Juventus and Atalanta shared the spoils in an enthralling 1-1 draw on the Allianz Stadium on Saturday evening. One among Serie A’s standout fixtures of the weekend lived as much as its billing.
Eager to bounce again from a 1-1 stalemate at Hellas Verona, Juventus acquired the sport off to a flying begin as Pierre Kalulu hit the woodwork solely two minutes in. Regardless of creating a number of half-chances after that, Igor Tudor’s aspect entered the halftime break on the again foot.
Certainly, Atalanta’s marquee summer season signing, Kamalden Sulemana, scored a pleasant solo purpose on the stroke of halftime to interrupt the impasse. La Dea practically doubled their lead at the beginning of the second half. But, Nikola Krstovic fluffed his traces in a one-on-one towards Michele Di Gregorio.
Juventus made Atalanta pay dearly for Krstovic’s blunder as Juan Cabal scored his first-ever purpose for the membership to stage the rating. Nevertheless, it’s price noting that Odilon Kossounou’s epic mistake was the one purpose the Colombian had an opportunity to place the ball previous Marco Carnesecchi within the first place.
When Marten de Roon acquired his second yellow card of the sport, it seemed like Juventus may flip the sport on its head. And so they got here agonizingly shut, just for Weston McKennie to waste a wonderful alternative within the 89th minute. Ultimately, Juventus maintained their unbeaten league begin however did not win for the second time in a row.
With out additional ado, let’s have a look at our participant scores.
Juventus (3-4-2-1)
Michele Di Gregorio – 6/10
It was a quiet evening for the Juventus goalkeeper, who solely needed to make one save. Sulemana’s inch-perfect end left him helpless on the purpose line.
Lloyd Kelly – 8/10
The English defender held his floor towards Lazar Samardzic and made quite a few essential interceptions on both aspect of halftime.
Gleison Bremer – 7/10
Again to the beginning XI after being rested towards Verona, the Brazilian star loved an excellent begin, making an important block to disclaim Sulemana. Nevertheless, his misjudgement practically led to Atalanta’s second.
Federico Gatti – 6/10
Caught off guard for Atalanta’s opener, Gatti had a number of lapses of focus, usually failing to encourage confidence. Struggled to seek out his footing tonight.
Pierre Kalulu – 7/10
Unfortunate to not rating lower than 120 seconds into the sport, with the submit denying his first rate header. Regardless of failing to supply a lot in assault since, the Frenchman held up his finish of the cut price defensively.
Teun Koopmeiners – 7/10
Closely concerned within the build-up play, the previous Atalanta midfielder delivered his greatest efficiency beneath Tudor, though he couldn’t unlock La Dea’s backline with a killer cross.
Khephren Thuram – 6/10
Noticed his long-range shot deflected awkwardly, however not sufficient to beat Carnesecchi. Nevertheless, he was calm and composed in possession, to not point out his commendable defensive contribution.
Andrea Cambiaso – 5/10
It was an atypically disappointing night for the Italian wingback as he discovered little area down the left flank. On high of that, he had a nightmare defending towards Raoul Bellanova.
Vasilije Adzic – 4/10
His recklessness on the ball allowed Sulemana to open the scoring, and the teenager may by no means recuperate from that unlucky second.
Kenan Yildiz – 6/10
The Turkish starlet tried to be Juventus’ driving pressure within the closing third, having fun with loads of possession and making a few dangerous-looking crosses.
Lois Openda – 5/10
A irritating first begin in Serie A for the quicksilver ahead, who spent a lot of the night lower off from the remainder of the pack.
Substitutions
Weston McKennie – 7/10
Dusan Vlahovic – 5/10
Joao Mario – 6/10
Edon Zhegrova – 6/10
Juan Cabal – 8/10
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