Thiago Motta insists Juventus ‘cannot be happy with a draw, but it was a great performance’ in their wide open 1-1 against Atalanta.

Juventus are 15 points worse off at this stage of the season than they were last year, with Thiago Motta ruing their consistent draws.

Juventus manager Thiago Motta voiced his frustration following his side's draw with Atalanta on Tuesday, acknowledging that while they remain unbeaten, their growing tally of draws means the Turin side are falling short of the club's expectations.

Juventus continue their unbeaten start to the Serie A campaign but are held to a 13th draw in their opening 20 games by Atalanta.

Juventus on Tuesday night were held again by a 1-1 draw at Atalanta after Pierre Kalulu's second-half goal became useless following a late equaliser scored by Mateo Retegui. Overall, Juventus remain unbeaten but have scored 13 draws in their opening 20 games.