Juventus routs Empoli, Lecce confirms: they are third together

One win to resume its run, another to confirm itself in the role of surprise at the beginning of the season.

Juventus and Lecce won their respective Sunday evening Serie A matches 2-0, bringing them arm in arm on 7 points in the standings (the result of two wins and a draw) and thus in third and fourth place, which would currently mean Champions League. The Bianconeri prevailed in the Empoli away match, the Salentini beat a combative Salernitana at home.

For Juventus comes a round 2-0, with the game put in the safe forò only in the final of the Castellani. Immediately dangerous with Vlahovic, the Bianconeri went through on 24' thanks to Danilo’s saucer on the developments of a corner. There would be a chance to double when Maleh came into contact with Gatti in the box, but Vlahovic let Berisha parry the subsequent penalty awarded on 39'.

At the beginning of the second half, Fazzini made Juventus tremble by touching the equalizer in an acrobatic move, then Pogba was not validated for a possible double due to offside. The goal comes forò all'82' and is signed by Chiesa on a counterattack on Milik’s service. Just the Pole does in time to hit the crossbar with a great framing as time expires.

Along with Juventus on 7 points there'è Lecce, victorious 2-0 over Salernitana. Krstovic was decisive on 6' thanks to a header off an assist from Gendrey. Ochoa saves on Banda the possible doubling, then the granata twice come close to equalizing in a resounding way: before halftime; providential Falcone on Candreva, in the second half Cabral hits the post after a bolide from the distance. As time expired, then came Cabral’s deflection with his arm in his own area: è penalty, which Strefezza even transformed in 98'.