Juan David Cabal celebrates his first goal with the Juventus shirt.
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Juan David Cabal lived on Saturday an unforgettable day in Turin. The Colombian defender, who comes from overcoming a delicate knee injury, scored at the last minute the goal that Juventus gave the Juventus in front of Atalanta by date 5 of the Italian series.
The Antioquia entered the field in the 76th minute, in what was just his second official appearance since his return. And it soon noticed. Just two minutes later, in the midst of Juventina pressure to rescue a point, he found the opportunity to mark and did not miss it.
He controlled the ball with the left leg and with that same defined before the first stick to overcome Marco Carneecchi's resistance to unleash euphoria in the Allianz Stadium. In this way, the Vallecaucano defender achieved his first goal in Italian football.
During the two seasons at Hellas Verona he had not been able to convert, so his goal cry in Turin was doubly significant. In addition, it was just the second score of his professional career, after the one he achieved in Atlético Nacional, the club in which he formed and debuted.
Until that time, the game had been adverse for the 'Vecchia Signora'. Atalanta had taken advantage of the first half thanks to Kamaldeen Sulemana. In the complement, those of Bergamo played with a man less after the expulsion of Marten de Ron.
The tie keeps Juventus, under the leadership of the Croatian coach Igor Tudor, undefeated and in the fight for the upper part of the table. Cabal, which can perform both from the left and central side, is emerging as a valuable piece in the defensive rotation of the team black and white.
This result occurred in the prelude to a key weekend for the fight for leadership. Napoli, current pointer, visit Milan this Sunday in San Siro. The Neapolitans seek to expand to four points the difference with Juventus, while the Rossoneri hope to overcome it by a unit.
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