On 7 May, one of the matches of the 34th round of the Italian football championship took place. Atalanta (Bergamo) and Juventus (Turin) met.
Championship of Italy, round 34
Atalanta (Bergamo) - Juventus (Turin) - 0:2 (0:0)
goals: Samuel Ealing Jr (56), Vlahovic (90 +9)
Warnings: Rabiot (62), Joakim Mele (90+1), Vlahovic (90+10)
It was a highly anticipated match between two giants of Italian football, Atalanta and Juventus. When the teams took to the pitch at the Gewiss Stadium, the excitement among the fans was palpable. The stadium was packed to capacity, with the fans eagerly awaiting the start of their favourite teams' game. The first half of the match was an intense struggle, with both teams playing cautiously and trying to find their footing. Although both sides had a few chances to break the deadlock, the score remained 0-0 at the break. However, the second half proved to be a different story: the game gained momentum and goals finally started to be scored. In the 50th minute, Atalanta made their first substitution, replacing Ederson with J. Boga. However, it was Juventus who opened the scoring first when, in the 56th minute, S. Illing Junior scored a terrific goal. That put the visitors in front and Atalanta had to work even harder to get back into the game. In the 60th minute, Atalanta made their second substitution, replacing M. Pasalic with L. Muriel. This signalled their intention to attack more aggressively.
However, Juventus were not going to let their lead slip away and in the 62nd minute A. Rabiot was given a yellow card for a foul on an Atalanta player. On 65 minutes, Juventus made two substitutions: N. Fagioli in place of P. Pogba and A. Milik in place of D. Vlahovic. At this point, Atalanta also made a substitution: J. Boga was replaced by B. Soppi. Now, both teams were desperately trying to score but it looked like Juventus had the edge. In the 82nd minute, Juventus made two more substitutions: S. Ealing Jr. was replaced by F. Kostic and A. Di Maria replaced F. Chiesa. These substitutions seemed to have paid off as the visitors managed to score another goal in the final minutes of the game. D. Vlahovic scored in the 90th minute to seal Juventus' victory. The match ended 0-2 in Juventus' favour. Atalanta provided good support but ultimately failed to break down the Juventus defence. The visitors, on the other hand, were clinical in their approach and managed to capitalise on their opportunities. The Serie A match between Atalanta and Juventus will go down in history as a tense encounter that was full of excitement and action from start to finish.
In the next round, Salernita v Atalanta and Juventus v Cremonese.
| Atalanta | Juventus | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 24 | Shots | 10 |
| 10 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 9 | Kicks from the penalty area | 7 |
| 15 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 13 | Offences | 16 |
| 7 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 59% | Possession of the ball | 41% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 581 | Total assists | 407 |
| 505 | Accurate passes | 335 |
| 87% | Accuracy of transmissions | 82% |