Le Pagelle: Juventus vs. Atalanta
Juve pulled their own smash-and-grab to pull themselves back into the top four.
Jeremie Boga celebrates a goal during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC at New Balance Arena in Bergamo, Italy, on April 11, 2026. (Photo by Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images Juventus pulled a fast one on us on Saturday. Usually the team that pays for poor finishing when on the front foot, this time the Bianconeri were the ones who performed the smash-and-grab.
After weathering an Atalanta storm in the first half, an ugly goal by Jérémie Boga early in the second gave Juve a 1-0 lead—one that they wouldn’t relinquish. Despite being on the receiving end of 22 shots, Atalanta only put three of them on target, and only one, a header by Berat Djimsiti, that proved dangerous for Michele Di Gregorio in goal. The 1-0 victory, the first by a visiting team in Bergamo in the 2026 calendar year, had reverberations well past the walls of the New Balance Stadium.
Sunday’s results shifted the balance of the race for the Champions League places. Inter’s wild 4-3 win over Como saw Juve leapfrog the upstart club and back into fourth place, while poor results for Napoli (a 1-1 draw with Parma) and AC Milan (a 3-0 loss to Udinese) opened up the race for the top four, with Juve pulling to within six and three points, respectively, the two clubs. It was a weekend that turned the run-in on its head, with Juve digging deep for a critical victory.
How did the players on the field fare? Let’s take a closer look. MICHELE DI GREGORIO – 7.
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