Woeful Atalanta gets tough month off to poor start with draw at Udinese
Udinese's Alexis Sanchez, left, and Atalanta's Davide Zappacosta battle for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Atalanta at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Saturday Jan. 11, 2025. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andrea Bressanutti]
MILAN (AP) — Atalanta has got a tough month off to a poor start after drawing at Udinese 0-0 in Serie A. It could have been worse for Atalanta on Saturday had Alexis Sánchez not hit the woodwork twice for Udinese on the stroke of halftime. Atalanta remains two points behind league leader Napoli. Atalanta next plays Juventus and then Napoli in Serie A. It also has Champions League matches against Sturm Graz and Barcelona this month. Juventus fell to yet another Serie A draw as it was held at Torino to 1-1 in a derby match. Lecce won at fellow struggler Empoli 3-1.
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Udinese's Hassane Kamara and Atalanta's Marten de Roon, left, battle for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Atalanta at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Saturday Jan. 11, 2025. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)
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