Spalletti told Sport Mediaset.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWe made the wrong choices when the going got tough. There are moments where the ball moves around and it\u2019s largely about statistics, but when the game gets real, you have to make the right calls, do them quickly and sharply. In those moments, we made the wrong choices, they made the right ones.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is a recurring theme for Juventus so far this season, one that Spalletti has complained about before.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were spaces to send players through two on one, but instead we took it near the corner flag. We lack the experience sometimes to recognise those situations, but also there are the characteristics of some players that are either there or not. We cannot seem to have that sharpness and clear-headed focus in the decisive moments. It happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
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BERGAMO, ITALY \u2013 FEBRUARY 05: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, looks on prior to the Coppa Italia Quarter-Final match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC at the New Balance Arena on February 05, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Considering the strength in depth at their disposal, it was expected that the Juventus options off the bench would allow them to step up a gear in the second half, but instead it was Atalanta whose substitutes made a strong impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cStepping up a level is also down to the way the whole group trains. We have a few defects, as many teams do, but I feel that we are a team. We just need to recognise these moments of a match that can become decisive, because if you look at the number of chances in this game, the result seems like a false reflection of it,\u201d noted Spalletti.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lost 3-0, so it seems odd to say the lads worked hard and put in a good performance. What I didn\u2019t like was in the closing stages we all got spread out and tried to find a breakthrough individually, so we lost organisation too much. We lost some unity.\u201d<\/p>\n
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BERGAMO, ITALY \u2013 FEBRUARY 05: Jonathan David of Juventus reacts during the Coppa Italia Quarter-Final match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC at the New Balance Arena on February 05, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Spalletti was asked to be honest on what he thought about that handball for the penalty, but he didn\u2019t take the bait.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a penalty because it touches his hand. I am interested in other things, I have a different job,\u201d smiled the coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy hardest job is convincing the lads of what really happened in this match tomorrow, not what the result says. They need to see the reality of their performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
This result means Juventus are out of the Coppa Italia at the quarter-final stage, remaining in Serie A and preparing for the Champions League play-offs against Galatasaray.<\/p>\n
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BERGAMO, ITALY \u2013 FEBRUARY 05: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, speaks to Pierre Kalulu during the Coppa Italia Quarter-Final match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC at the New Balance Arena on February 05, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n