Kamaldeen magic earns Atalanta gritty point at Juventus

At the Allianz Stadium in Turin, the match against Juventus ended 1-1 in a well-fought game by the Nerazzurri, who took the lead thanks to a brilliant play by Kamaldeen. This marks Atalanta’s fifth consecutive unbeaten result in the league, bringing their tally in the Serie A standings to 9 points.

After an early scare from the hosts as Kalulu smacked the post in the 2nd minute and Koopmeiners had his attempt denied by Carnesecchi in the 4th, Atalanta responded on 6 minutes with Krstović, whose shot sailed over the bar. Then on 9 minutes Ahanor picked up possession near the final third and played a swift one-two with Krstović before seeing his effort deflected out for a corner by Bremer. In the 17th minute, Carnesecchi stretched out to tip Adzic's shot at the bottom corner past the post, then in the 19th minute, Thuram's effort grazed the right post after picking up a deflection from Atalanta's defence. At the 28th minute, Djimsiti headed from a corner cross, but the ball sailed over the bar, with Adzic following suit two minutes later by firing wide. At the 34th minute, Adzic’s curling free kick was tipped over the bar by Carnesecchi for a corner. Then, right before the break, Sulemana stepped in and broke the deadlock with a dazzling solo play: after winning the ball in the final third, he ripped through Juventus' defence before slotting a left-footed shot into the far corner.

The second half opened with the Nerazzurri immediately threatening in the 51st minute: Pašalić played a brilliant through ball to Krstović, who broke free, but the striker's left-footed finish went wide. In the 62nd minute, Pašalić also had a go with a glancing header that forced Di Gregorio to tip it over for a corner. Then on 64 minutes De Ketelaere picked out Bellanova with a weighted cross, oly for the wingback to be denied the goal by a clucth clearence from Cambiaso. Juventus leveled the score in the 78th with a point-blank touch from Cabal. Right after, Atalanta got down to 10 men after de Roon picked up a second booking. After stopping McKennie's point-blank deflection in the 89th, Carnesecchi remained alert in added time to deny Zhegrova’s deflected shot. After 5 minutes of added time, Atalanta stood tall and picked up a point in Turin as the game against Juventus ended 1-1.

JUVENTUS 1-1 ATALANTA

Scorers: Kamaldeen 45 +1 (A), Cabal 78 (J)

Juventus: Di Gregorio, Gatti (Joao Mario 64), Bremer (Cabal 76), Kelly, Kalulu, Koopmeiners, Thuram (McKennie 58), Cambiaso, Adzic (Vlahovic 58), Yildiz, Openda (Zhegrova 64).Unused bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Locatelli, Kostic, Rugani, David. Coach: Igor Tudor.

Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Kossounou, Djimsiti, Ahanor, Bellanova, de Roon, Pašalić, Zappacosta, Samardžić (Musah 76), Kamaldeen (De Ketelaere 61), Krstović (Brescianini 82). Unused Bench: Rossi, Sportiello, Lookman, Éderson, Obrić, Brescianini, Bernasconi, Maldini. Coach: Ivan Jurić.

Assistant referees: Davide Imperiale from Genova and Valerio Vecchi from Lamezia Terme;
Fourth official: Livio Marinelli from Tivoli;
V.A.R.: Francesco Meraviglia from Pistoia;
A.V.A.R.: Maurizio Marini from Aprilia

Notes: De Roon (A) sent off on 80 minutes, Zappacosta (A) booked