Coppa Italia Discussion: Juventus vs. Atalanta



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Tonight, Juventus will face Atalanta at Stadio Atleti Azzurri D'Italia in the quarterfinals of Coppa Italia. Just one year ago, Juventus faced Atalanta at Stadio Atleti Azzurri D'Italia in the Coppa Italia quarter-final.

The more things change, the more they stay the same, right?

At least the last 12 months anyway.

So, if you forget this game or if you just realized that the fog was so intense that January night in Bergamo a year ago, here is something that could help you:

There will be no real LEGOs in this Coppa Italia match tonight. The guy who scored the game-winning goal last season will not be at all like Gonzalo Higuain is now calling London home after being loaned to Chelsea.

But we will probably have the same Juventus-Atalanta game we've had in recent years. You know, the one where it's probably one of the most competitive matches that Juve plays all season because, no matter who we play, Atalanta plays so well against the clbad of Italian football nowadays.

We saw this just a few weeks ago when Atalanta and Juventus played a 2-2 draw and we saw Cristiano Ronaldo leave the bench to play the role of the late-game hero. And we have seen it many times in recent years.

So, as Juventus tries to figure out how to put an end to Duvan Zapata, who scores the goal, may end up moving to the semifinals of Coppa Italia for the 55th consecutive year. (Give or take a few seasons, guys, we're not perfect here, at least not all the time.)

MATCH INFO

When: Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Or: Stadio Atleti Azzurri D'Italia, Bergamo, Italy

Official Coupon Hour: 20:45 local time in Italy and Europe; 19:45 in the United Kingdom; 2:45 pm Eastern time; 11:45 am Pacific time

STARTING LINE

Juventus from XI (4-3-3): Szczesny; From Sciglio, Rugani, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Bentancur, Matuidi; Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardeschi

Juventus Pinsoglio, Perin, Caceres, Cancelo, Spinazzola, Pjanic, Douglas Emre, Douglas Costa, Kean

Atalanta from XI (3-5-2): Berisha; Toloi, Palomino, Djimsiti; Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Castagne; Gomez; Ilicic, Duvan Zapata

Atalanta Bench: To come up

HOW TO LOOK

Television: BT Sport 3 (United Kingdom); RAI Uno (Italy)

Online / mobile: ESPN + (United States); FloFC (Canada); BT Sport Live (United Kingdom); RAI Play (Italy)

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