According to "Varzesh3", Lecce now in its last 21 encounters with the Old Lady in the Serie A, has won only once (5 draws and 15 defeats). The pressures in recent weeks had increased on Luciano Spalletti ; especially after the heavy home defeat against Lazio last week. However, Juventus was facing a team that in its last 12 encounters with it had not won even once, and this very matter increased the possibility of achieving an away win.
Despite the Bianconeri having possession of the ball in the opening minutes, in the attacking third of the pitch they did not have the necessary power to create dangerous opportunities. But in the 30th minute everything changed; thanks to a clever and pre-designed set piece. Douglas Luiz, by executing the free kick quickly and sending the ball over Lecce's defensive line, caught the host's defenders unawares, so that Weston McKennie simply and from close distance put the ball into the goal.
Lecce had conceded a goal in all four of its home games this season and, with the approaching end of the first half, still had trouble dominating the flow of the match. On the other side, Juventus after scoring the first goal played with calm and, right on the threshold of the end of the first half, scored the second goal too. This time Douglas Luiz, who was the maker of the first goal, after receiving Federico Gatti's pass, from behind the penalty area opened the goal with a powerful strike.
Eusebio Di Francesco, to improve his team's performance, before the start of the second half made two simultaneous substitutions; because Lecce in the first half had not registered even one shot on target.
The host's performance became better after these changes and, on the threshold of reaching the 60th minute, the Juventus goalkeeper was forced to react twice; even so, he easily saved the low-danger strikes of Lecce's players.
In the end, Juventus, without being forced to play with all its power, had the complete control of the match in its possession and passed a calm and trouble-free second half. In this way, the Old Lady, after three matches, celebrated its first victory in the league.
Kialonda Gaspar also, in the stoppage time of the second half, after receiving the second yellow card, was sent off from the match pitch and closed the file of this encounter. With this victory, Spalletti's team, by climbing to the seventh rank of the table, became equal in points with the sixth-ranked Frosinone.
Source: Varzesh3
