Serie A, Juventus 3-3 Atalanta: Danilo snatches draw after points deduction for Bianconeri

Juve
were
deducted
15
points
on
Friday
after
an
investigation
into
past
transfer
dealings,
which
the
club
are
expected
to
appeal,
but
battled
to
share
the
spoils
at
Allianz
Stadium.

Arkadiusz
Milik
sent
the
Bianconeri
into
the
break
leading
after
Angel
Di
Maria
cancelled
out
Lookman’s
opener,
but
Joakim
Maehle
restored
parity
immediately
into
the
second
half.

Lookman
edged
Atalanta
ahead
once
more,
but
Danilo
powered
a
smart
free-kick
routine
home
to
move
Juve
–
who
were
third
before
the
punishment
–
into
ninth.

Serie
A

Fixtures

A
Wojciech
Szczesny
error
handed
Atalanta
an
early
lead
as
Lookman’s
right-footed
drive
squirmed
through
the
goalkeeper’s
grasp,
before
Manuel
Locatelli
fired
just
over
in
response.

Juve
were
soon
level
after
the
VAR
intervened
for
an
Ederson
Silva
foul
on
Nicolo
Fagioli,
with
Di
Maria
subsequently
converting
from
the
penalty
spot
into
the
bottom-right
corner.

Fagioli
was
pivotal
again
as
his
right-wing
cross
found
Milik,
who
angled
a
right-footed
finish
into
the
bottom-right
corner,
though
Juve’s
advantage
was
short-lived
after
the
interval.

Lookman
rolled
in
Maehle
to
prod
past
Szczesny
before
the
Nigeria
winger
headed
Jeremie
Boga’s
left-wing
cross
into
the
far
corner
seven
minutes
later.

Danilo
arrowed
a
20-yard
strike
under
the
Atalanta
wall
and
into
the
bottom-left
corner
to
equalise
after
Di
Maria’s
back-heel
free-kick
routine,
though
neither
side
could
find
a
late
winner
in
a
frenetic
contest.

FT
|
⌛️
|
Six
goals,
but
a
point
apiece
at
the
Allianz
⚔️#JuveAtalanta
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—
JuventusFC
(@juventusfcen)

January
22,
2023

What
does
it
mean?
Another
stalemate
for
Juve
and
Atalanta

Upon
the
announcement
of
Juve’s
punishment,
the
club’s
lawyers
labelled
the
decision
as
a
“clear
injustice
towards
millions
of
fans”
as
the
Bianconeri
outlined
their
intentions
to
appeal
the
deduction.

While
any
slight
hope
of
Champions
League
qualification
may
rely
on
off-field
proceedings,
Juve’s
players
responded
with
a
credible
performance
against
Atalanta,
who
are
now
just
two
points
off
the
top
four.

Albeit,
Juve
must
be
wondering
what
they
have
to
do
to
defeat
Atalanta,
with
this
an
eighth
stalemate
in
the
past
12
league
meetings
between
the
pair
–
no
Serie
A
fixture
has
produced
more
since
2017.

Lively
Lookman

Lookman
became
the
fourth
Atalanta
player
to
score
10
or
more
goals
after
19
matches
in
his
first
Serie
A
campaign,
before
taking
his
tally
to
11
with
a
composed
header.

Jorgen
Leschly
Sorensen
(1949-50),
Karl
Aage
Hansen
(1949-50)
and
Poul
Rasmussen
(1952-53)
are
the
only
others
to
achieve
the
feat
as
Lookman
continues
to
prove
his
worth
to
Gian
Piero
Gasperini.

Defensive
concerns
for
Juve

While
a
battling
performance
against
top-four
chasers
Atalanta
may
earn
some
plaudits,
the
Bianconeri’s
defensive
showings
may
cause
some
concern
for
Massimiliano
Allegri.

For
the
first
time
since
November
1988,
Juve
have
conceded
eight
goals
across
their
last
two
Serie
A
games,
after
a
5-1
defeat
to
Napoli
and
the
six-goal
thriller
here.

What’s
next?

Juve
host
Monza
on
January
29,
while
Atalanta
are
at
home
to
Sampdoria
the
day
before