The Bianconeri needed a last-gasp goal from Danilo to snatch a point against Atalanta after Ruslan Malinovsyi’s brilliant strike had put the visitors ahead in the 76th minute.
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Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegeri is “happy to keep the unbeaten run going” after the 1-1 draw against Atalanta in the Serie A fixture in Bergamo on Sunday. The Bianconeri needed a last-gasp goal from Danilo to snatch a point against Atalanta after Ruslan Malinovsyi’s brilliant strike had put the visitors ahead in the 76th minute. The result helped Juve to hold on to the fourth spot with 46 points from 25 games, while Atalanta are just two points behind them at fifth spot, with a game in hand.
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“It would’ve been disappointing to lose a game after playing so well,” Allegri told DAZN.
“We made mistakes in our finishing and the final ball, there were three minutes of terror just before half-time on the counter after we lost the ball cheaply and De Ligt threw himself in the way twice.
“The second half was better, paradoxically when we were meant to score, we got the pass wrong, Atalanta were on the counter and Malinovskyi did well to win that free kick. It was an extraordinary goal and Danilo scored a great equaliser.”
Once again Allegri started Dusan Vlahovic, Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morta together and the front three seems to be working well as Vlahovic and Dybala tested the opposition goalkeeper on multiple occasions.
“McKennie opened up a lot of spaces for Dybala and Morata. The lads had some good triangles, the first chance was created by McKennie and Dybala, but there was a period where we got too crammed together and didn’t spread the play.
“Atalanta are very aggressive, so we had to move the ball quickly to get it behind them. It was a very entertaining game, we were losing 1-0 and risked defeat, but it is an important point. We wanted to win, but knew Atalanta were strong and so we’re happy to keep the unbeaten run going.”
Juve conceded a goal for the first time in 381 minutes when Malinovskyi broke the deadlock in the 76th minute. Free-kick was touched on for the Ukrainian, who unleashed an absolute rocket of a left-foot strike from 20 metres out into the far top corner, giving Szczesny no chance.
