The goal, 4 days from the first leg of the play-off for the round of 16 of the Europa League with Olympiacos, remains fourth.
But for Atalanta it seems a chimera to take him back to Juventus, between Musso disqualified, replaced in goal by Rossi, the match winner with inverted fields Zapata out for 2-3 months and others unavailable such as Ilicic (personal problems), Miranchuk (hamstring left) and Palomino, injured his flexors on Thursday night.
The return to the league at 3-4-1-2 has Pessina as key points between the lines to press the director and the couple Malinovskyi-Muriel, with Boga as the third wheel.
The anger for the elimination from the Italian Cup can add fuel to the flare-ups of Zappacosta, a sign just like the start of the Ivorian January and expected in the lane:
on the side also Maehle or the recovered Pezzella more than Hateboer.
The defensive trio with Toloi, the former on loan Demiral and Djimsiti still offers guarantees.
An important but not yet decisive junction.
Massimiliano Allegri tries to take the pressure off his Juventus on the eve of the away match against Atalanta, an opponent for that fourth place which means qualification for the Champions League.
"It is an important direct match and it is a good season change, but it will not be a decisive challenge - says the coach about tomorrow night's big match - because then there will still be many games missing: we are in a good moment for 12- 13 games, but in football we have to keep the balance ".
The bianconeri, in the meantime, snatched the pass for the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia and returned to the very top of the class: "Winning matches is normal here at Juventus,
Probable formations of Atalanta-Juventus
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): 31 Rossi;
2 Toloi, 28 Demiral, 19 Djimsiti;
3 Maehle, 15 De Roon, 11 Freuler, 77 Zappacosta;
32 Pessina;
18 Malinovskyi, 9 Muriel.
(57 Sportiello, 42 Scalvini, 13 Pezzella, 33 Hateboer, 7 Koopmeiners, 48 Panada, 10 Boga, 20 Mihaila, 50 De Nipoti).
Coach: Gasperini.
Disqualified: Musso (1).
Beware: De Roon, Demiral, Zappacosta.
Unavailable: Ilicic, Miranchuk, Palomino, Zapata.
Juventus (4-3-3): 1 Szczesny;
6 Danilo, 4 De Ligt, 19 Bonucci, 17 Pellegrini;
28 Zakaria, 27 Locatelli, 25 Rabiot;
10 Dybala, 7 Vlahovic, 9 Morata (23 Pinsoglio, 36 Perin, 2 De Sciglio, 5 Arthur, 11 Cuadrado, 12 Alex Sandro, 14 McKennie, 18 Kean, 20 Bernardeschi, 21 Kaio Jorge, 24 Rugani, 38 Aké).
Herds Allegri.
Disqualified: none.
Be wary: Bernardeschi, Danilo, Morata.
Unavailable: Chiellini, Chiesa, De Winter.
Referee: Mariani di Aprilia Snai odds: 2.85;
2.45;
3.35