There is little to do, Juventus without Ronaldo fails to win. Compared to the points lost on the road with Verona, Crotone, Benevento and Lazio (in that case in the final, after the Portuguese exit at 1-0), this time there is a substantial difference: Cristiano plays 97 ‘, but block the penalty of the possible 2-1 from Gollini, misses two more occasions and a very poor contribution after the four goals from the spot scored against Barcelona and Genoa.
Ronaldo’s eclipse also thanks to Atalanta, which exports all its samples to the Stadium and forces Juve to a continuous melee, to an evening of football hard and pure, to which Madama sometimes a little bourgeois, not very accustomed. And which still serves to build it and also to the standings, because if the victory could still be a penalty for the Bianconeri, Atalanta in turn came close to the big shot.
The other paradoxical news, but quite evident, that is obtained from a game so intense and spectacular, that the ball in the face, if they do not break a goalkeeper, they load him like a spring: Gollini first puts his face out low on Morata and suffers an impressive blow; then with two eyes he melts like a boxer played, he stops Ronaldo’s shot from eleven meters (only the Danish Sorensen in 2006 and the Iranian Beiranvand in two halves in 2018 succeeded in the feat).
As if that were not enough, the goalkeeper, already on the ground, manages to raise his arm and also deflects a shot of Morata which seems destined for a goal: an intervention even more complicated than that on CR7. At that point, Atalanta manages to isolate the Juventus strikers and keeps the opponent crushed for long minutes. First Gosens on the fly (ball just wide) and then Romero are close to scoring: the Argentine head forces Szczesny to fly with open hands, as decisive as the foot intervention on Zapata in the first half.
In addition to the great saves and the wrong goals (Morata’s heel in the first half with a sensational empty net and Pirlo is furious), the quality of the show also guaranteed by the tracers by Chiesa and Freuler, who set the third Atalantino draw in a row in Turin. The blue finds his first goal in the league, receiving the ball from the right, taking Djimsiti and Romero for a walk to widen and then starting a great right to return: a goal that is very reminiscent of the style and technique of father Enrico.
Juve loses Arthur after half an hour due to a bruise in the thigh, but blocks the Atalantine push on the wings, managing to limit Zapata and the two attacking midfielders. In the second half for Gasperini he puts the rebel Gomez as soon as possible, who immediately gives Atalanta new fluidity. Freuler’s equalizer, which anticipates Rabiot and builds a violent shot, central but under the crossbar, reopens the game, which from then on experiences strong emotions and a big doubt about the penalty assigned to Juve: Doveri indicates the spot after Hateboer’s intervention on Chiesa, which seems to accentuate the fall. When in doubt, Gollini thinks about ruining the foundations for Juve’s third consecutive victory in the league. The Lady does not take off, but certain flying lessons can come in handy.
December 16, 2020 (change December 17, 2020 | 00:03)
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