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Juventus Beat Atalanta to End Serie A Winless Run

By Hugo Brennan

Juventus Beat Atalanta to End Serie A Winless Run

Turin found its composure again under the Allianz Stadium lights, where Juventus ended a two-match wait for a Serie A victory by beating Atalanta 2-0. Luciano Spalletti’s side were not always untroubled, particularly after the interval, but they made their key moments count and left with the clean sheet and the points required to restore some momentum.

Juventus had taken only one point from their previous two league outings: a 1-1 draw with Milan in round three was followed by a 3-2 defeat against Sassuolo. Against an Atalanta team arriving with its own need for consistency, the home side gradually established authority and began testing goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi.

The breakthrough came in the 28th minute. Zeki Çelik advanced down the left and drove a low ball across the face of goal. Francisco Conceição arrived beyond the far post and met it first time with his left foot, sending Juventus ahead.

Decisive moments in Turin

Atalanta did not disappear after conceding and created a major opening early in the second half. Juventus survived it through a collective defensive effort, with Randal Kolo Muani making a goal-line clearance to preserve the narrow advantage.

That intervention mattered more and more as the evening moved towards its final quarter. Juventus had opportunities to give themselves breathing room, and the second goal finally arrived in the 77th minute. Edon Zhegrova, introduced only minutes earlier, curled a corner towards the near post. Gleison Bremer rose above the crowd and powered his header into the net.

With two goals between the teams, Juventus managed the closing stages without allowing Atalanta a route back into the contest. The result was as much about their handling of those difficult spells as their finishing at either end of the match.

Table movement after five rounds

The win takes Juventus to 10 points from five Serie A matches, placing them seventh in the standings. It also stops a sequence that had begun to slow their early-season progress after the Milan draw and the Sassuolo loss.

For Atalanta, the journey from Bergamo ends with a third league defeat of the campaign. They remain on six points after five rounds, while Juventus can look at this night in Turin as a return to steadier ground.