Juventus and Lecce battled to a 1-1 draw this evening, in a match where the Bianconeri once again failed to secure a victory despite dominating for large portions. The result leaves questions about their ability to close out games, especially against resilient opponents like Lecce. Here’s our player ratings for the performance.
Player Ratings
Mattia Perin – 7.5
Perin was as reliable as ever between the posts, making crucial saves to keep Juventus in the game. His consistency continues to make life difficult for Michele Di Gregorio, who arrived in Turin aiming to be the club’s first-choice goalkeeper.
Danilo – 6.0
The veteran defender showcased his experience with some key interventions, but his performance was marred by careless turnovers. With a fully fit squad, he might struggle to retain his starting spot.
Federico Gatti – 6.5
Solid defensively, Gatti contributed to keeping Lecce at bay for much of the match. However, his adventurous forward runs began to leave gaps at the back, and he was eventually substituted.
Pierre Kalulu – 7.0
Kalulu was once again Juventus’ standout defender. His positional awareness and composure were vital in neutralizing Lecce’s attacking threats.
Andrea Cambiaso – 8.0
A Man of the Match display from the versatile full-back. Cambiaso excelled in multiple roles, capped by scoring Juventus’ only goal with a well-taken deflected shot. His adaptability and work rate were commendable.
Manuel Locatelli – 6.5
Locatelli was effective in the defensive phases and played a key role in breaking up Lecce’s plays. However, he failed to close down Nikola Krstović, whose cross led to Lecce’s late equaliser.
Khephren Thuram – 6.5
Thuram was composed in possession and contributed to Juve’s attacking transitions. However, he missed a golden opportunity to break the deadlock early in the game, which could have changed its course.
Kenan Yildiz – 7.0
For much of his time on the pitch, Yildiz was Juventus’ most dynamic attacker, constantly probing Lecce’s defence. Unfortunately, he couldn’t deliver the decisive touch when it mattered most.
Teun Koopmeiners – 7.5
Koopmeiners delivered one of his best performances in a Juventus shirt. He provided the assist for Cambiaso’s goal and was a steady presence in midfield throughout the game.
Francisco Conceição – 7.5
Conceição was a live wire on the flank, with his pace and directness causing Lecce significant problems. Despite his efforts, he couldn’t find the breakthrough he deserved.
Timothy Weah – 6.5
Weah worked hard as a makeshift number nine but often appeared isolated due to a lack of quality service. He needs more support from his teammates to shine in this role.
Substitutes
Jonas Rouhi – 6.0
Brought on to allow Cambiaso to move into a more attacking role, Rouhi’s task was to shore up the defence. Unfortunately, Juventus still conceded a late goal.
Nicolò Fagioli – 6.0
Replacing Thuram in midfield, Fagioli failed to offer the dynamism needed to control the game. His impact was minimal.
Samuel Mbangula – 6.0
Mbangula made a few lively runs that troubled Lecce’s defence, but he couldn’t provide the spark Juventus needed to seal the win.
Diego Pugno – N/A
Pugno came on too late to have a meaningful influence on the game and did not play enough to earn a rating.
Out of steam obviously but if Cambiaso was disciplined, he shouldn’t make several stupid solo in the last 10 minutes especially the one caused the goal. This team doesn’t have a strong mental and reminded me the goal Muller scored in the last second, If Alex Sandro was any stronger.
Koop was ridiculous again, he’s more like a DM.
Giuntoli made too many rubbish transfer decisions and should leave. Motta is good for a team competing for top 4 but not title.
We’ll, it’s a bit too harsh. The team didn’t loose again, which is quite an achievement when you do a long run in playoffs. We are depleted in defence without Bremer and Cabal, which I find are starters. We fielded NextGen players, which is a reflection on how bad the injury crisis is. Lecce was never an easy team to beat. Let’s reinforce during the winter break and see what happens. If we don’t finish in top 4, then I might agree with you. But remember, we have a very updated squad with lot’s of injuries and UCL we are participating this year. So don’t expect miracles, as we are in the built-up stage
We had bad luck with all the posts and disallowed goal. After the goal we controlled the game. But, what Cambiasso did was selfish, as you don’t cut-off your teammates like that in last minute. The good sign is that we played an away game with a depleted squad against a good team. In addition, di Gregorio was injured. Weah and Mbangulla are the strikers. Did you expect a phenomenal game?
We let Chiesa and Pogba go and spent over 100m for Koopmeiners , Thuram the wrong pass guy, and Douglas the Alisha Homeboy. Haha . I can’ see angry commenters of this website who used to boast about Guitinolli and his noob transfer transfer strategy. We really need Marotta back. Guitin is another Paratici
Can’t you play fagioli thuram locateli in midfield in a 433 ? It will make them help each other, and where is that midfield that played against Leipzig? , the problem with this juve team is just one thing, not the injuries but the ‘pass’ nobody’s passing the ball the right way and the only person that can do it is on the bench, vlahovic suffered for lack of that passes and every number 9 will suffer for the same and that makes me wonder why someone that played football as a midfielder in one of the best team in the history of inter and barca and psg don’t understand that nobody’s passing it d right way and that his best passer is fagioli, forget hardwork in training because Ronaldinho even tevez hates to train . The best midfield performance of this season is against Leipzig and the best midfielder in that game is fagioli why is he on the bench.