Targets from Federico Chiesa and Dejan Kulusevski had been sufficient for Juventus to keep at bay Atalanta and win the Coppa Italia on Wednesday night time.
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Though he was utterly outplayed all through the primary half, with Duvan Zapata driving Giorgio Chiellini and Matthijs de Ligt damaged, Juve took the lead on half-hour floor via former Atalanta man Kulusevski.
The ahead was a stunning inclusion within the Juventus lineup, however he proved his price by bending the ball in the underside nook from the proper of the penalty and making it 1-0.
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Nevertheless, La Vecchia Signora’s lead wouldn’t be too lengthy, as a careless cross in midfield from Danilo led Atalanta to take a deserved equalizer. After Danilo’s misplaced cross was eliminated in midfield, Hans Hateboer was in a position to dart down the proper flank and pull the ball again to Ruslan Malinovskyi, who then threw the ball into the proper nook of Gianluigi Buffon’s objective.
The second half turned out to be a lot smoother, as Juventus lastly began to search out some pleasure towards a stable Atalanta backline. Each Kulusevski and Chiesa rejected good probabilities to offer the lead – the latter hit the put up when one on one with Pierluigi Gollini.
Juventus then obtained the lead from Chiesa, when he and Kulusevski related splendidly within the penalty space earlier than Chiesa slid the ball underneath Gollini and into the web.
Okay, let’s get into some participant scores from a classic efficiency by Andrea Pirlo’s males.
Buffon’s final match for Juventus? | Claudio Villa / Getty Photos
Gianluigi Buffon (GK) – 6/10 – His final match for Juventus ever, and judging by his cat-like reflexes, you’d have thought it was his first. Couldn’t do something for Atalanta’s opener, however made some good saves in any other case.
Juan Cuadrado (RB) – 7/10 – May not likely give the attacking transfer he often gives, however a minimum of places an enormous shift in defensive.
Matthijs de Ligt (CB) – 6/10 – Actually struggled to deal with Duvan Zapata and was usually unmusculated by the Colombian throughout the first half. Redeem your self with a reasonably ridiculous dive block at first of the second half with the objective gaping.
Giorgio Chiellini (CB) – 6/10 – Like De Ligt, Zapata had their quantity in the primary half. Was in his variety the final quarter-hour when Juve saved the lead.
Danilo (LB) – 5/10 – A horrible midfield cross was punished deservedly by Atalanta, with Ruslan Malinovskyi pulling his facet stage.
Chiesa in motion | Jonathan Moscrop / Getty Photos
Weston McKennie (RM) – 7/10 – His finest efficiency for the reason that dinner incident. Labored off the socks.
Rodrigo Bentancur (CM) – 8/10 – Put in and suffocated just about each Atalanta assault that got here his manner. Good issues.
Adrien Rabiot (CM) – 6/10 – Labored more durable than traditional to be honest to him.
Federico Chiesa (LM) – 7/10 – Juve’s finest gamers this season. Hit the put up when he must have scored on the hour mark after which scored when he must have scored within the 72nd minute. What. A participant.
Kulusevski scored a unbelievable objective. | Alessandro Sabattini / Getty Photos
Dejan Kulusevski (ST) – 9/10 – A shock begin however rewarded Andrea Pirlo’s religion with a beautiful opener after which arrange the opposite in a unbelievable manner. The youth’s finest efficiency in a Juve shirt.
Cristiano Ronaldo (ST) – 6/10 – Actually forgot that he performed till the hour when his chic girlfriend would have arrange a Chiesa objective.
Paulo Dybala – 5/10.
Leonardo Bonucci – 6/10.
