Juventus Turin had to settle for the point of the draw (0-0) against Atalanta on Sunday during the 7th day of the Italian Championship.
Juve, deprived of their striker Dusan Vlahovic, due to his recurring back problems, and Arkadiusz Milik, failed to worry the Atalanta goalkeeper.
She could even have lost to a free kick from Luis Muriel (74th) repelled in two stages by Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny then by his crossbar. The most successful club in Italian football fell from 3rd to 4th place, with 14 points, four lengths behind the leader, Inter Milan (18 pts).
Juve was overtaken by Naples, winner the day before 4-0 in Lecce. Massimiliano Allegri’s team, already criticized by the supporters before this draw, is going through a difficult time: it has only collected four points in its last three outings and cannot invoke the excuse of an overloaded schedule, since she is not playing in a European competition this season.
“I am happy with the team’s performance, especially the first 60 minutes. We could have done better, but this Atalanta is a great team,” Allegri explained on the DAZN platform. “We could have been more precise, we lacked the determination to score this goal,” said the Italian technician. “Federico Chiesa has played a lot lately, he lacked a bit of lucidity in front of goal, it’s true, but he never got discouraged,” he continued.
Juve’s next match is highly anticipated, since it will be the Turin derby next Saturday against Torino, 11th (8 pts) before its match of the 7th day on Monday against Verona. Atalanta, which hopes to return to the Champions League next season, is 5th, with 13 points. “We had a good match against a good Juve team, it’s the kind of result that gives confidence,” insisted his coach Gian Piero Gasperini. In other matches played on Sunday, Bologna beat Empoli 3-0 and Udinese and Genoa drew 2-2.