Atalanta is inferior, but plays more effectively.
Zapata in the goal against Juventus.
For the first time, Atalanta won at Juventus Stadium in Serie A since October 1989.
Meanwhile, Juventus received their fifth defeat in Serie A since the beginning of the season and dropped to eighth with 21 points.
Compared to the 0-4 loss at Stamford Bridge three days ago, Coach Allegri only changed one starting position, letting Paulo Dybala replace Rodrigo Bentancur to partner Alvaro Morato in attack.
That adjustment did not help Juventus prosper, even though they played in front of their home crowd.
Four minutes later, Juventus responded.
In the 28th minute, Juventus continued to pass the ball incorrectly in their own half, and this time Atalanta punished the host.
Juventus 0-1 Atalanta
Only when coach Allegri brought in Federico Bernardeschi to replace Chiesa at the beginning of the second half did Juventus prosper.
The best opportunity came in the fifth minute of injury time.
In the next round on December 30, Juventus will be a guest to rookie Salernitana – the team at the bottom of the table with eight points, while Atalanta returns home to host Venezia.
Squad:
Juventus: Szczesny – Cuadrado, Bonucci, De Ligt, Alex Sandro – Chiesa (Bernardeschi 46), McKennie (Moise Kean 64), Locatelli, Rabiot – Morata (Kaio Jorge 85), Dybala.
Atalanta: Musso – Toloi, Demiral, Djimsiti – Zappacosta (Palomino 71), Freuler, De Roon, Maehle – Malinovskiy (Koopmeiners 87), Pessina (Pasalic 59), Zapata.