return to 1967 to seek out the final event that they final suffered such a house defeat of that margin.
It was a possibility to attract degree on factors Atalanta in third place, and keep simply six level off the highest of the desk, however as a substitute the night went in a totally completely different route.
THE MATCH REPORT
The match began at a excessive tempo, with each groups seeking to be on the entrance foot. Khephren Thuram virtually gave Juventus the lead within the seventh minute, however his highly effective effort flew over the crossbar. Atalanta responded instantly by Ademola Lookman when he was picked out by Ederson within the eighth minute, however his shot deflected behind for a nook off of Thuram.
The impasse was damaged within the twenty seventh minute: Weston McKennie used his arm to intercept the ball within the field and the referee awarded a penalty after a VAR test. Matteo Retegui stepped up and completed the penalty with precision to beat Michele Di Gregorio and make it 0-1.
Having taken the lead, Atalanta continued to push for a second. Marten de Roon had an opportunity to double their lead within the thirty ninth minute however shot huge from a very good place. In the direction of half-time, Juventus got here below growing strain as Lookman hit the publish within the forty sixth minute, earlier than Di Gregorio made a miraculous double save to disclaim Davide Zappacosta simply earlier than the interval.
SECOND HALF
Within the second half, Gian Piero Gasperini’s group began strongly and doubled their lead after simply 50 seconds. Lloyd Kelly misplaced possession in midfield, Lookman shot and Di Gregorio parried clear, however de Roon was the quickest to react to the rebound and slotted dwelling to make it 0-2.
Juventus tried to react by McKennie within the forty eighth minute, however he was unable to profit from a very good place. Nevertheless, it was in truth Atalanta who, strengthened by going two forward, had only a few issues controlling the match, and after one other probability for Lookman, they put the sport out of sight within the 66th minute: Sead Kolasinac inventively backheeled the ball to Zappacosta, who beat Di Gregorio with a exact shot to place his aspect 0-3 up.
The Bianconeri tried to pose a risk with McKennie and Dusan Vlahovic within the seventy fifth minute, however Atalanta’s defence held agency. Within the 77th minute the fourth aim arrived: Lookman took benefit of a defensive mistake, drove with the ball and shot, along with his effort taking a key deflection off of a Bianconeri participant to wrong-foot Di Gregorio and make it 0-4.
Within the closing phases, McKennie got here near grabbing a comfort aim within the 89th minute, however Marco Carnesecchi was readily available to disclaim him.
That was the tip, and there’s little or no extra so as to add a few disappointing outcome.
JUVENTUS 0-4 ATALANTA
Allianz Stadium, Sunday 9 March, 2025 at 20:45 (CET)Serie A – Matchday 28
Targets: 29’ Retegui (Pen.) (A), 46’ de Roon (A), 66’ Zappacosta (A), 77’ Lookman (A)
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Weah (54’ Costa), Gatti (54’ Kalulu), Kelly, Cambiaso, Thuram, Locatelli, Yildiz (46’ Koopmeiners), McKennie, Nico Gonzalez (53’ Mbangula), Kolo Muani (75’ Vlahovic).Unused Substitutes: Perin, Veiga, Pinsoglio.Coach: Thiago Motta.
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Hien, Djimsiti, Kolasinac (84’ Toloi), Bellanova, Ederson (80’ Pasalic), de Roon, Zappacosta, Cuadrado (46’ Brescianini), Retegui (61’ De Ketelaere), Lookman (80’ Samardzic).Unused Substitutes: Sulemana, Ruggeri, Palestra, Patricio, Rossi, Vlahovic, Maldini.Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
Referee: Simone SozzaAssistants: Daniele Bindoni, Alberto TegoniFourth Official: Fabio Maresca
Bookings: 41’ Hien (A), 44’ Yildiz (J)
Subsequent Match:
Fiorentina-JuventusSerie A – Matchday 29Sunday, 16 March, 2025 at 18:00 (CET)Stadio Artemio Franchi