💣 Juve go 4th: fluky Boga goal, Atalanta KO! Gatti handball? 👀 | OneFootball

After a hugely hard-fought match, Juventus beat Atalanta 1-0 thanks to a goal from Jeremie Boga. Luciano Spalletti’s side pile major pressure on Como, moving up to 4th place on 60 points ahead of the clash between the Lariani (who are on 58) and Inter.

An Atalanta side full of determination but lacking a cutting edge and a little unlucky in front of goal were undone by a goal — also rather fortunate — from former player Jeremie Boga. La Dea now see their chances of qualifying for the Champions League almost completely disappear, as they remain stuck on 53 points.

📸 Gatti handball, VAR does not intervene. Marelli’s view

In the 87th minute, Atalanta briefly appealed for a handball by Gatti on Raspadori’s attempted ball into the middle. Referee Maresca waved play on, and VAR did not intervene either. 

The decision was backed by Luca Marelli: "In the VAR room they felt Gatti’s arm was close to his body and, looking at the images, the defender never does anything to make himself bigger."

😡 A chorus of boos for Koop

With 20 minutes left, Luciano Spalletti sent former player Teun Koopmeiners onto the pitch, and the reception at the NewBalance Arena was immediate.

Just like in the Coppa Italia, the Dutchman — who pushed to join Juventus in the summer of 2024 — was showered with boos. A slight that has still not been forgiven, and one that so far has done nothing at all to help the midfielder’s career.

🧤 Di Gre again decisive: brilliant save on Djimsiti

After the penalty he saved against Genoa, Michele Di Gregorio came up with another hugely important intervention.

Djimsiti met it with a well-placed header from an excellent position in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper stretched and with an outstretched hand kept the ball out of the net.

🤯 Scrappy Boga goal, Juve 1-0 up

In the 48th minute Juventus took the lead through Jeremie Boga, shaking off an extremely difficult first stretch of the match. It was already the fourth goal for the winger who arrived in January and has been reinvented by Spalletti as a false nine.

The goal came from a cross from the right byline by Holm, with Djimsiti trying and failing to intervene, also throwing Carnesecchi into confusion as he badly mistimed his run. The ball fell to the Ivorian, who — despite not striking it cleanly into an empty net — made it 1-0, also benefiting from another deflection off the goalkeeper.

🤯 Krstovic bicycle kick, Atalanta go close

With the last action of the first half, once again from a corner situation, Atalanta scared Juventus again.

After a series of headers, the ball fell to Krstovic, who set himself for an overhead kick. His effort drifted just wide of Di Gregorio’s goal. 

⚠️ Bremer concern, defender feeling discomfort

In the 42nd minute, Gleison Bremer pulled up with what looked like a muscle injury.

The player complained of a muscular issue in his right leg after a back pass, but decided to stay on the pitch and wait for the end of the first half.

😤 Spalletti frustrated, Juve all over the place

"We can’t keep hold of the ball," was Luciano Spalletti’s most repeated comment in the first half of the opening period, according to DAZN. The coach could not hide his frustration and added, "we’re giving it away too easily." Not the kind of approach the manager expected in his first match after the renewal.

😬 Juve under pressure right away, Scalvini hits the post

Atalanta flew out of the blocks in the opening 9 minutes. In the 7th minute, after Yildiz lost the ball, Ederson set Zalewski free, whose low diagonal effort went just wide.

Just 2 minutes later, from a corner, Scalvini rose with far too much freedom and tried to place his header into the far corner, but was unlucky as the ball crashed against the post with Di Gregorio rooted to the spot. 

❗️ Chiellini: "Spalletti renewal not a given, but expected"

Before Atalanta-Juventus, Director of Football Strategy Giorgio Chiellini spoke to both Sky and DAZN.

"Spalletti’s renewal was an expected step — I wouldn’t say a foregone conclusion — but it was the outcome of a path that started well and of a relationship that is progressing in the best possible way.

Most likely, the race for the Champions League will go down to the final minute of the final matchday. It’s clear that games like tonight’s are worth a lot because there is less and less time for both teams to make up ground, and a win tonight against a strong side, coming off big results and with extra value at home, would carry major weight."

✅ The OFFICIAL lineups

ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Bernasconi, de Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; Zalewski; De Ketelaere, Krstovic.

JUVENTUS (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; Holm, Locatelli, Thuram, Cambiaso; Conceição, Yildiz; Boga.

Juventus were without Vlahovic, McKennie, Cabal, Perin and Adzic. For La Dea, Hien was unable to recover, while Sulemana was ruled out with a heavy bruising injury to his left foot.

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