Only a last-gasp equaliser prevents Atalanta from doing the Serie A double over Juventus and keeps the Bianconeri above their Nerazzurro rivals in the standings, following an absorbing encounter in Bergamo. While Malinovskyi's inspired introduction made the difference for the hosts, it was more a case of perspiration than inspiration for Juve, who relied on sheer willpower to extend their unbeaten run to an 11th league game.
The Bergamaschi's hopes of winning successive home games against the Old Lady for only the second time in their history are, then, left in tatters, but they are back in action in the Europa League in just a few days time. Meanwhile, Juve can look ahead to next Friday's Derby della Mole versus Torino with fourth place still in their possession.
That's all from the Gewiss Stadium today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
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90'+4'
FULL-TIME: ATALANTA 1-1 JUVENTUS22:43
90'+2'
An accurate corner from the right by Dybala is perfectly placed to pick out Danilo for the late equaliser.22:42
90'+2'
JUVE LEVEL! With only a minute of the three indicated for stoppages remaining, Danilo rises highest inside the packed penalty area, connecting with a powerful header from an inswinging Dybala corner and diverting the ball past the stranded Sportiello. What a time to score his first goal of the season! 1-1!22:39
90'
A lively performance by Boga comes to an early end, with Pasalic on to help the hosts see out the final few minutes.22:35
88'
On the verge of victory, not only have they edged the possession stats so far today, but Atalanta have also taken many more shots at goal than Juventus - 21 in total.22:58
86'
Another frustrating day in front of goal ends for Morata, who is now replaced by French forward Ake; making his Serie A debut.22:32
86'
Allegri's last throw of the dice sees Rabiot make way for Arthur.22:31
84'
OFF THE BAR! That almost sealed it! An imperious turn and cutback to the far post by Malinovskyi opens up a glorious chance for Hateboer to find the net, but the wing-back can only turn the ball against the crossbar and behind for a Juve goal-kick. So close!22:30
82'
Dybala, now seemingly playing as part of a Juventus 4-2-4, turns inside and curls a shot too close to the well positioned Sportiello, who gathers the ball in the centre of the goal.22:28
81'
After an excellent performance in midfield, McKennie looks dismayed to be substituted for Kean.22:26
79'
Having just returned to the side after injury, Bonucci makes way for a winger, Cuadrado.22:26
76'
WHAT A STRIKE! Another super strike from the Malinovskyi textbook thunders into the top-left corner of the net, following Freuler's short pass from the free-kick. Atalanta have the lead with less than 15 minutes of the 90 to play: 1-0 to the Bergamaschi!
A neat roll-back by Freuler was perfectly judged for Malinovskyi to thump home a trademark thunderbolt.22:53
75'
Having charged out of position, De Ligt is forced to retreat hastily and considers his only option is to haul Malinovskyi back by the shirt. That's a booking for the Juve defender.22:21
72'
This time De Roon is the home player to make a crucial challenge at the final moment, as Vlahovic chooses the wrong pass and the midfielder intervenes deep inside the area.22:18
70'
With a wayward attempt, Vlahovic thunders the ball well over the crossbar and into the stands.22:17
69'
CLOSE! De Sciglio's corner is inadvertently flicked towards his own goal by Djimsiti, drifting just inches wide of the far post! Juventus are totally on top again.22:15
67'
Freuler provides cover to deny Morata a dangerous cutback at the back post, costing Atalanta a corner. From the set-piece, Sportiello does well to punch clear under his crossbar and Hateboer also is required to intervene. That's another Juve corner.22:14
65'
Boga clips a dangerous low ball across the face of goal, which evades all the Juve defenders but also slips past the stretching Koopmeiners arriving at the back post. 22:11
63'
Atalanta seem to have a new lease of life already, as the substitutes see Boga move into a 'false nine' position, and Malinovskyi is providing a more direct threat. Given the latter's record, Juve had better not let him within 30 yards of goal on his left foot!22:10
60'
Zappacosta is also withdrawn, and Maehle will instead be asked to provide attacking verve from the left flank.22:07
60'
Gian Piero Gasperini has seen enough and will make a double change. First, a fruitless hour for Muriel sees him replaced by Malinovskyi up front.22:06
59'
CLOSE! A lovely passing move from Juventus ends with McKennie laying off for Rabiot, who clips the side netting with a low, side-footed shot from 20 yards out.22:05
58'
Undoubtedly, Juventus are the team now on top, as Vlahovic bursts into the area but loses his footing. He quickly recovers to earn a corner for the visitors, but the set-piece chance is ultimately wasted.22:03
56'
SAVE! McKennie plays a part again, as he tees up Vlahovic to strike from the centre of the box, and the big-money forward's shot is repelled by Sportiello in the top-left corner.22:01
55'
A dangerous inswinger by Koopmeiners from a right-sided corner puts Juve in trouble inside the six-yard box, but the Bianconeri somehow get the ball away under pressure.22:00
53'
The Juve resurgence continues, as Dybala drifts inside from a wider position to curl a left-footed strike several feet above Sportiello's crossbar.21:58
52'
Morata and McKennie combine swiftly on the verge of the area, but the latter turns his 20-yard shot over the crossbar.21:57
51'
Popping up inside the Atalanta area, Bonucci commits a foul on Muriel, who is back defending for the home team.21:55
49'
Excellent close control sees Dybala slalom through three Atalanta challenges inside the area, but he overruns the ball and it trickles into the grateful hands of Sportiello.21:54
47'
SAVE! After De Roon sends a curling effort in from the edge of the box towards the bottom right corner, Szczesny flings himself full length to palm it away!21:53
46'
La Dea get us back under way in Bergamo!21:50
Having grown in confidence throughout the first half, Atalanta may be able to shrug off recent struggles, poor home form and loss of their star striker to upset the odds and win. However, the ineffective Muriel must improve or his barren spell against Juve will continue, and Malinovskyi, Pasalic - or both - may be needed from the bench. 21:46
It has been a game of two quarters so far in Lombardy, as Juventus set off at a great lick but faded after the 20th minute; allowing Atalanta back into the match. Though neither side have yet managed to break the deadlock, it has been far from a cagey affair - with 17 shots raining in on goal. The hosts have dominated possession and will claim that their opponents' goalkeeper could have been sent off too, but Juve possess significant firepower and will pose a threat on the break until the very end of the 90 minutes. 21:42
45'+2'
HALF-TIME: ATALANTA 0-0 JUVENTUS21:33
45'
Again, De Ligt is called upon to block a goalbound strike by Boga, following a cute backheel pass from Koopmeiners. It looks like he got his head in the way, but could it have been his arm? In any case, the VAR declines to review it.21:33
43'
De Ligt does brilliantly to position himself between ball and goal, as Boga steams through the centre and fires towards to goal form 20 yards. The game is opening up even more as we approach the break.21:31
42'
For dissent after a challenge by Demiral, the prone Vlahovic is shown a yellow card as he lies on the turf.21:29
40'
Continuing their progress since a tricky opening spell, Atalanta are pushing on, with the midfield getting closer to a previously isolated front pairing.21:35
38'
Having brought Boga down out on the left wing, Danilo is the first Juve player booked.21:30
36'
Atalanta receive another booking in short order, as Hateboer slides in recklessly on De Sciglio by the right touchline.21:25
35'
Djimsiti is the first man into the referee's notebook and is shown a yellow card.21:24
34'
From a central position 30 yards out, Dybala slings in a free-kick, but Bonucci's header on the stretch is off target.21:23
32'
NO RED! Szczesny escapes censure for his moment of madness, and Atalanta are only awarded a corner from which Toloi heads well wide.21:21
31'
Szczesny makes an ill-judged decision to leave his area and block Koopmeiners, jumping into the midfielder and sending him flying - Muriel then goes on to drag a shot limply towards goal, which is cleared. The VAR will investigate the keeper's intervention - could it be a red card?21:20
29'
After a long delay, Muriel steps up and lofts his free-kick attempt well over the crossbar - he got completely under it and Szczesny remains untroubled.21:17
27'
Freuler storms forward, slipping a tidy ball to Boga on the edge of the box, and a back-tracking Danilo clumsily clips him from behind. That's another free-kick for Atalanta.21:15
25'
From Koopmeiners' inswinging corner, Djimsiti gets a glancing header and the ball drops to De Roon on the left side of the six-yard box. However, the Dutch midfielder can't keep his attempt down and it flies over the crossbar. Atalanta are improving, though!21:13
23'
Having played the free-kick short, the hosts simply rotate the ball around midfield for a while, before an accurate ball towards the right byline is cleared behind for a corner.21:11
21'
A clumsy challenge by De Sciglio brings down Hateboer on the right flank, and Atalanta will have a chance to deliver a free-kick into the area.21:10
19'
Having barely been threatened so far today, Juventus kept a clean sheet in their last three league games and have not recorded a longer streak of Serie A shut-outs since December 2018 - during Allegri’s first spell in charge.21:08
17'
De Roon intervenes with a timely header to get the ball clear, but within a matter of seconds Morata retrieves the ball and feeds it to Vlahovic on the left. The low shot lacks power though, and only provides Sportiello with catching practice. 21:05
16'
A rare foray into the Juventus area ends when Freuler nudges Rabiot in the back, bringing the French midfielder down and conceding a free-kick in the opposition box.21:03
14'
CLOSE! Again, McKennie is involved in the build up, and Dybala receives the ball from the American, jinking inside and unfurling a strike from the left side of the area which zips just wide of the Atalanta goal. Juve are building up a head of steam here!21:02
12'
McKennie does well to keep the ball alive on the right and clips an excellent cross back from the byline towards the waiting Vlahovic near the penalty spot. However, the big striker's glancing header drifts wide of Sportiello's right-hand post. 21:00
11'
Under growing pressure, the hosts have been defensively disciplined so far, with Koopmeiners dropping back to help deep in midfield.20:59
9'
Following their two wins last year, Atalanta could now become the first side to win three consecutive Serie A matches against Juventus since 2010-11. They could also win consecutive home league games against Juve for just the second time in their history - and the first since 1955.20:57
7'
Juventus have started at a good tempo here, with an energetic midfield lineup serving their all-star front three. The new-look Bianconeri are an entirely different proposition from the side Atalanta faced in the autumn. 20:55
5'
Exchanging passes with Boga on the edge of the box, Koopmeiners makes it into area but fails to get off a shot under pressure.20:53
3'
SAVE! Sportiello has to fling himself high to the left in order to tip over a powerful curling strike by Vlahovic towards the top corner. So close to an opener! That's a corner to Juve.21:38
2'
Morata crosses in from the right, but Demiral - on loan from Juve to Atalanta - stoops to head the ball clear and the visitors' first attack peters out. 20:49
1'
We are under way at the Gewiss Stadium!20:47
The players are out under the floodlights in Bergamo, with kick-off now just moments away!20:43
Juventus make several changes from the side which beat Sassuolo on Thursday, and the visitors' starting XI features returns for Bonucci, Danilo and Szczesny. Having seen Ciro Immobile surpass him in the Capocannoniere standings yesterday, 18-goal Vlahovic starts up front; making his 100th Serie A appearance. In an attacking lineup, Morata and Dybala will join the Serbian striker up front, with the latter named captain by coach Max Allegri.20:46
Atalanta are without suspended goalkeeper Juan Musso, so Sportiello deputises, while Jose Luis Palomino, Aleksei Miranchuk and Duvan Zapata are out injured. Though Zapata's Colombian compatriot Muriel has never scored against Juventus in 15 Serie A matches, he leads the line for La Dea, with support from January signing Boga, who scored on his first start for the club in midweek.20:35
SUBS: Mattia Perin, Carlo Pinsoglio, Daniele Rugani, Juan Cuadrado, Luca Pellegrini, Alex Sandro, Arthur, Denis Zakaria, Moise Kean, Marley Ake, Kaio Jorge.20:31
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Matthijs de Ligt, Leonardo Bonucci, Mattia De Sciglio; Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot, Weston McKennie; Paulo Dybala, Dusan Vlahovic, Alvaro Morata.20:28
SUBS: Francesco Rossi, Matteo Pessina, Matevz Dajcar, Giuseppe Pezzella, Joakim Maehle, Valentin Mihaila, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Giorgio Scalvini, Mario Pasalic.20:26
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Marco Sportiello; Berat Djimsiti, Merih Demiral, Rafael Toloi; Hans Hateboer, Remo Freuler, Marten de Roon, Davide Zappacosta; Teun Koopmeiners; Jeremie Boga, Luis Muriel.20:25
Having hit form in Serie A since the winter break, Juventus have overtaken today's opponents in the standings and they now lead La Dea by two points in the race for Champions League qualification. In addition to their improved league form, on Thursday the Bianconeri eliminated Sassuolo in the Coppa Italia and will go on to meet Fiorentina in the last four. Juve are also unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A matches - their best top-flight streak in over a year. 20:21
After suffering another Serie A setback last weekend, Atalanta went out to Fiorentina in their midweek Coppa Italia quarter-final tie. A late capitulation against the 10-man Viola saw them exit the competition in which they lost last season's final to Juventus; consigning the Nerazzurri to a fourth straight game without victory. In the league, Atalanta have picked up just three wins from 12 home fixtures so far, but if they can pull off a repeat of November's 1-0 win over Juve in Turin, they will leapfrog their rivals in the standings.20:18
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Serie A clash between Atalanta and Juventus at the Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo!20:15
Atalanta - Juventus is a match of 25 day of the season Serie A 2021/2022. The match will be 13 february at 15:00 in the stadium Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. Referee of Atalanta - Juventus will be Maurizio Mariani with the help of Filippo Meli e Davide Imperiale. At VAR there will be Gianluca Aureliano.
Currently Atalanta is 5° in the standings with 44 points (thanks of 12 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats); while Juventus is 4° in the standings with 46 points (thanks of 13 wins, 7 pareggi and 5 sconfitte). Atalanta scored 46 goals and conceded 29; Juventus scored 37 goals and conceded 22. The first leg Juventus - Atalanta was played on 27 november 2021 and it ended on a 0-1 score.
At home Atalanta scored 14 points (3 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses). Away Juventus scored 22 points (6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses). Atalanta in the last three matches of the season challenged Lazio, Cagliari and Juventus obtaining 2 points thanks to 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Juventus in the last three matches of the season challenged Udinese, Milan and Vero obtaining 7 points thanks to 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. In the last match Atalanta was against Juventus evening 1-1 while Juventus was against Verona winning 2-0. The best scorer of the team coached by Gian Piero Gasperini is Duván Zapata with 9 goals while the best scorer of the team coached by Massimiliano Allegri is Dusan Vlahovic with 18 goals.
Atalanta and Juventus competed 119 times in the league. In the previous matches Atalanta won 13 times, Juventus won 65 times while the number of draw was 41.
These are the statistics of the two teams in the matches played in the season:
Where to see Atalanta-Juventus You can see the live match Atalanta-Juventus here on Virgilio Sport starting 15:00 CET of 13 february. Discover who will broadcast live Atalanta - Juventus between Sky and Dazn.
