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90 +1The home crowd are in high spirits as they raise the volume to give their side a final push in the closing seconds.
# Yellow Card 90 Yellow CardMohamed lamine Sissoko
90 3 minutes signalled for added time as De Ascentis is brought down in the Juve half.
89 Floccari and Vieri exchange well as they search for something in the dying seconds. Cheillini does well to keep them out of the Juve box.
88 Free kick taken by Manninger deep in the Juve half, Marchionni dribbles at the Atalanta backline but then fouls Manfredini gifting a free-kick to the home side.
86 Juve now in control as they look to maintain possession going forward.
# Substitution 86 SubstitutionClaudio MarchisioCristiano Zanetti
# Yellow Card 85 Yellow CardClaudio Marchisio
83 Atalanta continue to insist as they pour forward down the right. Juve have men back in numbers however and the danger is easily snuffed out.
# Yellow Card 81 Yellow CardThomas Manfredini
# Goal 81 GoalCarvalho de Oliveira Amauri
78 De Ascentis attempts a low drive from the edge of the box, but Chiellini does well to block.
77 Ranieri asks his backline to stay high as they look to play the opposing forwards offside.
76 Garics whips a cross in from the right but his ball is far too high for the forwards to attempt a header.
76 The ball is crossed high and fast into the box as a towering Amauri comes running in to meet the ball......Goooooooool. 1-3 Juve and a vital header that could have gifted the game to the Bianconeri.
75 With 900 seconds plus stoppages left to play Juve win a free-kick on the halfway line. The Bianconeri are slowly finding their feet again as Atalanta commit more and more fouls.
# Substitution 74 SubstitutionPaolo De CeglieHasan Salihamidzic
73 Atalanta still going forward in search of an equaliser. Ranieri opts to change De Cheglie for Salihamidzic as Juve look for more cover.
71 Del Piero steps up and floats a low drive over the wall. Coppola catches with little problems.
70 Del Piero plays a one two with Amauri and is then brought down by Pellegrino. Free-kick to Juve.
# Yellow Card 70 Yellow CardMaximiliano Pellegrino
68 Pellegrino puts a searching ball in for Doni, but the Italian is snubbed out by the Juve defence.
66 The game is shaping up to be a real Christmas cracker as neither team is willing to lower the tempo for an instant.
65 Mellberg runs down the right wing dribbling within centimetres of the line. He crosses for Amauri but the Italo/Brazilian is behind the cross and cannot make contact.
64 De Ascentis booked for a foul on Del Piero. He appeared to clearly take the ball and the booking is rather harsh. The substitute is having an important impact for the home side.
# Yellow Card 64 Yellow CardDiego De Ascentis
62 The home side are back on the attack, Floccari is set through within the Juve box..His touch is poor and he can only cut back to an alert Manninger.
61 Amauri attempts a difficult overhead kick within the box but his effort has little power and is easily dealt with by Coppola.
60 Juve passing the ball around well as they look to take more control. Del Piero earns a dangerous free-kick on the left side of the Atalanta box.
60 The kick is struck straight at goal and put out for a corner.
58 End to end football!!! Atalanta immediatly up into the Juve half as they look for an equaliser, the pace of the game is now adding to the number of miss passes that are becoming more and more frequent with the difficult playing surface.
57 Juve going forward down the right. Mellberg puts a searching ball into the box, nut Garics does well to head out the danger.
55 Ferreira is set free down the right into the corner of the Juve box. As he trys to control he loses his footing and gifts the away side a goal kick.
54 Atalanta are not letting up asm Floccari runs at Mellberg and goes down in the box....No Foul...Farina waves play on as the Nerazzurri player looks back in disbelief.
53 Amauri brought down on the half-way line. Juve have some restbite as they look to slow the tempo down.
50 Atalanta are bouyed as they impose further pressure within the Juve half. The volume is rising within the Atleti D'Azzurri.
# Yellow Card 50 Yellow CardPaolo De Ceglie
# Goal 48 GoalChristian Vieri
48 Del Neri is delighted on the bench as he faith is immediately rewarded by the substitute. Juve could do little to stop the veteran forward as he makes an immediate impact.
47 Quick break by De Ascentis down the right. Legrottaglie cuts out the danger for a corner.
47 The ball is floated in but Juve cut out the danger for another Atalanta corner. Crossed in from the left...Goooooollll. Bobo Vieri powerfully heads home.
46 Sissoko working well down the left as Juve impose more pressure on the home side.
# Substitution 46 SubstitutionLeonardo Jose` TalamontiDiego De Ascentis
# Substitution 46 SubstitutionJaime Valdes ZapataChristian Vieri
45 The players are out for the second-half. Atalanta have introduced Vieri and De Ascentis to try and get back into the game.
45 Farina blows for half-time. Juve head into the break extremely happy with the way they dealt with the early pressure to go on and take command of the game. The home side are left to curse the possible error from the linesman as he failed to spot the possible offside of Marchionni for the Juve opener.
41 Mellberg challenges strongly to gift a free-kick to the home side. The pitch is clearly still causing a number of problems for both sides.
# Yellow Card 40 Yellow CardCristiano Doni
39 Juve now have a commanding grip on the game, but the home side are intent not to give in. Doni is set on a run at the Juve backline..He goes down...Farina pulls out a yellow card for simulation.
37 Another Juve corner from the right. Great cross in from Del Piero....Gooooooool. Nicola Legrottaglie outruns his marker and jumps to powerfully head into the top corner.
# Goal 37 GoalNicola Legrottaglie
36 Garics puts a clever ball over the top to Floccari who charges down the last Juve defender. The danger is dealt with by Manninger however who is quick off his line.
34 Atalanta are trying to respond but are leaving themselves more exposed at the back. The volume is rising in Bergamo as the home side is awarded a free-kick in the Juve half.
32 Juve are slowly taking control and have another corner. The ball is floated deep to Marchionni who is quicly closed down on the edge of the box.
31 The Atalanta bench is incensed as Sissoko appeared to pass to Marchionni who was in a possible offside position when he received the ball.
30 Juve playing great one touch football as they look to break quickly. Marchionni puts a dangerous ball into the box, it passes by two Atalanta defender and falls to Del Piero....GOOOOOOL. Alex taps in from 6 yards to gift his side an opener.
# Goal 30 GoalAlessandro Del Piero
29 The ball is floated in dangerous..Doni takes no chances as he heads out for a Juve corner.
28 Ferreira clashes with De Ceglie and gifts Juve another kick this time within shooting range of goal. The medics are on the pitch as Ferreira appears to have hurt his head.
27 Talamonti brings down Amauri as Juve earn a free-kick in the opposing half.
25 Marchionni running down the right cuts a square ball to Marchisio who shoots from distance...The ball finishes high over the bar, but Juve are clearly trying to push up.
23 Juve going forward down the left..Amauri crosses, but Padoin cuts out the danger for a corner with Marchionni causing a nuisance close behind.
22 Manfredini floats a ball high into the Juve box...Doni jumps..but the ball is well cut out by Chiellini.
20 Floccari is released inside the Juve box and with two defenders around him he spins round to unleash a powerful drive at Manninger...Close!!! Great stop by the Juve keeper.
19 Manninger takes a goal kick and slips embarassingly putting the ball out for an Atalanta throw.
18 The pitch is clearly causing a few problems as a number of players have slipped in quick succession.
15 Del Piero floats a great ball out wide to Marchionni, but the danger is carefully cut-out by Padoin. Juve are growing as the game is shaping up to be a close fought encounter.
13 Marchionni steps up but the kick is easily cleared by the Nerazzurri defence.
12 Quick break by Juve down the left...the ref blows for a free-kick as a Juve player goes down.
11 Juve are in the game and that was a clear signal to Atalanta who have been dominating so far.
10 Ball in from the right by Marchionni...Chiellini jumps ...GOAL...Offside, the goal is ruled out with four Juve players in an active position.
8 Juve are making life difficult by lumping long balls forward to Amauri.
6 Molinaro commits an error gifting the ball to Ferriera Pinto on the right, Atalanta are going all out to put the Juve back line under pressure.
4 Juve are making heavy work of clearing their lines. Atalanta are insistent on taking an early advantage.
3 Chiellini loses the ball in the box and Floccari takes advantage striking from close range....Manninger makes a great stop. Atalanta in control.
2 Free-kick to Atalanta for a foul on Doni on the edge of the Juve box.
2 Doni steps up and floats a dangerous right footed drive just over the bar. So close. Atalanta could have broken the deadlock.
1 Atalanta quick to go forward working well down the left flank.
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