Both sides followed a Supercoppa Italiana semi-final loss with a draw on their return to the competition last weekend, and neither started this clash with any sign of improvement with zero shots on target until the 25th minute, when Michele Di Gregorio was equal to Ademola. Lookman's swerved attempt for home goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi was called into action to make a routine stop after a Weston McKennie strike.
La Dea had the lion's share of possession, but it was the unbeaten Serie A side who came close to breaking the deadlock twice before half-time.
First, Kenan Yildiz's shot fell kindly to Nicolas Gonzalez, who sent a curling strike just past the post, before Yildiz fired a volley from a corner wide.
After finishing the first 45 minutes strongly, Thiago Motta's side surged ahead with four tries in as many minutes at the start of the second half – after Yildiz, Gonzalez and Federico Gatti had all tried their luck, a Pierre Kalulu header at the near post of a corner hit the inside of the post and was somehow cleared by Carnesecchi before the entire ball went over the line.
However, after being cruelly denied, Kalulu produced the perfect response by latching on to McKennie's through ball and slotting it past the goalkeeper to give Juve the lead nine minutes into the second half.
Gian Piero Gasperini's side responded well and were almost level after the hour when Lookman had a shot on the line blocked by Teun Koopmeiners before McKennie and Ederson traded tries in a hectic period of the match.
Juventus seemed to have weathered the storm, but Atalanta found the equalizer with twelve minutes to go.
A deep cross was headed back across goal by Raoul Bellanova, who picked out fellow substitute Mateo Retegui, and he stooped low to head the ball past Di Gregorio.
Atalanta had the chance to complete the turnaround late on when the Old Lady defense failed to stop Nicolo Zaniolo's drive-run, but Di Gregorio saved them with a smart stop.
The draw ends a run of 16 home games in which Atalanta had scored twice, while Juventus are now unbeaten in seven meetings with the Bergamo side, although an injury time chance rejected by Yildiz sealed a 13th league appearance this season.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Weston McKennie (Juventus)
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