Luciano Spalletti admits Juventus ‘suffered loads’ within the , however after the break was ‘a very completely different match’ as they gained to maintain high 4 ambitions alive.
It was a troublesome night time in Bergamo, as La Dea pinned Juve again into their very own half for lengthy durations within the first half, however had been unable to make all that strain rely.
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As an alternative, the Bianconeri had been medical when pouncing on a collection of errors to attain with Jeremie Boga straight after the restart, aided by a deflection off Marco Carnesecchi.
Spalletti admits Juventus not at their finest
BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 11: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, offers directions throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Juventus at Gewiss Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Photos)
“The primary half-hour we suffered loads, as a result of Atalanta are crew, and we had been unable to string passes collectively in any state of affairs, as they had been always urgent us,”
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“We had been compelled to solely defend. Within the second half, it was a very completely different match, we performed on stage phrases. Normally, we had been those who didn’t make the dominance rely and had been penalised by failing to attain after we had been on high, however this time we did it the opposite manner spherical.”
That features the final time Juve had been in Bergamo again in February, once they had a powerful begin within the Coppa Italia quarter-final solely to emerge 3-0 losers.
This outcome implies that Juventus transfer to inside three factors of third-placed Milan and quickly leapfrog Como into fourth, awaiting the match between Cesc Fabregas’ males and Inter on Sunday.
BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 11: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus is challenged by Giorgio Scalvini of Atalanta throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Juventus at Gewiss Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Photos)
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“These are video games which might be value greater than three factors. Sadly, we weren’t in the perfect form coming into the match, as a result of Kenan Yildiz and Francisco Conceicao each had health issues, I selected to start out them and see how they’d do. They had been each slightly under par, Thuram had a difficulty too,” revealed Spalletti.
“We had been additionally making errors within the first half, not giving Conceicao the chance to take males on down the flank, which is his energy. As soon as we adjusted just a few issues and received the hold of it, the second half was a totally completely different match.
“We paid too heavy a worth within the Coppa Italia sport for our efficiency. Tonight, they moved it back and forth, stretching us out and forcing us again, with us failing to maintain our form.
“It’s a weak point that we’ve got, our defence can typically sit a bit too deep and will get pinned again, particularly by a crew with Atalanta’s traits.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 11: Jonathan David of Juventus is challenged by Ederson of Atalanta throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Juventus at Gewiss Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Photos)
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Many opponents have discovered it troublesome to play towards Atalanta, as Raffaele Palladino picked up the mantle of predecessor Gian Piero Gasperini, so preventative marking turns into essential.
“In fashionable soccer, you do are likely to go man for man, however if you make that alternative, if one marking goes mistaken, all of it falls aside,” added Spalletti.
“Possession was once the statistic everybody cared about, now no person is concerned with that, it’s about the way you get away of those little particular person cages that your gamers are put into.
“Atalanta had been much more tuned into the tempo of the sport early on, extra exact of their actions from proper to left, and we didn’t discover passing channels. Within the second half, we gained the ball again just a few instances and will’ve performed extra harm on the counter-attack, however misplaced the vertical cross.
“Contemplating the gamers who had been struggling tonight, I’m happy they put the trouble in and tried to work for the crew,” concluded Spalletti.