Juventus traveled to the Gewiss Stadium to face Atalanta with Cristiano Ronaldo missing due to injury. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side were only a point behind the Bianconeri in the Serie A table and arrived at the game on the back of a four-game winning streak.Juventus had managed to climb up to third after back-to-back victories against Napoli and Genoa. However, a place in the top four is far from guaranteed. Andrea Pirlo was aware that he needed to win against their top-four rivals to secure their position at the table, but the unavailability of Cristiano Ronaldo made it a harder task.Pirlo had a decision to make in the absence of the Portuguese, and the Juventus manager opted for Paulo Dybala to replace Cristiano Ronaldo. The other two changes to the team that beat Genoa were Alex Sandro in place of Danilo and Weston McKennie in for Dejan Kulusevski.Juventus missed Cristiano Ronaldo in the final thirdOnce the game started, it was clear that Juventus were missing their talisman. The absence of Cristiano Ronaldo meant that the Bianconeri lacked decisiveness in the final third.Atalanta came close to scoring when Matteo Pessina found himself in the opposition box after a nice one-two with Luis Muriel, but the Italian failed to find the back of the net. Alvaro Morata almost gave Juventus the lead after Federico Chiesa caught Joakim Maehle in possession inside the Atalanta box. However, the Spaniard’s shot was cleared by Berat Djimsiti before it crossed the line.Juventus struggled for inspiration in the final third throughout the game. Dybala failed to deputize for Cristiano Ronaldo and was eventually replaced by Kulusevski in the 68th minute. However, it was Atalanta who threatened to take the lead, with Duvan Zapata coming close in the 70th minute. And the home team’s relentlessness eventually paid dividends when Ruslan Malinovskiy’s shot was deflected into the back of the net off Sandro.Juventus rallied for an equalizer, but Atalanta held on and eventually won the game 1-0. On that note, here are the best reactions from the game.FT | ⏱ | Final whistle in Bergamo.#AtalantaJuve #FinoAllaFine #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/x9icCRttAq— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) April 18, 2021FT: Atalanta [1-0] Juventus Atalanta move into third. Bad result. We actually need Inter to do us a favour ( I can’t believe I’m saying this) IF Napoli win...What’s your thoughts? pic.twitter.com/VXAEpdp8KZ— JuveFC (@juvefcdotcom) April 18, 2021Juventus fall down to 4th as Atalanta get a MASSIVE W in the Champions League race 👀 pic.twitter.com/Xcsvvf37Z4— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) April 18, 20217 - Ruslan #Malinovskiy has been involved in seven goals (two goals, five assists) in his last four Serie A appearances. Dazzling.#SerieA #AtalantaJuve— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) April 18, 2021⚠️ | QUICK STATRuslan Malinovskyi's last 4 Serie A appearances:⚽️🅰️ vs Hellas Verona🅰️🅰️ vs Udinese🅰️🅰️ vs Fiorentina⚽️ vs JuventusHe comes off the bench to put Atalanta in front in the 87th minute! #AtalantaJuve pic.twitter.com/QqwvPrqko6— SofaScore (@SofaScoreINT) April 18, 2021This is huge for Atalanta. They now have 2 points more than Juventus in the running for Champions League places. If Napoli beat Inter tonight and that’s a big IF - then Juve are in trouble.Atalanta just deserved it slightly more. 1-0 win over Juve— Mina Rzouki (@Minarzouki) April 18, 2021Juve will finish this matchweek in fifth place should Napoli beat Inter later as Napoli have a better head-to-head— Andrew Cesare (@AndrewCesare) April 18, 2021Atalanta with a small payroll had the luxury of bringing Ilicic and Malinovsky off the bench to beat the team with highest payroll in league in a key game for a Champions League spot— David Amoyal (@DavidAmoyal) April 18, 2021Juventus without Cristiano Ronaldo under Pirlo:6 Games1 Win2 Loss3 DrawsThe three draws were against Crotone, Verona and Benevento.... I thought ronaldo was holding them back pic.twitter.com/2Pt1TKNGHa— SHIBith⚡️ (@cibeat) April 18, 2021Juventus have 0 wins without Cristiano Ronaldo this season and they said he’s the one holding them back...— Legendary Hustler (@EmrysYolo) April 18, 2021No Cristiano Ronaldo No Points🙆🏻‍♂️— 𝐀𝐥𝐢 (@Ali__Chaudhary) April 18, 2021Juventus have NOT won a SINGLE match in which Cristiano Ronaldo has not played this season in Serie A.And yet some call him the problem. Ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/Av4dO6IvLQ— CristianoXtra™ (@RonaldoZone_) April 18, 2021Juventus have not won a game this season without Cristiano Ronaldo.— Forza Juventus (@ForzaJuveEN) April 18, 2021FT: Atalanta 1-0 JuventusJuve are 12 points behind Inter Milan, who have a game in hand 🤯 pic.twitter.com/oN3FDhMlpM— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 18, 2021- Juventus have won 0 games without Ronaldo in Serie A this season- Ronaldo has contributed to 44% of Juventus total goals in Serie A this season- Ronaldo has won 19 points for Juventus in Serie A this season pic.twitter.com/xtqcqEyZak— Everything Cristiano (@EverythingCR7_) April 18, 2021Juventus is losing another match without cristiano ronaldo.But some still think that he is a problem.Juve without ronaldo is tragic.. pic.twitter.com/JS4AUBm0ei— Cristiano Ronaldo Fans (@Cristia82137311) April 18, 2021Juventus are yet to win a single game this season without Cristiano. But I thought he’s the problem 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Ywcv3hsgsy— M. (@MikhaeIII) April 18, 2021A late goal for Atalanta means that Andrea Pirlo's Juventus are fourth in Serie A, hanging on to a Champions League placeThey're a massive 12 points behind Inter at the top, having played a game more! 😱 pic.twitter.com/cSZVxBX1UK— The Sack Race (@thesackrace) April 18, 2021Juventus now dropped down to the 4th place with 62 points. #juvelive pic.twitter.com/uUDm4PVwBs— Forza Juventus (@ForzaJuveEN) April 18, 2021From Sarri to Pirlo pic.twitter.com/m7zaEw7c68— KN (@KN1897) April 18, 2021PIRLO: "Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer of this team, Of course we feel his absence." pic.twitter.com/LZFsesBGga— The CR7 Timeline. (@TimelineCR7) April 18, 2021Pirlo for Juventus has been so great ❤️ pic.twitter.com/yJMiAR2wpL— Ae Fatimah Veg Keema is Coming (@strgtOuttaCntxt) April 18, 2021We had an entire week to prepare for this match, serious clubs were playing champions league while we were having interteam scrimmages. Pirlo is out of excuses, this is shameful, this is embarrassing. This is not Juventus.— JClub 🇮🇹 (@blvckgianni) April 18, 2021Pirlo really got a job at Juve because he looks class when holding a glass of wine in his hand.— Josip (@JosipFCB93) April 18, 2021Juventus could drop out of the Champions League places today.Imagine no Cristiano Ronaldo in the UCL 😳 pic.twitter.com/4332tgR4mN— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 18, 2021Juventus have not won a game this season without Cristiano Ronaldo.— Forza Juventus (@ForzaJuveEN) April 18, 2021Juventus have 0 wins without Ronaldo this season but i’m supposed to believe he’s holding them back 😭😭😭— Jay ⚡️ (@Jay_RMA) April 18, 2021