Atalanta 1-0 Juventus: Malinovskiy's late winner downs Ronaldo-less Bianconeri

By Timothy Abraham

Atalanta, April 18: Ruslan Malinovskiy's late effort consigned Juventus to a 1-0 defeat at Atalanta and struck a blow to their chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

Only four minutes remained of Sunday's Serie A contest when Malinovskiy's effort deflected past Wojciech Szczesny to secure the points for Atalanta, who leapfrog Juve into third place in the table.

The Bianconeri were without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and his absence was acutely felt as Andrea Pirlo's side lacked a cutting edge in attack.

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Juve have now drawn three and lost one of their games in Serie A this season where Ronaldo has been absent.

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Story first published: Sunday, April 18, 2021, 20:30 [IST]
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