Debacle: Atalanta shows Juventus their limits

Juventus has finally come down to earth. The Bianconeri slipped into a debacle at home against Atalanta and – unlike the Bergamasco – must finally bury their dream of the Scudetto.

March 09, 2025

From: dl

With a home win against Atalanta, Juventus could have returned to the Serie A title race. But Thiago Motta's team lost 0-4 to Gasperini's eleven and are now nine points behind league leaders Inter. Atalanta, in third place, are only three points behind the defending champions from Milan.

One point behind Inter is Napoli, who beat Fiorentina 2-1 in the afternoon. The title race in Serie A remains a three-way battle. For Juventus, on the other hand, it is now just a matter of qualifying directly for the Champions League. After this defeat, things could get tight for Motta for the first time, after all, the glorious Juventus embarrassed themselves on Sunday. The Turin team have already been eliminated from the Champions League and the Coppa Italia. There was a chorus of whistles after the final whistle.

Marten de Roon clearly beat Juventus with Atalanta. © APA/afp / ISABELLA BONOTTO

In this form, Atalanta is in contention for the Scudetto. The reigning Europa League winners, like Napoli, can concentrate fully on the league. With his 22nd goal of the season, Matteo Retegui put "La Dea" in front with a penalty on Sunday. Captain Marten De Roon and veteran Davide Zappacosta increased the lead to 3-0 after the break, before offensive artist Ademola Lookman scored the final goal after a Vlahovic error.

Serie A: Sunday's games

Hellas Verona – Bologna 1-2
0:1 Odgaard (40th), 0:2 Cambiaghi (78th), 1:2 Mosquera (80th)

Napoli – Fiorentina 2-1
1:0 Lukaku (26th), 2:0 Raspadori (60th), 2:1 Gudmundsson (66th)

Empoli – AS Roma 0:1
0:1 Soule (1.)

Juventus – Atalanta 0:4
0:1 Retegui (29th/penalty), 0:2 De Roon (46th), 0:3 Zappacosta (66th), 0:4 Lookman (77th)

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Inter	28	18	7	3	63:27	61
2. Naples	28	18	6	4	45:23	60
3. Atalanta	28	17	7	4	63:26	58
4. Juventus	28	13	13	2	45:25	52
5. Lazio	28	15	6	7	50:36	51
6.Bologna	28	13	11	4	44:34	50
7. Roma	28	13	7	8	43:30	46
8. Fiorentina	28	13	6	9	43:30	45
9.Milan	28	12	8	8	42:32	44
10.Udinese	28	11	7	10	35:38	40
11. Torino	28	8	11	9	33:34	35
12. Genoa	28	7	11	10	26:36	32
13. As	28	7	8	13	34:44	29
14. Cagliari	28	6	8	14	28:43	26
15. Hellas Verona	28	8	2	18	28:58	26
16. Lecce	28	6	7	15	20:46	25
17. Parma	28	5	9	14	34:48	24
18. Empoli	28	4	10	14	23:45	22
19. Venice	28	3	10	15	23:42	19
20.Monza	28	2	8	18	23:48	14