Juventus were looking for a big win on Sunday (22/01) to soothe their (fairly open) sores after being handed a 15-point deduction for miscalculation just 24 hours ago, and Atalanta were chasing the treble in Turin, to catch Roma 4th in the Serie A standings.

Both fought hard to eat the whole pie, but in the final of the night they settled by a half piece after a 3-3 draw in a high-tension match as part of Round 19.

The game started in the best possible conditions for Gasperini’s side after they took the lead in just 5 minutes with a shot from Luqman in the penalty area (Cesni was in charge), but with Juventus upping the tempo and creating the surprise before claiming the first finished part.

After Ederson was waved off by Fazoli, the referee showed the cue ball while watching the situation on the monitor and Angel Di Maria beat Musso to make it 1-1 in the 25th minute, while Milik brought in the Bergamaski keeper nine minutes later executed a shot after a cross from Fazoli ran in from the right of the penalty area.

The lead that the Vecchia Signora had at the end of the first half was fair, but Atalanta not only didn’t have the last word, they roared in the first quarter of the second half, Male equalized the game in the 46th minute and Lukman signed the second upset of the game by heading in the 53rd minute with his 11th goal in that year’s league to make it 2-3.

The home team didn’t give up and made it 3:3 in the 65th minute thanks to a successful combination outside the Atalanta area, which ended with a dribble shot from Danilo, the continuation of which brought a noticeable drop in pace and the two coaches played conservatively at least one Draw, which they achieved in the final.

It’s also impressive that the two teams have drawn for the 8th time in their last 12 Serie A encounters (they each have 2 wins in that span), with this particular pair having the most inter-game draws since 2017 and onwards has achieved.

JUVENTUS: Cesni, Danilo, Bremer, Sandro, McKenney, Fazoli (81′ Cuadrado), Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic (61′ Chiesa), Di Maria (75′ Miretti), Milik (74′ Ken)

ATALANTA: Musso, Toloi, Palomino (15′ Demiral), Skalvini, Hatebur, Anderson (83′ Jimcity), De Ron, Malle (84′ Ruggeri), Lookman, Boga (66′ Pasalic), Heilund

The results of the 19th game

• Verona-Lecce 2-0 (40′ Depaoli, 54′ Lazovic)
• Salernitana – Naples 0-2 (45+3′ Di Lorenzo, 48′ Osimen)
• Florence – Turin 0-1 (33′ Miranchuk)
• Samdoria-Udinese 0-1 (88′ Ehizibue)
• Monza-Sassuolo 1-1 (60′ Capri / 13′ Ferrari)
• Spezia – Rome 0-2 (45′ El Saarawi, 49′ Abraham)
• Juventus – Atalanta 3-3 (25′ Pen. Di Maria, 34′ Milik, 65′ Danilo / 5′ 53′ Luqman, 46′ Male)
• 23/01 19:30 Bologna – Cremonese
• 23/01 21:45 Inter – Empoli
• 24/01 21:45 Lazio – Milan

The highlights

Salernitana – Napoli 0-2

Florence – Torino 0-1

Verona 2-0 Lecce

Monza-Sassuolo 1-1

Sampdoria – Udinese 0-1

Spezia – Roma 0-2

The program of the 20th game day

• 27/01 19:30 Bologna – Spezia
• 27/01 21:45 Lecce-Salernitana
• 28/01 16:00 Empoli-Turin
• 28/01 19:00 Cremonese-Inter
• 29/01 21:45 Atalanta Sampdoria
• 29/01 13:30 Milan – Sassuolo
• 29/01 16:00 Juventus-Monza
• 29/01 19:00 Lazio – Fiorentina
• 29/01 21:45 Naples – Rome
• 30/01 21:45 Udinese-Verona