Problems, problems, problems for Juventus. The Italian giant missed all the good news in April, until the 15 points deduction decision was overturned, getting Juve straight back to the second position in Serie A. But that still didn’t mean much for players and coach Massimiliano Allegri, who are in a series of bad displays and results. Bianconeri managed a single point in four Serie A matches, and they were eliminated from the Italian Cup by Inter. Today they badly needed a win against a newcomer to the league, but even against ‘rookies’ in Serie A, Juve is struggling: they have lost three of their last five games against Serie A newcomers. Luckily for the home fans, Juve managed to wake up Dušan Vlahović and earn a win at home: Juventus – Lecce 2-1.Vlahovic class goalpic.twitter.com/cNkKOAYS3I— Chelseaa (@Chels3609) May 3, 2023 “This is part of a player’s career, he needs to react and fight back. He seems calm, these are moments that every player goes through in their careers” said Allegri about Vlahović ahead of this match. 80 million euros striker has not reached the 10-goal mark for Juventus in Serie A, while he had already netted 17 in January last season before he made the switch from Fiorentina. But the Serb fought back and scored a winner with a beautiful volley, after a great setup by his countryman Filip Kostić. Vlahović finally found the net after a 773-minute goal drought in Serie A. It seems that Juve striker likes to play against newly promoted teams, since he scored 12 goals in the last 13 games against them.When You Learn From The GOAT. What a Free Kick Goal ByLeandro Paredes. First Goal In Juventus Shirt. ⚪️⚫️ pic.twitter.com/9m5fdwgahN— 𝐙𝐚𝐲𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐦𓃵 (@_ZaynKarim) May 3, 2023 Unlike in some other games, Juve had plenty of chances in this one, they just couldn’t convert them into goals. Over their last six league games, Juventus have found the net on just four occasions, which is in the line with Empoli, Spezia and Lecce, the relegation struggling teams. And they also had ‘dark moments’, when even the weak team like Lecce was all over them. It started with a goal for the visitors in the second minute, but Ceesay was offside. One of the players who didn’t fulfill his expectations in Turin was Leandro Paredes, but the PSG loanee scored in the 15th minute after a great free-kick. Then it was time for Juve to score from offside and Miretti’s goal was disallowed by VAR. But then one of the most experienced players on the pitch Danilo handballed in the penalty area and Ceesay converted the penalty to level the game. ‘You’re all a bunch of s**ts, you’ll finish sixth anyway’And then the Serbian duo Filip Kostić – Dušan Vlahović teamed up for the winner. Kostić came from the left and passed it to Vlahović, who left-foot half-volleyed it from just inside the area for 2-1. Miretti missed a great chance later on, as well as Danilo (hit the crossbar), but then Lecce pressed the home team and had chances of their own, but Baschirotto and Ceesay couldn’t score from close range. SERIE A – MATCHDAY 33WednesdaySampdoria – Torino 0-2 (0-1)/Buongiorno 31, Pellegri 90+4/Salernitana – Fiorentina 3-3 (1-1)/ Dia 10, 59, 81 – Gonzalez 36, Ikone 71, Biraghi 84/Juventus – Lecce 2-1 (2-1)/Paredes 15, Vlahovic 40 – Ceesay (p) 37/Atalanta – Spezia (3-2 (1-1)/De Roon 32, Zappacosta 48, Muriel 54 – Gyasu 18, Bourabia 64/22:00: (1.65) Lazio (4.00) Sassuolo (6.00)22:00: (6.25) Verona (3.80) Inter (1.65)22:00: (3.60) Monza (3.20) Roma (2.35)22:00: (1.28) Milan (5.40) Cremonese (12.0)Thursday21:45: (5.00) Udinese (3.70) Napoli (1.80)21:45: (2.95) Empoli (3.20) Bologna (2.65)***odds are subject to change***
