By Anna Italia
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    37%Ball Possession ATALANTA and 63% Ball Possession JUVENTUS
    Atalanta 0 - 2 Juventus 
                                                                   54' Stephan Lichsteiner
                                                                   82' Emanuele Giaccherini

Juventus Winter Champions - Campioni d'Inverno with 41 points!!

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Juventus keeping sole leadership and crowing as Winter Champions after defeating Atalanta suffering their third consecutive defeat with the score of 2-0.  Juventus reaching  41 points and a positive goal difference of +19.     AC Milan following closely with only 4  point difference having  37 points and a positive goal difference of +20 while Udinese keep the third position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +13.

Top scorer for ATALANTA is forward German Denis with 12 goals.
Top scorer for JUVENTUS is forward Alessandro Matri with 7 goals.

Stats in favor of Juventus out of the 112 games played.

56 wins Juventus
43 draws
14 wins Atalanta
200 goals Juventus
99 goals Atalanta

Here is the official lineup from ATALANTA by coach Stefano Colantuono:

ATALANTA:  Consigli; Raimondi, Ferri, Manfredini, Peluso; Schelotto, Cigarini, Padoin, Bonaventura; Moralez; Denis


Here is the official lineup from JUVENTUS by coach Antonio Conte:

JUVENTUS:   Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe, Matri, Vucinic.


First half without goal ending 35%  ball possession Atalanta and 65% ball possession Juventus.  

In the 54th minute Juventus opening the score with defender Stephan Lichtsteiner with a headed goal defeating Atalanta goalkeeper in the bottom right corner following the assist by Andrea Pirlo. It's the second goal this season for Lichtsteiner. 

Scoring his second goal of the season too is Juventus forward Emanuele Giaccherini in the 82nd minute thanks to the assist by Luca Marrone.  Giaccherini with a right footed shot from the center of the box defeating Atalanta goalkeeper in the bottom left corner.


Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, ATALANTA v JUVENTUS on Saturday 21 January 2012 valid for the Italian Serie A Week 19 match at the Atleti Azzurri D'Italia.



 
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Juventus defender blocking Atalanta forward German Denis in an attempt to score.

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Juventus with the second goal of the match with a right footed shot by Emanuele Giaccherini.
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Juventus Emanuele Giaccherini celebrating after scoring against Atalanta.


 
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Juventus coach Antonio Conte shouting instructions to his players to grab the 3 full points and they did by defeating Atalanta.
 
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Atalanta defender Thomas Manfredini and Juventus forward Alessandro Matri.

 
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Atalanta defender Michele Ferri in a duel with Juventus midfielder Paolo De Ceglie




2011 - 2012 Italian Serie A  Week  19


Atalanta 0 - 1 Juventus
Saturday 21 January 2012
Atleti Azzurri D'Italia Stadium
Bergamo, Italy

Referee:  CELI
Assistants:  GRILLI – ROSI
Fourth Official:  ROCCHI
20:45 Italy time

Attendance:  25,000 approximately

Scorers:  54' Stephan Lichsteiner,  82' Emanuele Giaccherini

OFFICIAL FORMATIONS
 

ATALANTA (4-4-2): Consigli; Raimondi, Ferri, Manfredini, Peluso; Schelotto (77'  Ferreira Pinto), Padoin, Cigarini, Bonaventura (62' Marilungo); Moralez (83' Gabbiadini), German Denis.

Subs not used: (Frezzolini, Minotti, Stendardo, Tiribocchi).

Coach: Colantuono.

JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Chiellini, Paolo De Ceglie; Vidal, Andrea Pirlo, Claudio Marchisio (46' Giaccherini); Pepe (69'  Marrone), Matri, Vucinic (86'  Bonucci).

Subs not used: (Storari, Krasic, Del Piero, Borriello)

Coach:  Antonio Conte

2011 - 2012 Italian Serie A   Week  19 Atalanta 0 - 1 Juventus Saturday 21 January 2012 Atleti Azzurri D'Italia Stadium Bergamo, Italy Referee:  CELI
Atalanta	Match Stats	Juventus
0	Goals	2
8(5)	Shots (on Goal)	18(8)
15	Fouls	9
6	Corner Kicks	7
2	Offsides	1
37%	Ball Possession	63%
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
6	Saves	5

What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?




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