Juventus risks mockery but beats Lecce

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At the Stadium, Juventus beats Lecce 2-1 in the Saturday night match of the thirty-second day of Serie A and momentarily bypasses Atalanta in third place.

Juve’s flash goal after less than 100 seconds: Vlahovic’s filtering assist for Koopmeiners, who in front of Falcone pierces him with his left. Lecce’s angry reaction: on 5′ Krstovic from outside sends a right-footed shot onto the post, on the development of the action Di Gregorio puts in a corner. On 6′ Vlahovic from a favorable position sends high.

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The Salentini in the 11th minute lost Gaby Jean to a knee injury, in his place Tiago Gabriel made his debut. In the 20th minute, double chances for the Old Lady: first Vlahovic is bricked right by Tiago Gabriel, then a shot by Renato Veiga is deflected into a corner by Gaspar.

The Old Lady’s goal is to be scored.

On the field there was only Juve and in the 33rd minute came the doubling with disarming ease and the winning right-footed shot was by Yildizl uale had started the action, on Vlahovic’s backward assist. In the 36th minute, two chances for the Bianconeri: Falcone saves first on a diagonal by Kelly and then on Vlahovic’s tap-in.

In the 41st minute a sensational chance for Gallo, who had a shot blocked by Di Gregorio and then from a pass managed to send wide but was offside. Resume. In the 54th minute Koopmeiners tries to return the assist to Vlahovic but the Serbian is anticipated on the way out by Falcone. In the 75th minute Cambiaso’s left-footed shot from outside the box, Falcone deflects in a diving corner.

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At 84′ another unbelievable chance for the guests with Rebic who alone in front of Di Gregorio coming out gets his shot rejected. It is the prologue of what happens at 87′: Helgeson’s free kick and Baschirotto’s surgical header that shortens the distance. In the 90th minute Helgason at one step from goal is too far ahead of the cross from the right and the action fades. It ends 2-1 to Juventus.

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