Convincing win over Juventus: Atalanta warm up for Dortmund | OneFootball

Even without the recently transferred Ademola Lookman to Atletico Madrid, Atalanta Bergamo is currently impressive, especially in attack. In the Coppa Italia, they secured a clear 3-0 victory over Juventus Turin. Borussia Dortmund’s upcoming opponent is therefore in excellent form and is warming up for the two clashes with BVB.

On February 17, 2026, the first leg between Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta Bergamo will take place in the playoff round of the Champions League. A week later, on February 25, 90 minutes will be played in Bergamo’s “New Balance Arena” to determine one of the sixteen participants in the round of 16.

It was precisely in this arena that Atalanta Bergamo recently achieved a victory that will make Dortmund sit up and take notice. With a 3-0 win over Juventus Turin in the Italian Cup, they have reached the semifinals and, unlike BVB, are still competing on three fronts.

Sportschau watched how the match unfolded. In the 27th minute, the home side took the lead with a penalty after a VAR review. Gianluca Scamacca stepped up and, despite several good chances for Juventus, scored the halftime goal. “Overall, Turin was the more attacking team with more chances – but Bergamo was the more clinical side.”

The new coach at Atalanta Bergamo is Raffaele Palladino, who took on the role two and a half months ago. Since then, the team has been on a clear upward trajectory. They have collected 20 points from nine league matches, advanced in the Champions League, and now reached the semifinals of the cup.

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Atalanta in Top Form under Raffaele Palladino

In the second half of the match, it was again only Atalanta Bergamo who found the net, while Juve’s strikers came up empty. In the 77th minute, Kamaldeen Sulemana scored the second goal for the hosts, followed by Marco Pasalic’s goal to make it 3-0 in the 84th minute.

In addition to reaching the semifinals, this success will further boost the team’s confidence, according to Sportschau. Atalanta still has two league games to play before their first encounter with BVB: at home against US Cremonese and away at Lazio Rome. BVB will play tomorrow at VfL Wolfsburg and then at Signal Iduna Park against Mainz 05, where the first leg of the Champions League tie will also take place.

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