Lecce vs Juventus

Match summary

Juventus won 2-0 away at Lecce. Juventus led 2-0 at half-time.

Weston McKennie put Juventus ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Douglas Luiz and Douglas Luiz made it 0-2 in the 41st minute, set up by Federico Gatti.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lecce created 0.76 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Juventus 0.80 from 8. Lecce had a player sent off.

Lecce hosted Juventus in Serie A matchday 8, recording 42 percent possession against 58 percent for the visitors. Despite having more territory and initiative with 110 attacks compared to 89, 51 dangerous attacks against 41, and 16 shots to 8, the home side failed to convert their chances. Lecce registered 4 shots on target and 5 corners, while Juventus managed 2 shots on target and 3 corners. The hosts completed 333 passes with a pass accuracy of 77 percent, contrasted with 476 passes and 81 percent accuracy for Juventus. The match saw 10 fouls committed by Lecce and 12 by Juventus, alongside 2 yellow cards and 1 red card for the home team, with 0 bookings for the visitors.

The first half action began with Juventus taking the lead in the 29th minute when Weston McKennie scored with a right foot shot to make it 0-1. Douglas Luiz added a second goal for Juventus in the 41st minute, also with a right foot shot, bringing the score to 0-2 at half-time. Lecce made 2 substitutions at the start of the second half, bringing on Joël Monteiro and Jamil Siebert. Further changes followed for both sides, including Lecce introducing Corrie Ndaba, Paco Esteban and Nikola Stulic, while Juventus brought on Jérémie Boga, Juan Cabal, Pape Matar Sarr and Kerim Alajbegovic. Gaspar received a yellow card for a foul in the 76th minute and was subsequently shown a second yellow card leading to a red card in the 90+4th minute as the match ended 0-2.