In the early morning of December 22, Beijing time, the 19th round of Serie A was fully played, taking the lead in ending 2 matches, Juventus defeated Cagliari 2-0 at home, and Atalanta was forced to draw 0-0 by Genoa. Juventus overtook Fiorentina and Roma to move up to fifth in the table, just four points away from fourth-placed Atalanta.
Juventus has been unstable this season, once reduced to a relegation team, and now after 18 rounds, 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, with 31 points in the 7th place in the table, 6 points away from the top four. This round of home against Cagliari, who has scored 10 points in 18 rounds, is in second-to-last place and has become one of the favorite teams for relegation.
In the opening 10th minute, Cuadrado's cross from the right was met by Moise Keane's header that popped up on the upright. In the 40th minute, Bernardsky dribbled the ball in front of him and then crossed into the box, and Keane's header was headed in to help Juventus break the deadlock 1-0.
In the 83rd minute, Bernardsky scored from a tight angle to help Juventus seal the win 2-0. This victory allowed Juventus to win at home for six consecutive times, scoring a total of 18 goals and conceding only 1 goal, the last time they did not win at home to Cagliari was in the 2014-2015 season, and the last home loss to Cagliari was in the 2008-2009 season, setting two consecutive records.
In the last round of home games, Atalanta lost 1-4 to Roma, the six-game winning streak in the league was ended, and it was also thrown off by the defending champions Inter Milan by 6 points, the title was basically hopeless, and the advantage of the team behind them was reduced to 5 points.
This round of Atalanta away to Genoa, the latter accumulated 10 points in 18 rounds, ranking third from the bottom and is also a relegation favorite team.
Compared to Juventus' smooth victory, Atalanta has no way to face the relegation team. The possession rate exceeded 65%, completed 15 shots on goal, only 2 shots on target, and finally did not score a goal, 0-0 by Genoa, 2 consecutive league games without wins.
The results of these 2 games are a joy and a worry for Mourinho, and Roma are also actively competing for four. Juventus reached 34 points, surpassed Roma and Fiorentina in one round, temporarily moved up to fifth, Roma fell to fifth, in addition, Atalanta continued to win, giving Roma an opportunity to narrow the point gap.