Gonzalo Higuain netted twice as Juventus come from behind to beat Atalanta 3-1 without Cristiano Ronaldo in the Serie A encounter Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia on Saturday afternoon.
Bianconerri coach Maurizio Sarri was without Ronaldo as the Portuguese forward recovers from a knee problem ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League meeting with Atletico Madrid in Turin but Robin Gosens gave the home side a deserved lead in the second half after Musa Barrow missed a penalty before the break.
But Higuain struck twice in the final 16 minutes to turn the game on its head before Paulo Dybala sealed the points with a late strike.
Juventus go four points clear at the top of the Serie A standings, while Atalanta are sixth on 22 points and have now gone four games without a league win.
Higuain nets twice as Juve beat Atalanta without Ronaldo
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