Juventus 4-0 Lecce
Series manager Juventus welcomed Lecce, who placed 18th on the table in Italian Serie A before kicking off Friday. Still, it would take time before it loosened for the big team at Allianz Stadium.
Lecce defender Fabio Lucoini got a red card in the first place, but the bottom team stayed 0-0 at the break. After the rest, however, there was one-way driving in Turin.
First, Paulo Dybala sent Juventus into the lead with a shot in the cross after 53 minutes before Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead from the penalty spot a few minutes later. Gonzalo Higuaín and Matthijs de Ligt placed Juventus’ third and fourth on the tamp.
See all the goals down in the case.
Brass trials and red card
The visitors opened the match best with a couple of dangers, but the biggest chances were Juventus in the first place.
Just before half-time, Ronaldo tried on a spectacular brass kick, but the attempt went outside.
Then clone Lucioni mentioned it when he lost the ball in his own defense to Rodrigo Bentancur who was allowed free range on goal. The Lecce defender then fielded the Uruguayan and referee Marco Piccinni showed Lucioni the red card. An already tough task became even tougher for the away team.
Boom after boom
Then Juventus fixed the grip on the match. An unmarked Ronaldo should have sent “the old lady” into the lead five minutes before the break, but he headed outside from the five-meter team.
The Portuguese then accurately let in Bernadeschi who had run free in the box, but the Italian slid the ball over goal. Pointless for a break.
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But it was only a matter of time before Juventus managed to score. It took 53 minutes. Ronaldo found Dybala on the 16-yard line, and the Argentine put the ball straight and bent the ball at the opposite angle to 1-0. His second score in two games.
After the hour, Ronaldo was fielded inside the Lecce box. Penalty to Juventus, as the Portuguese knocked in the middle of the goal behind Gabriel to 2-0. Ronaldo’s 21st goal in Serie A this season.
Seven minutes before the end, Ronaldo replaced Gonzalo Higuaín with a heel kick, and the Argentine was freezing alone with the keeper. 3-0.
Matthijs de Ligt headed in Juventus’ fourth and final right afterwards.
With that result, Juventus is eight points ahead of Lazio in second place with two more games played. Lecce is still below the line in 18th place.
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