Goals: Atalanta – Juventus – Played on 05/07/ 2023
Juventus Wins 2-0 Against Atalanta in Italian League Match
Match Overview
Juventus won a tough match against Atalanta with a score of 2-0 in the 34th round of the Italian League. Samuel Eling Jr. scored the first goal in the 56th minute, and Dusan Vlahović scored the second goal in the 90+8 minute. With this victory, Juventus moved up to second place in the competition standings table, with 66 points, while Atalanta’s balance remained at 58 points, in sixth place.
First Half
The start of the match was weak on both sides amid crowded play in the middle of the field. Juventus threatened twice in the first half, but both attempts hit the post. The most dangerous opportunity of the match was in the 25th minute when Atalanta’s Kopemeners hit a corner kick inside the Juventus penalty area, and defender Scalvini faced it with a dangerous header that hit the crossbar and passed outside the field. The first half ended with no goals scored.
Second Half
In the second half, after four minutes had passed, Atalanta coach Gasperini made an emergency substitution, leaving Ederson, who was injured, to push Pogba in instead. In the 56th minute, the young player Eiling Jr. scored the first goal of the match, after he cut the ball from the Atalanta defender, to implement a quick bounce and pass it to Rabiot, who passed a cross and separated the defense, Junior follows with a shot into the net. Juventus almost added the second goal after a counterattack launched by Rabiot, to pass a through ball to Di Maria on the right side inside the area, to be hit by goalkeeper Sportello with his feet before the defense separated it. Substitute Muriel took off in the 72nd minute, penetrated the penalty area, and fired a powerful shot from outside the area, which passed from Chesneys right post.