Lecce vs Juventus, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AJuventus climb to top of Serie A with win over Lecce
A second-half brace from Dusan Vlahovic and a late header from Gleison Bremer earned Juventus a 3-0 away win over Lecce on Sunday, lifting them to the top of Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Gatti with a cross.
- 2': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 2': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
- 4': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marin Pongracic.
- 7': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Danilo.
- 9': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 11': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Pontus Almqvist.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Miretti with a cross.
- 11': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabio Miretti.
- 12': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 15': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Remi Oudin with a cross.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 18': Attempt missed. Remi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joan González.
- 22': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 22': Joan González (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 23': Weston McKennie (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
- 26': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 32': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt saved. Remi Oudin (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ylber Ramadani.
- 36': Foul by Fabio Miretti (Juventus).
- 36': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Hand ball by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 42': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 42': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Filip Kostic (Juventus).
- 43': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Filip Kostic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Pontus Almqvist (Lecce).
- 45': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 45': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Juventus 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Juventus 0.
- 48': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
- 49': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
- 53': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
- 54': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Bremer.
- 56': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
- 57': Substitution, Juventus. Timothy Weah replaces Fabio Miretti.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
- 59': Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 59': Goal! Lecce 0, Juventus 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso following a fast break.
- 60': Substitution, Lecce. Alexis Blin replaces Joan González.
- 62': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 65': Substitution, Lecce. Patrick Dorgu replaces Antonino Gallo.
- 65': Substitution, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti replaces Remi Oudin.
- 67': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Santiago Pierotti.
- 68': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Mohamed Kaba.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 68': Goal! Lecce 0, Juventus 2. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
- 70': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 72': Substitution, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli replaces Nikola Krstovic.
- 72': Substitution, Lecce. Nicola Sansone replaces Pontus Almqvist.
- 74': Substitution, Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Kenan Yildiz.
- 74': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Filip Kostic.
- 75': Attempt saved. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Kaba.
- 79': Foul by Timothy Weah (Juventus).
- 79': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
- 81': Hand ball by Samuel Iling-Junior (Juventus).
- 84': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 85': Goal! Lecce 0, Juventus 3. Bremer (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 88': Attempt missed. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Kaba with a cross.
- 89': Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Mohamed Kaba (Lecce).
- 89': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt saved. Federico Gatti (Juventus) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
- 90'+1': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lecce 0, Juventus 3.
- 0': Match ends, Lecce 0, Juventus 3.
Statistics
 JUV |
LEC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.3 | Possession | 51.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
| 437 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 20 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 28,074
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 28,074
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 9 | +8 | 18 |
| 3 | Juventus | 9 | +10 | 17 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 9 | +11 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Lecce (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 5 | Marin Pongracic |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Valentin Gendrey |
| 16 | Joan Gonzàlez |
| 77 | Mohamed Kaba  |
| 10 | Rémi Oudin |
| 7 | Pontus Almqvist |
| 9 | Nikola Krstovic |
Juventus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 20 | Fabio Miretti |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 11 | Filip Kostic |
| 27 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 15 | Kenan Yildiz |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
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