Juventus has looked pretty much unstoppable this year, and Atalanta did nothing to dispell that in this match. Not that you'd really expect them to. They were hit with a 6 point deduction at the beginning of the season in regards to match fixing scandal, and they've been behind the eight-ball ever since. Odds that they would take anything off Juventus were pretty slim.
Right off the bat Juve had chances. In the 3rd minute Alessandro Matri had a good chance at goal courtesy of a cross from Simone Pepe. However he was disappointed to watch his volley go over the bar. It was the first of what would prove to be several disappointing misses for Matri on the night.
Atalanta just didn't see much of the ball throughout the match, particularly in the first half. They did get one little run of possession about the 19th minute that resulted in a shot for Giacomo Bonaventura. His shot was easily saved and it proved to be the best look they'd get in the half.
Juventus finally took the well deserved lead after halftime. In the 55th minute Andrea Pirlo sent in a cross to Lichsteiner who dove a header into the bottom corner to make it 0-1. That was all Juve would need but they did add one more as Giaccherini slotted home after a pass from Marrone that cemented our full time result at 0-2.
The end of the weekend saw Juventus back on top of the Serie A table. They're sitting 1 point ahead of Milan, 3 ahead of Udinese, and 6 ahead of surging Inter Milan. Atalanta sits 15th, 5 clear of the drop zone. If they had the six they were docked, they'd be in 8th. That might come into play at the end of the season.
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