Juventus 1-1 Atalanta: Ronaldo penalty miss costly as The Old Lady are held

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Cristiano Ronaldo had a penalty saved as Juventus were held to yet another Serie A draw in an entertaining encounter with Atalanta which finished 1-1 in Turin on Wednesday.

Match Reports

A stunning strike from Federico Chiesa put the Italian champions in front in the first half, but Remo Freuler's powerful effort crashed off the bar and in to earn the visitors a deserved point after the break.

Ronaldo spurned a golden chance to put the hosts back in front minutes later, but his tame spot kick was comfortably held by Pierluigi Gollini.

Andrea Pirlo's side are third with 24 points, six ahead of Atalanta in eighth, and although they remain unbeaten this season, they have drawn half of their 12 league games.

Alvaro Morata had a golden opportunity to give Juventus an early lead in Turin but his attempt to backheel the ball into an empty net went wide.

Chiesa did give Juventus the lead in the 29th minute when he curled into the top right corner. It was a first goal in a Juventus shirt in Serie A for Chiesa, who joined from Fiorentina in the offseason. The 23-year-old scored against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League this month.

Atalanta had chances to level and it did so in the 57th minute.

Atalanta captain Alejandro Gomez was only a substitute after a falling out with coach Gian Piero Gasperini but was brought on eight minutes into the second half and had an immediate impact as he picked out Remo Freuler for an absolute rocket in off the underside of the bar.

Ronaldo could have restored Juve's lead four minutes later but his weak penalty was straight at Pierluigi Gollini after Chiesa had been fouled by Hans Hateboer.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!


1' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?


4' Pessina's shot denied


5' Ronaldo misses a good chance


12' Morata misses a golden chance

17' De Ligt makes a decent block


26' Injured! Arthur out, Rabiot in


29' GOAL! Juventus 1-0 Atalanta (Chiesa)


44' Pessina's shot wide out


46' Yellow Card! Rabiot booked


48' AGAIN! Morata misses a golden chance


52' Yellow Card! De Roon booked


57' GOAL! Juventus 1-1 Atalanta (Freuler)


61' Penalty Missed! (Ronaldo)


63' Gollini makes a decnet save


73' Fine stop from world-class Szczesny


80' Yellow Card! McKennie booked


83' Subs! Dybala in, Morata out


Line-ups

Juventus XI: Ronaldo, Bonucci, Szczesny, Cuadrado, Danilo, Morata, Arthur, Bentancur, De Ligt, Chiesa, McKennie

Subs: Buffon, Ramsey, Sandro, Pinsoglio, Dybala, Rabiot, Bernardeschi, Kulusevski, Frabotta, M. Portanova, R. Drăgușin, C. Da Graca

Atalanta XI: Zapata, Palomino, De Roon, Freuler, Djimsiti, Malinovskiy, Gollini, Pessina, Hateboer, Gosens, Romero

Subs: Gomez, Muriel, Rossi, Mojica, Sportiello, Miranchuk, S. Lammers, Depaoli, Sutalo, E. Gyabuaa, Amad Traore

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