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A comeback that may have turned Juve?s poor form around was instead thrown away quickly, and the Bianconeri continued their abysmal run of form. Late in Juventus? Sunday evening tilt with Atalanta, it looked like the Bianconeri were going to put the awful form of the last six weeks emphatically to bed. Having fallen behind against the run of play in the first half, they had just pulled out a quick-fire comeback, scoring twice in four minutes to pull ahead in a game laden with implications for the race for the Champions League places. It was a display of moxie and grinta of the kind that was necessary after their struggles over the last six games.

Unfortunately, it only lasted five minutes. That was all it took for another defensive lapse, of a kind that has become all-too common over these last seven games, to creep in, allowing Teun Koopmeiners, the much-talked-about Juventus target for the summer, to score his second goal of the game.
With the 2-2 draw, Juventus? dismal run of form stretched to seven points ? and only one win ? from seven games. It was fortunate to come in a week when Bologna lost to Inter and Roma drew against Fiorentina, essentially keeping the gap between them and fifth place static. But the team is still nowhere closer to showing that it can arrest this slide and keep that gap open for the rest of the season. That has to happen soon, or else the season?s goals could come crashing ...