epa11211714 Atalanta's Teun Koopmeiners jubilates after scoring the opening goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match Juventus FC vs Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, 10 March 2024. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
epa11211714 Atalanta's Teun Koopmeiners jubilates after scoring the opening goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match Juventus FC vs Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, 10 March 2024. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO

Juventus dropped down to third place behind Milan after a Teun Koopmeiners brace gave Atalanta a point, cancelling out the Andrea Cambiaso and Arek Milik comeback.

The Bianconeri had just one win in six rounds and Dusan Vlahovic was suspended, with Adrien Rabiot, Carlos Alcaraz, Mattia Perin and Mattia De Sciglio injured, but Weston McKennie returned to the midfield after dislocating his shoulder. La Dea were without a win since February 17, managing one point from three Serie A games, plus Wednesday’s 1-1 Europa League draw away to Sporting CP. Emil Holm sat out a ban, with squad rotation bringing Teun Koopmeiners and Gianluca Scamacca back.

See how it unfolded on the Liveblog.

Marco Carnesecchi needed to be on his toes with a reaction save on Fabio Miretti’s header at the near post on a Federico Chiesa cross.

Gianluca Scamacca hesitated on a counter-attack and allowed Miretti to cut him off, while Danilo and Milik couldn’t keep their shots down.

Atalanta took the lead with an intelligent free kick routine, as Mario Pasalic rolled it across for Teun Koopmeiners to sweep in first-time with the inside of the left foot from just inside the penalty area.

After the restart, Arek Milik was offside before Carnesecchi got down for the one-handed save on Chiesa, then Chiesa flashed an angled drive across the face of goal.

Scamacca thought he had made it 2-0 when the ferocious strike was palmed away by Wojciech Szczesny at full stretch, but the striker also got back for a decisive defensive tackle on Miretti.

Ademola Lookman drilled wide and Chiesa’s curler was off target, but Juve equalised with a well-worked move.

Chiesa won back possession inside his own half, found McKennie for the American’s through ball, as Cambiaso toe-poked it past the on-rushing Carnesecchi.

Cambiaso was eager for another and fired over after a corner, then Juve turned it around completely moments later.

It was another McKennie assist, this time using his chest to cushion a Samuel Iling-Junior cross from the left, Milik let it bounce and thumped in on the half-volley from 12 yards. It was his first Serie A goal in five months.

However, Atalanta got back on level terms too, as Berat Djimsiti’s slide-rule pass released Koopmeiners to sweep past Szczesny.

It remained wide open with both teams going for it, but in stoppages Moise Kean and Federico Gatti both went for the same header on a Chiesa cross.

Juventus 2-2 Atalanta

Koopmeiners 35, 75 (A), Cambiaso 66 (J), Milik 70 (J)

Player statistic

1st half
    35' Goal Teun Koopmeiners
(Assist: Mario Pasalic)
2nd half
Andrea Cambiaso
(Assist: Weston McKennie)
Goal 66'    
Arkadiusz Milik
(Assist: Weston McKennie)
Goal 70'    
    75' Goal Teun Koopmeiners
(Assist: Berat Djimsiti)
    90+3' Yellow card Hans Hateboer

Match statistic

51
Possession %
49
18
Total shots
7
5
Shots on target
3
7
Shots off target
3
6
Blocked shots
1
4
Corners
3
2
Offsides
12
Fouls
10
Juventus
Atalanta

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
27
Defender
83'
3
Defender
6
Defender
4
Defender
20
Midfielder
76'
5
Midfielder
16
Midfielder
88'
14
Attacker
76'
7
Attacker
17
82'
29
Goalkeeper
19
Defender
77
67'
42
Defender
67'
4
Defender
22
Defender
88'
13
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
17
88'
90
57'

Substitutes

23
Goalkeeper
24
Defender
33
Defender
11
Midfielder
49
Goalkeeper
47
Midfielder
18
Attacker
76'
41
76'
12
Defender
82'
22
Attacker
83'
15
Attacker
88'
1
Goalkeeper
15
Midfielder
6
25
Midfielder
23
Defender
10
Attacker
40
Goalkeeper
11
Attacker
57'
33
Defender
67'
2
Defender
67'
59
Midfielder
88'
20
Defender
88'

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