Zapata is back on the field and he tries to bundle his way past Chiellini in the box, but the Juve defender holds firm.
90'
R. Freuler gets yellow.
Freuler brings down Dybala handing Juve a free-kick in a threatening position.
There will be three minutes of added time.
88'
The home side are running out of ideas and are lacking quality in the final third to notch a winner. Gosens will look back on his miss at 2-1 with regret.
86'
M. Barrow enters the game and replaces A. Masiello.
An attacking move by Gasperini as Barrow replaces Masiello.
84'
Castagne continues to offer an outlet down the left flank, but on this occasion, he floats his cross straight into the hands of Szczesny.
82'
Castagne surges down the left, skipping past two challenges before feeding Gomez. The forward has space and time, but can only scoop the ball over the bar.
80'
Gomez tries to force his way through a crowd of Juve defenders on the edge of the box, only to lose possession before he can fire at goal.
78'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by M. Mandžukić.
Assist Giorgio Chiellini
GOALLLLLLLLLL!!! RONALDO EQUALISES!!! 2-2!! It had to be the Portuguese to get the leveller for Juve. Allegri went to his bench for his main man and he has not disappointed. Pjanic curled his delivery deep to the back post for Mandzukic to head down towards the middle of the six-yard box. Ronaldo got ahead of his man to nod his effort into the net from close range.
Djimsiti concedes a corner for the home side. Pjanic will whip the delivery into the box.
77'
M. Pessina enters the game and replaces J. Iličić.
Pessina replaces Ilicic for the home side.
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76'
Dybala breaks down the right flank and he hammers a low ball into the box that Berisha has to come off his line low down to claim.
75'
Juve win a free-kick on the right flank and Pjanic whips the ball into the box with pace, but at least one black and white shirt moves too soon and is caught offside.
73'
All hands on deck at the back for the home side. De Sciglio sends two low crosses into the box that have to be dealt with by the Atalanta defence.
71'
Juve are trying to build a rhythm to their play. They've been playing in more advanced areas since the arrival of Ronaldo.
69'
Ronaldo puts the ball into the net after latching on to Pjanic's throughball, although the offside flag had long been raised against the forward.
68'
Zapata runs at the Juve defence before feeding the run fo Castagne on the left flank, but the wing-back gets closed down before he can fire at goal.
67'
R. Gosens enters the game and replaces M. Pašalić.
Pasalic is withdrawn for Gosens for the home side.
65'
Cristiano Ronaldo enters the game and replaces S. Khedira.
Here comes Ronaldo. The Portuguese replaces Khedira for the visitors.
Zapata leads a breakout from the back for the home side and he feeds Ilicic on the edge of the box, but he scuffs his effort well wide of the post.
62'
M. Mandžukić gets yellow.
Djimsiti is caught late by Mandzukic and the forward goes into the book.
61'
Juventus are in trouble here and may need to call for their main men from the bench sooner rather than later.
59'
H. Hateboer gets yellow.
BLOCK! Atalanta break on the counter and Castagne feeds the ball inside towards Ilicic, but the forward sees his effort charged down by Bonucci.
Hateboer goes into the book for catching Chiellini with a late boot.
58'
Juve look to hit back from a corner of their own, but Berisha punches the ball away, while Khedira's effort on the follow-up sails out for a goal-kick.
57'
M. Pjanić enters the game and replaces Douglas Costa.
Pjanic replaces Douglas Costa for the visitors. No Ronaldo yet...
56'
D. Zapata has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by P. Gómez.
Gomez swings a dangerous corner into the box and the quality of his delivery allows Zapata to score.
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!! ZAPATA PUTS ATALANTA AHEAD!!! 2-1!!!! The striker notches his second goal of the game to hand the home side the lead. Gomez swings the resulting corner into the box and the ball travels through to the middle of the six-yard box. Zapata gets ahead of his man to guide a headed effort past Szczesny, displaying predatory instincts.
53'
R. Bentancur gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
OFF! Juve are down to 10 men as Bentancur receives his second bookable offence. The midfielder trips Castagne as he attempts to come out from the back and the referee gives him his marching orders.
51'
Gomez sends another dangerous delivery into the box that the visitors fail to clear, but Ilicic's strike from the edge of the box travels well wide of the target.
49'
Dybala tries to work the ball into the path of Khedira on the charge, but the ball strikes off the German and goes out for a goal-kick.
47'
Atalanta win a corner down the left flank which Gomez swings into a dangerous area, but the visitors are just able to clear the danger.
46'
We're back underway in this Serie A clash.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: ATALANTA 1-1 JUVENTUS
BLOCK! Ilicic takes the free-kick and he tries to curl his effort over the wall, only to see his effort blocked the Juve line.
45'
Zapata causes problems for the Juve defence in the final third. He wins a free-kick 25 yards from goal after drawing a foul from Chiellini.
There will be one minute of added time.
43'
Zapata produces a surge of speed to escape two challenges down the left flank, but Bonucci acts to clear ahead of the forward before he can threaten the Juve goal.
41'
It has been a niggly game with both teams committing their fare share of fouls this afternoon. There has not been a real flow to the contest, which has suited Atalanta more than the league leaders.
39'
Gomez floats the ball into the box from the resulting free-kick, but Zapata fails to make contact with his header six yards from goal.
38'
G. Chiellini gets yellow.
Chiellini brings down Freuler and goes into the book, presenting the home side with a chance to whip a cross into the box.
36'
There's a sense of frustration from the visitors that they've not been able to control the game, especially after being gifted the lead in the second minute.
34'
BLOCK! Atalanta apply pressure through a driving run from Castagne. He tries to create room for a strike, but gets closed down before he can shoot. Gomez takes over and sees his effort charged down before Zapata goes for the blast, which diverts off De Sciglio and out for a corner.
32'
G. Mancini gets yellow.
Mancini leaves a late boot in on Dybala in the middle of the park and goes into the book.
31'
De Sciglio tries to buy a free-kick down the right in a collision with Castagne, but the referee is not interested.
29'
D. Zapata gets yellow.
Zapata battles Can in the air and catches the midfielder with a stray arm. It results in a booking for the Atalanta goalscorer.
28'
Bentancur lines up another effort after being allowed to shoot by the Atalanta defence, but on this occasion he pulls his effort well wide of the target.
27'
Castagne breaks down the left flank and fires a low ball across the face of goal. However, the cross evades Ilicic and Hateboer arriving late at the back post.
26'
Dybala collects in space on the right flank and he bends a cross towards goal, but Berisha reads the danger to make the claim.
24'
D. Zapata has scored a goal for Atalanta!
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!! ZAPATA FINISHES IN STYLE!!! ATALANTA EQUALISE 1-1!! The home side are level with a fine goal from Zapata. The striker collects with his back to goal and he fends off the challenge of Bonucci with ease before turning to face the target. There's still work to do, but Zapata holds his composure to curl a left-footed strike past Szczesny to level the scores.
23'
Atalanta have settled since going behind in the early stages and are starting to move the ball around the pitch.
20'
Alex Sandro probes down the left flank and sends a delivery into the box, but Mancini heads clear behind for a corner.
18'
R. Bentancur gets yellow.
From the resulting corner, the home side clear the danger and Ilicic bursts into space before being caught from behind by Bentancur. The midfielder is booked for his cynical challenge.
Mancini has to clear the ball over his own bar as Douglas Costa leads a breakaway for the visitors and sends a low cross into the box. This time an Atalanta defender is able to avoid scoring an own goal.
16'
Zapata turns into space in the final third, but he gets brought down by Can before he can shoot. Atalanta are awarded a free-kick in a good position 25 yards from goal.
15'
Hateboer surges down the right flank and he sends a low cross into the middle that evades every Atalanta player, much to the dismay of the home fans.
14'
Alex Sandro tries to break down the left once again, but on this occasion Hateboer holds his ground and wins a free-kick.
12'
Douglas Costa makes a break down the left flank and he fires a low ball across the face of goal, but there's no one in the middle to tap home the delivery in a black and white shirt.
11'
Alex Sandro skims a cross to the back post that is only half cleared by Masiello. The loose ball comes to Dybala on the edge of the box, but he slices his volleyed effort over the bar.
10'
Atalanta build well down the left between Zapata and Castagne, but the latter sends a poor cross into the middle that Szczesny gathers with ease.
8'
The home side have not been allowed to settle into their rhythm. Juve are applying pressure on the ball across the pitch, forcing mistakes from the Atalanta players in possession.
4'
Gasperini would have been hopeful of keeping things tight at the back in the early stages, but Djimsiti's mistake has given Juve the lead to relax into their stride.
2'
B. Djimsiti is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOALLLLLLLL!!! A NIGHTMARE START FOR ATALANTA!!! JUVE 1-0!!! Djimsiti makes a huge blunder on his arrival in the team. He replaced Palomino following the defeat to Genoa and has already made a negative impact. He diverts Alex Sandro's tame cross into the middle past Berisha, slicing his attempted clearance into the bottom corner.
1'
We're underway in this Serie A clash.
Juve earned a 1-0 victory over Roma last time out to maintain their lead at the top of the table. Massimiliano Allegri's men are eight points ahead of Napoli and have dropped only an incredible two points in their 17 matches, which came in a 1-1 draw against Genoa in October. Since then they've reeled off eight wins on the bounce, highlighting the challenge ahead of Atalanta this afternoon.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Serie A clash between Atalanta and Juventus at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.
SUBS: Medhi Benatia, Miralem Pjanic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlo Pinsoglio, Mattia Perin, Daniel Rugani, Leonardo Spinazzola, Grigoris Kastanos.
Atalanta suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Genoa last time out after being reduced to nine men, but the club remain in the middle of the table in ninth place. They're enjoying a solid campaign under Gian Piero Gasperini after getting off to a stuttering start to the term. However, it will take a special performance to earn a positive result today.
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Wojciech Szczesny; Mattia De Sciglio, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Sami Khedira, Rodrigo Bentancur, Emre Can; Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic, Douglas Costa.
SUBS: Luca Valzania, Arkadiusz Reca, Robin Gosens, Marco Tumminello, Matteo Pessina, Francesco Rossi, Lorenzo Peli, Dejan Kulusevski, Enrico Del Prato, Pierluigi Gollini, Musa Barrow, Caleb Okoli.
Gasperini will be pleased with the response of his team after conceding the early goal. They showed promise going forward, although Atalanta have to be well aware of the threat of the visitors on the break. Massimiliano Allegri will be slightly disappointed with his side and will be looking for them to up the ante.
ATALANTA (3-4-3): Etrit Berisha; Gianluca Mancini, Berat Djimsiti, Andrea Masiello; Hans Hateboer, Mario Pasalic, Remo Freuler, Timothy Castagne; Josip Ilicic, Alejandro Gomez, Duvan Zapata.
It's all square at the break between Atalanta and Juventus at the break in their Serie A clash. The home side would have feared the worst after Berat Djimsiti scored an own goal in the second minute to put the league leaders ahead. However, Gian Piero Gasperini's men managed to hold firm and equalised through a fine strike from Duvan Zapata. It has been an even contest, but the visitors do have Cristiano Ronaldo in reserve on the bench.
Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.
Juve are next in action against Sampdoria at home on Saturday, while Atalanta face Sassuolo on the road.
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