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Juventus blows another lead to draw at Atalanta
Baku, January 15, AZERTAC
The Bianconeri have now drawn 13 times in the league this season, staying unbeaten but in fifth place as a result of so many one-point results, according to BeInSports.
Yet Atalanta, nine points ahead in third, has also now drawn three in a row, even if it was a little more grateful for this point after a late Mateo Retegui equaliser.
Pierre Kalulu had broken the deadlock for Juve nine minutes after half-time, finishing Weston McKennie's pass into the box by sliding the ball past onrushing goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi at the near post.
However, Atalanta built momentum and substitute Retegui, returning from injury, levelled with a diving header from Raoul Bellanova's assist in the 78th minute.
This is only the second time in the three-points-for-a-win era a team have drawn as many as 13 of its first 20 matches in a Serie A season, with Inter Milan going one better in 2004-2005 by drawing 14.
Juve may be 13 points off the pace, but it would undoubtedly be in the title picture if even a handful of these frustrating stalemates had instead been victories.
Yet the same is increasingly becoming true of Atalanta.
After drawing three in a row for the first time since May 2017, La Dea is four points back from league leader Napoli and only level on points with an Inter side which now has two games in hand.
