It was a strange one in Bergamo on Thursday, when Juventus were sent out of the Coppa Italia at the quarterfinal stage for the second straight year. The 3-0 scoreline suggests that La Dea ran the Bianconeri out of their building, but it was in fact Juve who were controlling the flow of the action for most of the night, only for Atalanta to score very much against the run of play twice before finishing things off late.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It was a game of weirdness and what-ifs, with an unusual VAR ruling, and a couple of missed shots that could have changed the way the game went. But the whims of fate\u2014plus a couple of Juve\u2019s players just playing well enough\u2014allowed Atalanta to avenge their losses to Juve in the 2021 and 2024 Coppa finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Who were those players who weren\u2019t hacking it? Was anyone particularly good? Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
MATTIA PERIN – 5.<\/strong> His only save was a relatively straightforward one against \u00c9derson in the early phases of the game. But he seemed off in the moments that mattered. He committed early on Gianluca Scamacca\u2019s penalty, looked like he could have done more on the cross that produced Kamaldeen Sulemana\u2019s goal, and wasn\u2019t well positioned to see Mario Pa\u0161ali\u0107\u2018s shot for the third. Not what we\u2019re used to seeing from him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n PIERRE KALULU – 5.5.<\/strong> Lost track of Sulemana\u2019s run on his goal, and his pass completion was only 79 percent. There are times when he really looks like he needs a break.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n FEDERICO GATTI – 6. <\/strong>Looked pretty solid out there in his first start since before Luciano Spalletti arrived. Won all four of his ground duels and two of his four tackles, and didn\u2019t let anyone dribble past him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n BREMER – 5.<\/strong> Even the best have a stinker now and again, and this was certainly that for Bremer, who was guilty on the VAR-awarded penalty and whose bad turnover triggered Atalanta\u2019s third goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n LLOYD KELLY – 6. <\/strong>Blocked three shots and won two-thirds of his duels. Functioned well as a full-back, including a couple of progressive carries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n MANUEL LOCATELLI – 6.<\/strong> Had a key pass and won five of his seven ground duels on the defensive end. One of the better looking Juventini on the day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n KH\u00c9PHREN THURAM – 5.5.<\/strong> Almost turned the game on its head nine seconds into the match, but missed what was admittedly a difficult shot. Wasn\u2019t working to peak form today, and his passing was a bit scattered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n FRANCISCO CONCEI\u00c7\u00c3O – 5.5.<\/strong> Hard to grade this one, because he created a lot of danger, but also failed to make that danger pay. He missed a one-on-0ne against Marco Carnesecchi and then hit the bar seconds later, failing to make Juve\u2019s two best chances pay off. He had a pair of key passes but also ruined a few attacks by putting his head down and charging ahead blindly. His talent is obvious, but he still needs to pull it all together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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