44' | Yellow card also for Iličić. | |
43' | Toloi is sent off from the bench. | |
43' | Yellow card for de Roon. | |
40' | Yellow card for Freuler. | |
38' | Substitution for Atalanta: on Miranchuk, off Gosens. | |
37' | Substitution for Juventus: on Bonucci, off Kulusevski. | |
33' | Yellow card for Romero. | |
31' | Double substitution for Atalanta: on Iličić and Djimsiti, off Hateboer and Toloi. | |
29' | Substitution for Juventus: on Dybala, off Chiesa. | |
28' | Juve back in front with Chiesa. | |
23' | double substitution for Atalanta: on Muriel and Pašalić, off Malinovskyi and Pessina. | |
13' | MEGA save from Gollini on Kulusevski! | |
7' | Juve make two desperate saves, first with Chiellini on Zapata and then De Ligt on Romero's shot. | |
1' | 2nd HALF! KEEP PUSHING LADS!!! |
The dream of bringing the Coppa to Bergamo fades away in the second half, as Juventus win the 2020-2021 TIMVISION Cup 2-1 at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia.
The Nerazzurri started strong and got dangerous after three minutes with Palomino who saw his close-range shot being saved by Buffon. Zapata then skimmed the post in the 5th minute and the Colombian pounced over de Ligt’s back-pass but couldn’t get past Buffon. Freuler had a chance in the 25th minute: his angled drive was inches wide. The game was unlocked on 31 with a left-foot curler from Kulusevski. But the Nerazzurri reaction was straight and managed to equalize on 41 with another left-foot shot, this time from Malinovskyi, who beat Buffon with a rocket to make it level before half-time.
In the second half, Gollini blocked Kulusevski on 58, then Chiesa thumped the post in the 60th minute. The decider was scored on 73: Kulusevski completed a give and go with Chiesa, who found the back of the net. The Nerazzurri put their heart on the pitch in the final minutes, but Muriel fired off target on 78 and Juve closed any space. It ends 2-1 for the Bianconeri at the Mapei Stadium.