MATCH REPORT: Atalanta vs Juventus

It was the last match before the international break and a tough away night to Atalanta. Juventus needed a win here to keep up with Napoli who earlier in the day won their match 3-0 against Cagliari. Juventus started the match brightly with efforts from Bernardeschi and Higuain saved by Berisha, the Atalanta goal keeper would however be at fault for the opening goal 21 minutes into the game as he poorly rebounded an effort from Matuidi into the path of Bernardeschi to open his goal scoring account for the bianconeri. 3 minutes later Juventus would double their lead through Gonzalo Higuain, who blasted the ball into the top corner of the net. Higuain returned to his goal scoring ways against Olympiacos in the champions league and it was evident here how much another goal meant to him as he ran over to celebrate with Barzagli on the bench. At 2-0 Juventus looked to be cruising to victory, but Atalanta however had other ideas. Gomez would bring Atalanta back to life after winning a debatable free kick, his shot on goal uncharacteristically spilled by Buffon into the path of Caldara who made it 2-1 against his future club.

Into the second half Juventus would go 3-1 ahead thanks to a Mario Mandzukic header. . Or so they thought, as the referee consulted VAR and decided to disallow the goal due to a Lichsteiner elbow on Gomez during the build up play. It was a decision that was looking costly for Juventus as Atalanta drew level on the 67^th minute, Gomez once again playing a part as his whipped cross met the head of Cristante. From 2-0 down Atalanta found themselves neck to neck with Juventus chasing 3 points and the drama was far from over. Juventus would be awarded a free kick in the last 10 minutes of play, as Dybala fired his shot into the Atalanta wall the referees whistle went to signal hand ball and a penalty for Juventus. However once again VAR was called into play and despite Television replays suggested to viewers at home that the ball hit Petagna on the shoulder more so than his arm, the referee would stand by his original decision and award the penalty. Dybala would take the penalty to potentially give Juventus the lead, and fail, as his tame effort was saved by Berisha. And so with it ended Juventus 100% record in SerieA, as the Bianconeri go into the international break 3 points behind league leaders Napoli

FULL TIME: Atalanta 2-2 Juventus
GOAL SCORERS: Beranrdeschi (21), Higuain (24), Caldara (31), Cristante (67)