Ronaldo penalty miss just as Juve held by Atalanta
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty while champions Juventus squandered the chance to move second in Serie A good on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw in the home against Atalanta.
Juventus found their sixth draw in 12 video games, to sit third, three tips at the rear of leaders AC Milan who take up at Genoa down the road Wednesday.
Behind AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli head out head-to-brain in the San Siro.
"You must take these games residence," said Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo.
"We had many options and we weren't in a position to close it. When you leave the game in the total amount anything can occur."
Federico Chiesa curled found in a powerful shot to place Juventus ahead prior to the half hour mark in Turin.
But Atalanta hit back with Remo Freuler grabbing the equaliser 12 a few minutes after the break soon after captain Papu Gomez came off the bench.
The build-up to the overall game have been overshadowed by tensions between coach Gian Piero Gasperini and Gomez, overlooked of their previous two league game titles amid speculation he could keep the Bergamo club in January.
Ronaldo, who had fired over the mark in the fifth minute, missed a rare penalty soon after an hour when Chiesa was fouled.
The Portuguese striker's weak effort was easily saved by Atalanta keeper Pierluigi Gollini.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner happens to be joint the surface of the Serie A scorers charts alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic on 10 goals.
Gollini also denied Alvaro Morata after 48 and 62 mins from close range.
Spaniard Morata had missed a good golden chance after 12 minutes, sending a good weak back-heel flick huge in front of an open goal.
At the other end of the pitch, Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny saved a Cristian Romero header with 25 % of an hour to go.
"It's a great direct result," said Gasperini. "We had been very great, at one stage we had been convinced of earning it.
"We played with personality against a crew that are among the favourites for the Scudetto."
Atalanta are eighth found in the table.
