Juventus beat Atalanta 3-0 in Serie A on Saturday evening at the Stadio Azzurri d’italia in Bergamo.
Goals in each half by Carlos Tevez and a neat header by substitute Alvaro Morata kept up the Bianconeri’s 100 per cent record in Serie A this season as they join Roma at the top of Serie A on 15 points.
A missed penalty on 58 minutes by German Denis for Atlanta was a turning point as Juventus went up the other end straight after and scored their second.
Juventus dominated most of the night though, especially in midfield, where they overran Atalanta and fully deserved the three points.
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Atalanta
Marco Sportiello – 5.5 – Busy
Made a couple of saves early on put wont be pleased with his part in Juventus second goal as he should have done better.
Davide Zappacosta – 5 – Caught
Got forward early in the first half but was caught sleeping for the first Tevez goal as the Argentine ran past him to slot home.
Guiseppe Biava – 5 – Average
Kept busy all night by Juventus attacks and could have done better for second Juventus goal.
Yohan Benalouane – 6 – Solid
Was the stand out performer in the Atalanta defence, but thats not saying much, he made a few interceptions at vital times.
Boukary Drame – 4.5 – Quiet
Offered nothing going forward and let Stephan Lichtsteiner run past him on a few occasions.
Marcelo Estigarribia – 5.5 – Faded
Started brightly and had a couple of shots on Buffon’s goal but gave the ball away that nearly resulted in a Juventus goal, taken off just after half time.
Daniele Baselli – 5 – Over Run
Had a shot early on, but never got into the game, spend most of his time defending around the edge of the box.
Carlos Carmona – 3 – Invisible
Might aswell not have been on the pitch, headless chicken comes to mind.
Alejandro Gomez – 5 – Muted
Good play down the left in first half move and had a shot wide on half-time. Substituted on 75 minutes.
German Denis – 4 – Culprit
A missed penalty will haunt the Tank as it could have been the turning point in the game. Otherwise slow and clumsy.
Richmond Boakye – 4 – Quiet
Did nothing of note in the 90 minutes. Needs to up his game.
Substitutes
Salvatore Molina – 6.5 – Involved
Came on just after half time and was fouled for the penalty. Had a good effort late on.
Luca Cigarini – N/A
Rolando Bianchi – N/A
Juventus
Gianluigi Buffon – 7 – Deck Chair
Saved a Denis penalty and looked assured throughout, although most shots at him were fired wide.
Stephan Lichsteiner – 7 – Runner
Non-stop running from the wing-back, involved all night, classy player.
Angelo Ogbonna – 7 – Solid
Looked solid and marshaled the defense well
Leonardo Bonucci – 7 – Assured
Made a couple of good challenges but mostly untested.
Giorgio Chiellini – 5.5 – Erratic
Been a bit erratic of late and continued into this game, fouled Molina for penalty and gave away the ball in a very dangerous area in first half.
Patrice Evra – 7 – Threat
Defended well when needed and made a few great runs in the space he was given, has settled in well.
Arturo Vidal – 6 – Muted
Still short of match fitness but had a few efforts on goal, back to his best in a couple of weeks.
Paul Pogba – 7 – Powerful
Towering presence on the pitch, ran through the Atalanta midfield at will.
Claudio Marchisio – 7 – Solid
Solid night for the Italian midfielder, played slightly behind Pogba and Vidal.
Carlos Tevez – 8.5 – Protagonist
Inspired night for the Argentine, scorer of two goals and was involved in the third. Played slightly behind Llorente and most attacks came through him. Atalanta had no answers
Fernando Llorente – 7 – Link
Had a couple of efforts on target and linked up well with Tevez and can be happy with his nights work. Substituted off on 66 minutes.
Substitutes
Alvaro Morata – 6.5 – Precise
Replaced Llorente on 66 minutes and produced a fine header to score Juventus third goal after good movement in the box
Roberton Pereyra – 6-5 – Effective
Came on for Vidal on 70 minutes and sent in a fine cross for Morata’s header
Kingsley Coman – N/A
