In the 24th round of Serie A, Juventus beat Verona 2-0 at home. In the Quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, Juventus eliminated Sassuolo 2-1 at home. Before Juventus played Atalanta in the 25th round of Serie A, some fans began to imagine: juve won the remaining 14 consecutive rounds!
After this round of Inter Milan and Napoli 1:1 draw, 24 games accumulated 54 points, Juve 24 games accumulated 45 points, a difference of 9 points, if you can win 14 consecutive games, the final will accumulate 87 points, it is possible to win the championship, the key is whether Juve can achieve 14 consecutive wins? Let's start by beating Atlanta!
Atlanta is not so easy to be defeated, and will not take the initiative to disarm, before the battle, Juve 24 45 points ranked fourth, Atlanta 23 battle 43 points ranked fifth, this is a real fight for four "life and death war"!
Juve started 433, Flajovic, Morata and Dybala formed an attacking trident, midfielders Rabiot, Locatelli and McKenny, four defenders Musilio, De Ligt, Bonucci, Danilo and goalkeeper Szczesny.
Atalanta started 3412, Boga and Muriel double forwards, forward Kupmenas, midfielders Zapa Costa, De Jongn, Früller, Hartbauer, three centre-backs Jimsiti, De Miral, Zaloi, goalkeeper Spotiero.
In the opening 3 minutes, Vlahović's shot was single-handedly held by Spotiero. In the 12th minute, Vlahović's header was deflected off the top of the goal. In the 17th minute, Vlahović received a pass from Morata and shot it, which was picked up by the goalkeeper. In the 30th minute, Danilo crossed and Vlahovic's header was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 31st minute, Szczesny made a mistake and Muriel took the ball and hit the empty goal, which was released by Bonucci. VAR stepped in and finally decided that Szczesny had no fouls and handball outside the penalty area.
In the final stages of the first half, Boga made two consecutive shots on goal, both of which were blocked by De Ligt.
In the 47th minute, De Jong's shot was saved by Szczesny.
In the 56th minute, Vlahović's shot from inside the penalty area was saved by the responsive Spotiero.
In the 76th minute, Atalanta took a free kick in front of the field, Flor flicked the ball and Malinovsky World Wave scored. Atalanta leads Juve 1-0.
In the 81st minute, Juve replaced McKenny with Keane Jr. to continue to strengthen the attack.
In stoppage time, Juventus corner kicked out, Danilo's header broke the goal, and Juventus drew 1-1 with Atalanta.
From the course of the game, it can be seen that Vlahović is indeed fierce, and the offensive trident of Vlahovic + Morata + Dybala is indeed powerful, but it is far from being indestructible, and in the face of Atalanta's counterattack, Juve's defense is not leaky. Imagining 14 consecutive wins, it's still too early.
Keeping the top four and qualifying for the Champions League is the most realistic goal for Juve at present, after all, too many points were lost in the first half. The introduction of Vlahović solves the problem of Juve's lack of top scorers in the squad after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, and the role of the Serbian center forward this season should be reflected in the cup, the Italian Cup, the Champions League, Juve should be promising, just like Chelsea last season.