The direct comparison for 4th place between Atalanta and Juventus ends in a draw on a score of 1-1. To the splendid goal from Malinovsky’s free-kick in the 31st minute of the second half, which breaks the balance at the Gewiss Stadium, Danilo responds with a header in the second minute of added time.
A point that allows the bianconeri to remain fourth with 46 points, two more than the Bergamo players who, however, have yet to recover the home match with Turin. In the first minutes of the match Juventus starts strong, McKennie is inspired and the trident becomes dangerous on more than one occasion. Sportiello does not have to resort to miracles but the first few minutes of the game do not keep him calm. Vlahovic tries twice and then Dybala. After having suffered in the first quarter of an hour Atalanta takes courage and begins to appear in the opposing area. At half an hour he is the protagonist of a contested action: Koopmeiners launched at the net is opposed by Szczesny on the edge of the area. The action continues with the ball that ends up in Muriel, whose conclusion is deflected for a corner by a defender. The referee Mariani chooses to let it go, without sanctioning the Polish goalkeeper. A decision that leads to the angry reaction of the Atalanta players, who expected red to be Juventus’ number one. However, the yellow fellows, children of the nervousness following the decision taken: Djimsiti and De Roon, followed by Danilo and Vlahovic. The finish of the first fraction is of the Orobic brand, De Ligt stands on the wall and within a few minutes he is the protagonist of two great closings.
In the second half, Atalanta immediately started strong and tried with a De Roon shot, Szczesny reached out and rejected for a corner. Juventus’ response comes with Dybala, the Argentine tries a shot from the edge of the area: high ball. At 10 ‘guests close to the advantage, on the developments of a corner the carom ball on Vlahovic’s left foot who kicks first, Sportiello dives deflects.
Fifteen minutes later another Juventus chance with Rabiot who receives the ball from the back but closes the plate too much and the ball ends up on the outside of the net. At 22 ‘it is the Goddess who becomes dangerous again on the Boga-Koopmeiners axis, the attacker’s conclusion and the midfielder’s split who does not reach a breath on the ball. At 31 ‘the Nerazzurri lead by Malinovsky: a spectacular free kick by the Ukrainian playmaker who beats Szczesny from 25 meters with a powerful shot. At 38 ‘hosts very close to doubling. On a corner action, Malinovskyi’s countercross for Hateboer who, from two steps, sends the ball to the post. In full recovery comes the equal of the guests: corner by Dybala, imperious detachment by Danilo who hits his head and sends the ball to the far post, where Sportiello cannot reach. Curtain.