Juventus fails to capitalise on Atalanta red card
Juventus was held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with Atalanta in Serie A despite finishing the match with a man advantage after Marten de Roon's late sending off at Allianz Stadium.
The hosts started brightly, with Pierre Kalulu coming close to an early opener in just the second minute, his effort ricocheting off the post after Kenan Yildiz's curling cross.
Teun Koopmeiners then struck the side netting a minute later as the hosts established their dominance but failed to find an early breakthrough.
Vasilije Adziv forced Marco Carnesecchi into a stunning low save minutes before Kephren Thuram left the keeper wrong-footed with a brilliant dipping shot from range, only for the effort to drop wide of the post.
Atalanta grew into the game and struck against the run of play in first-half stoppage-time, with Kamaldeen Sulemana dancing around the Juve penalty area before firing a powerful low shot into the bottom corner, leaving Michele Di Gregorio with no chance.
La Dea nearly doubled its lead and sealed the match, but Nikola Krstovic skewed a wayward shot despite being one-on-one with Di Gregorio, leaving the door open for a late Juve fightback.
Juan Cabal led that charge, coming off the bench to drag the Bianconeri level from close range after some pedestrian defending inside the six-yard-box from Atalanta.
Juventus was then handed a golden chance to snatch the win as De Roon was shown his second yellow card of the night for a tactical shove on Weston McKennie, who subsequently squandered a late chance as he sent a tame half-volley straight at Carnesecchi.
The result leaves Juventus in second place on the Serie A table, trailing leader Napoli by one point, with Atalanta just two points behind in fifth.
Both sides came into the weekend with an opportunity to top the Serie A table, but the draw leaves them behind Antonio Conte's side, which could extend its lead with a positive result in its match against AC Milan on Monday (AEST).
"Glass half full, because we put in a great performance," Juventus manager Tudor said.
"One of the best [performances] since I've been here. It was a serious match between two teams that compete in the [UEFA] Champions League, so that's OK."
