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Atalanta grab crucial point at Allegri's farewell party


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Published : 20 May 2019 06:12 PM | Updated : 06 Sep 2020 12:54 PM

Departing Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri bid farewell to the Turin fans in the team's final home game this season on Sunday, a 1-1 stalemate against Atalanta that kept the visitors' hopes of a first-ever Champions League qualification alive, reports AFP.

The Juventus fans paid tribute to Allegri, who the club's management have decided will not be their coach next season, despite winning 11 trophies in five years, but missing out on winning the Champions League.

Juventus have already wra­pped up their record eighth consecutive title, which was Allegri's fifth.

The team were officially presented with this year's Serie A trophy -- the first for Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Former World Cup winner Andrea Barzagli played his final home game after eight years in Turin, and received an resounding ovation when he came off after an hour.

On the pitch, forward Mario Mandzukic struck ten minutes from time to cancel out Josip Ilicic's 33rd-minute goal for Atalanta.

The point keeps Atalan­ta's hopes of a first Cham­pions League campaign alive, which they can seal if they beat Sassuolo in their final game next weekend.

Atalanta moved third ahead of Inter Milan on head-to-head after Luciano Spalletti's side lost 4-1 at Napoli.

Juventus and second-placed Napoli are already through to the Champions League next season.