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Juventus 3-3 Atalanta: Massimiliano Allegri’s side set aside their off-field problems to salvage a draw after Ademola Lookman’s brace… as the Old Lady plays their first game since being deducted 15 points
- Juventus salvaged a point after a thrilling 3-3 draw with Atalanta in Serie A
- It was his first game since losing 15 league points on Friday.
- Ángel Di María scored a penalty in the match as Juventus earned a point at home
- Ademola Lookman scored a brace for the visitors to give them the lead twice
Juventus put aside their off-field woes to salvage a 3-3 draw with Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday.
Massimiliano Allegri’s side were playing their first game since an Italian soccer tribunal deducted 15 points on Friday while investigating the club’s transfers, leaving the club third in the midtable.
Sunday’s result left Juventus in ninth place with 23 points, while Atalanta is fifth with 35 points.
Ángel Di María walks away to celebrate after drawing Juventus in the match
Juventus captain Danilo (centre) completed the comeback midway through the second half.
Ademola Lookman (left) scored twice on the night to earn his team point in Serie A
The striker scored and jumped higher for a header to give his team the lead for the second time
Massimiliano Allegri’s team sits ninth after losing 15 points on Friday
“We have to continue doing our job, which is in the field. We have to thank the players for what they did tonight, because I realize it’s psychologically damaging to see you go from second or third to 10th, it feels like what you’ve achieved is taken away from you,” Allegri told DAZN.
“The players and the staff who worked around them are to be congratulated.”
Atalanta started the match strongly, having scored 13 goals in their last two matches in all competitions, and put Juventus’ defense to the test.
‘If you come to Turin just to defend, you will probably lose to a penalty or a free kick. I always think you need to score goals in these games or you don’t get a result,” Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini told DAZN.
Di María sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the penalty spot to tie the locals
Atalanta took the lead after five minutes when striker Ademola Lookman managed to get to the edge of the box, where his shot from a sharp angle past Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
The locals equalized in the 25th minute when Ángel Di María converted a penalty given for a foul on Ederson’s Nicolo Fagioli. Arkadiusz Milik completed the comeback with a volley inside the box from Fagioli’s cross less than 10 minutes later.
It took Atalanta eight second-half minutes to retake the lead, with Joakim Maehle equalizing 35 seconds after the restart before Lookman scored his second of the night in the 53rd minute.
Danilo equalized for Juventus in the 65th minute with a well-placed low free kick.
Lookman now has 11 goals and three assists in 18 league appearances for Atalanta.