Koopmeiners curb Juventus: Allegri slips to third place, Atalanta saves in Turin
Koopmeiners curb Juventus: Allegri slips to third place, Atalanta saves in Turin
Juventus slows down again: Allegri's team was held to a 2-2 draw at home by Gasperini's Atalanta. Koopmeiners initial lead, lightning comeback by Cambiaso and Milik and final equalizing goal again by the Dutchman, a market target of the bianconeri: in the standings Juve slips to third place behind Milan and 17 points behind the leading Inter. Atalanta is sixth at 47 points.
First half of great intensity and balanced: the first chance happens on the feet of Miretti, who on 13' sends high with his head a cross from Chiesa. After a chance by the son of art defused by Carnesecchi, Atalanta took the lead in the 35th minute with a set-piece kick: Pasalic caught Koopmeiners just outside the box, who unblocked it with a precise left-footed shot.
Emotions to no end in the second half: Juventus grows, Chiesa at 52'devours the equalizer on an assist from Milik, Atalanta tries to strike on the counterattack and Szczesny makes a great save on Scamacca. In 10 minutes, everything happens: Juventus equalizes at 66'with Cambiaso, served by a kissing assist from McKennie, and four minutes later finds the lead with Milik, served again by the American. Freezing the celebrating Stadium is done forò again by Koopmeiners, who with a perfect insertion on Djimsiti’s suggestion signs the 2-2 at 75'.
Allegri wants to win it and in a few minutes changes five men: in Nicolussi Caviglia, Kean, Alex Sandro, Weah and Yildiz for the final game. Juve turns up the pressing but struggles to create dangerous chances in the final minutes and the result doesn t change anymore: no counter-move to Milan, the Bianconeri slip to third place.
