Juventus 2-0 Atalanta: Conceicao and Bremer get Spalletti's side back to winning ways

Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 2-0 victory over Atalanta and former Bianconeri coach Maurizio Sarri.

Match Report

Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 2-0 victory over Atalanta and former Bianconeri coach Maurizio Sarri.

Francisco Conceicao and Bremer were on target in either half as Juventus bounced back following two games without a win in Serie A.

There was little to shout about in a quiet first half until Conceicao broke the deadlock 28 minutes in.

Zeki Celik's left-sided cross pierced Atalanta's defence, and none of them spotted Conceicao's late dart towards the penalty spot to guide a first-time finish into the bottom-right corner.

However, both teams came out fighting in the second half, with Nico Gonzalez flicking a near-post header across the face of goal from a corner 86 seconds after the restart.

At the other end, Guglielmo Vicario had to get down sharply to push Jonathan Rowe's low drive away after the winger powered forward on the counter-attack.

Marco Carnesecchi was equal to Weston McKennie's thumping header just before the hour, while substitute Pape Matar Sarr was in the right place to block Thomas Kristensen's effort on the line.

Sarr forced a low save out of Carnesecchi as Juventus started to up the pressure again in the final 15 minutes, and it paid off from a 77th-minute corner as Bremer headed Edon Zhegrova's delivery home.

Kolo Muani almost added some late gloss to the scoreline, skipping away from Atalanta's defence while playing a one-two with Nick Woltemade, but he was forced wide, and Carnesecchi rushed out to smother the chance.

Juventus free-flowing in attack

Juventus may not have won in Serie A for two games – having suffered a dramatic 3-2 loss to Sassuolo last time out after a 1-1 draw with AC Milan – but they came into this clash on the back of a 5-0 win over NEC in the Europa League.

They scored just one goal fewer in that match than they had in their first four Serie A outings this term (six goals), but they found their groove in the second half here.

There was just one shot on target from either side in the first half – Conceicao's goal – but both teams looked freer after the break.

Eleven of Juve's 14 attempts came after the break, including three big chances, while their 1.09 expected goals was a marked improvement on their first-half xG of 0.21.

Conceicao netted his first goal of the season, and his first since March, while Zeghrova also made an impact off the bench, registering his third goal involvement as a substitute in Serie A this term (two goals, one assist).

Juventus have now avoided defeat in their last 36 matches when scoring the opening goal, and it is exactly the result Luciano Spalletti will have wanted heading into the extended international break.

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Line-ups

Juventus XI: Zeki Çelik, Vicario, Jhon Lucumí, Douglas Luiz, N. Gonzalez, Gleison, Muani, McKennie, Francisco Conceição, Kalulu, Kerim Alajbegovic

Subs: Pinsoglio, Rugani, Koopmeiners, Lloyd Kelly, Edon Zhegrova, Nick Woltemade, Pape Sarr, Gatti, Riccardo Radu, Filippo Pagnucco, Grady Makiobo

Atalanta XI: Kessie, Bellanova, Krstovic, Marco Carnesecchi, Éderson, De Ketelaere, Lazar Samardžić, Lorenzo Bernasconi, Giorgio Scalvini, Jonathan Rowe, Thomas Kristensen

Subs: Sportiello, Zappacosta, Kolasinac, Pasalic, Scamacca, Elmas, Giacomo Raspadori, Gaetano, Nicola Zalewski, Relja Obrić, Jacopo Mirra, Thomas Pompei