Atalanta-Juventus 1-1
ATALANTA
Carnesecchi 7.5: Always careful, like when Kalulu hits the post with his head and he keeps it in by just an inch. He can’t do anything about the defender himself shortly afterwards, but he makes other prodigious interventions.
Scalvini 6: Stands out for its elegance, ball and chain. He asks for a substitution in the second half and Gasp hopes it’s nothing to worry about (35′ st He 6: Enter for Scalvini. He doesn’t get the yellow card which would have made him miss Napoli due to disqualification, a sigh of relief for Gasp).
Djimsiti 6.5: Half a point more for the quick recovery after Udine, but on the goal of the disadvantage his area is exposed.
Kolasinac 6: He suffers from a few ailments but grits his teeth. With a quarter of an hour to go he gets a yellow which will cause him to miss Napoli.
Zappacosta 6: In his bracket there is less play than the opposite. He comes out in the second half (20′ st Bellanova 6.5: Enter for Zappacosta. Assist for Retegui’s equalizer).
de Roon 6.5: He moves between defense and midfield with precision, unable to contain Kalulu following the development of the away goal and cover the area left open by Djimsiti. But he is the last to give up and he creates the action that leads to Retegui’s equalisation.
Ederson 6: He misses a few too many supports, not from him, he glues himself to Locatelli. It grows in the second half.
Ruggeri 6.5: With his left foot he puts a lot of things in the middle, he also helps a lot behind and wins some tackles.
Pasalic 5: He has a great chance on the counterattack after Carnesecchi’s miracle at the start of the second half, he sends it wide (9′ st Samardzic 6,5: Enter for Pasalic. Immediately in the heart of the game, thanks to him the team regains strength and physicality going forward).
De Ketelaere 5: Not very precise, shy, wrong supports. Exits with merit (20′ st Retegui 7: Enter for De Ketelaere. He starts doing what he knows again, scoring. And he returns top scorer on his own).
Lookman 6: He has some opportunities and he tries, but he isn’t supported by his teammate. The most dangerous (35′ st Zaniolo 5.5: Enter for Lookman. The opportunity for a possible advantage is built but Di Gregorio hits).
All. Gasperini 6: Leaves Hien on the bench already thinking about Napoli, asks his team for more effort. He was satisfied, especially after being at a disadvantage, coming close to winning in a comeback.
JUVENTUS
By Gregory 7: Two parades of vital importance, between dangerous trajectories and fears on the horizon. Perfect. Retegui needed a miracle. He does it on Zaniolo.
Savona 5: At a short trot, and as long as he had it he was also effective. Retegui is lost at the best moment: too free, moreover in the small area.
Gatti 7: Two raids that gave courage and character to this Juventus team. Speaking of obsession with victory: he’s there.
Rabbit 7.5: Before the goal, the post. Which gave a shock. Which made it clear how much the Frenchman had fallen towards the goal. There is a lot of his own in this result.
Cambiaso 5: Too many lost balls and a feeling of slight disorientation. Usually his quality is a weapon, this time it was arrogance. Collapses on Bellanova.
Locatelli 6: A thousand clean balls and some top-level outputs. He kept the dam up, as long as he could, as long as he could. (From 87′ Fagioli sv)
Thuram 6.5: Twice to cut off Atalanta’s legs, twice which is fundamental for Juve. In his, a lot of stuff. The doubt, if anything, is why it was replaced. (From 75′ Douglas Luiz 6: come in and try to organize the mess)
Star 6.5: Precious match. Maybe with less continuous shots, but effective and annoying for Atalanta. And when he has the ball, it always makes the difference. In the end the great opportunity is wasted.
McKennie 7,5: If it hadn’t been for the almost omnipotent Kalulu, Wes would have deserved the award of Juventus MVP. The assist for Kalulu is the image of what he should have done. And that’s what it does.
Nico Gonzalez 5,5: Largo, and therefore spends more. Wide and therefore has less chance to play and be seen. But he had everything to do better, especially the spaces. (from 81′ Translation sv)
Buyers 5: Targeted from start to finish, on two counterattacks he seemed to have a weight on him that he was unable to dissolve in any way. Some touches are brilliant, too bad they won’t be remembered.
All. Hugeux (Motta disqualified) 5.5:- Juve lost 14 points from advantage situations. It also says a lot about the readings of the matches, about Motta’s management. Thuram out will be challenged. In general, the main topic returns: this team is always punished for lapses in attention.
