Juventus performed out a goalless draw in opposition to Lecce tonight, regardless of showing to be on the verge of victory.
The Bianconeri knew they wanted to win this recreation, as consecutive goalless attracts had begun to lift questions amongst followers about their means to attain targets. The boys in black and white began strongly, with Khephren Thuram coming near opening the scoring virtually instantly after kickoff. Francisco Conceição additionally hit the publish throughout the first 16 minutes, as Juventus piled on the strain searching for a breakthrough.
Regardless of relentless strain, together with a disallowed purpose from Timothy Weah for offside, Juventus couldn’t discover the again of the online. Lecce, beneath rising pressure, sought to reply however struggled to say themselves within the first half, which ended with Juve firmly in management.
Thiago Motta’s crew had gone over 230 minutes with out scoring and entered the second half with renewed depth. Lecce, by means of Nikola Krstović, regarded threatening on the counterattack, whereas Tete Morente pressured a save from Mattia Perin because the hosts started to point out some life.
Federico Gatti almost took issues into his personal arms, coming near scoring for Juventus. In response, Thiago Motta launched Jonas Rouhi and Nicolò Fagioli so as to add recent legs to the midfield. Juventus lastly broke the impasse with a deflected shot from Andrea Cambiaso, a deserved purpose given their dominance.
Buoyed by the lead, Juve sought a second purpose, whereas Lecce created a number of late probabilities. The hosts’ persistence paid off in heartbreaking trend for Juventus when Ante Rebić scored a dramatic late equaliser, denying the Bianconeri a hard-fought victory.
