Juventus absolutely grabbed their chances with Francisco Conceicao and Gleison Bremer, completely wrecking Maurizio Sarri’s Atalanta with a 2-0 victory and condemning them to a third straight loss. The Bianconeri had just gotten back on track with a wild 5-0 Europa League win over NEC on Thursday, but they had only scraped one point from their last two Serie A games. You better believe the pressure was dialed way up heading into this one!
Juve Breaks the Deadlock Amidst Injury Woes
Luciano Spalletti made a tactical switch for Juventus, rolling out a 4-2-3-1 formation to host Sarri and his struggling Atalanta side. Juve was dealing with an injury crisis too, with Kamil Grabara, Kenan Yildiz, Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Jeremie Boga, Andrea Cambiaso, Jeff Ekhator, and Juan Cabal all sidelined. Randal Kolo Muani stung Marco Carnesecchi’s gloves for Atalanta in the opening 90 seconds, but Juventus broke the deadlock when Zeki Celik rolled a perfect cross from the left. It found Francisco Conceicao totally unmarked, and he just swept it in first time from 12 yards, straight into the far bottom corner. Atalanta’s Jonathan Rowe even had penalty appeals rejected after a Pierre Kalulu shirt tug. Pape Malang Sarr then came on for the restart, shoring up that Juve midfield.
Bremer Seals It After Near Misses
La Dea was already reeling from back-to-back defeats against Roma and Cagliari, with Odilon Kossounou, Isak Hien, and Kamaldeen Sulemana sidelined. Gianluca Gaetano was back from suspension, but it wasn’t enough. Nico Gonzalez for Juve flashed a glancing header on a corner across the face of goal, skimming the far post. Then Rowe surged forward for Atalanta and tested Guglielmo Vicario with a daisy-cutter that Vicario palmed away. Carnesecchi even made a fine reaction save to deny Weston McKennie’s header from eight yards off a Nico Gonzalez cross. Atalanta thought they had equalized at 63 minutes when Kristensen’s header beat Vicario from six yards, but Kolo Muani had a massive goal-line clearance. Juventus finally doubled their lead when Gleison Bremer nodded down an Edon Zhegrova corner, sealing the 2-0 win.
This win is huge for Juventus, getting them some momentum after a shaky Serie A run. For Atalanta, a third consecutive defeat is a brutal blow. They desperately need to find some answers, and fast, to turn this early season slide around.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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