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Juventus fell further off the pace in Serie A as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat against Atalanta on Saturday.
Massimiliano Allegri’s side were thumped 4-0 by Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday and were unable to respond with a victory at Allianz Stadium.
Duvan Zapata netted the decisive goal midway through the first half, taking advantage of sloppy Juve defending to hammer in his ninth league goal of the season. Paulo Dybala was inches away from rescuing a point in stoppage time with a wicked free-kick that hit the crossbar, but Juve ultimately suffered a fifth league defeat of the campaign.
Juventus sit eighth, 11 points adrift of league leaders Napoli and second-placed Milan, who both play on Sunday. Atalanta, with this triumph - their first Serie A away win at Juve in 25 attempts - are seven points above Allegri’s men, in fourth. Juve have an ideal chance to recover when they travel to lowly Salernitana on Tuesday, while Atalanta host Venezia same evening.
Berlin
Juventus fell further off the pace in Serie A as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat against Atalanta on Saturday.
Massimiliano Allegri’s side were thumped 4-0 by Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday and were unable to respond with a victory at Allianz Stadium.
Duvan Zapata netted the decisive goal midway through the first half, taking advantage of sloppy Juve defending to hammer in his ninth league goal of the season. Paulo Dybala was inches away from rescuing a point in stoppage time with a wicked free-kick that hit the crossbar, but Juve ultimately suffered a fifth league defeat of the campaign.
Juventus sit eighth, 11 points adrift of league leaders Napoli and second-placed Milan, who both play on Sunday. Atalanta, with this triumph - their first Serie A away win at Juve in 25 attempts - are seven points above Allegri’s men, in fourth. Juve have an ideal chance to recover when they travel to lowly Salernitana on Tuesday, while Atalanta host Venezia same evening.
