Round 36: Juventus vs. Lecce match preview
With their advantage in four place down to a single point, Juventus hope to fare better against a team just a wee bit higher in the standings than last weekend’s opposition.
TURIN, ITALY - JANUARY 03: Weston McKennie of Juventus controls the ball during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Lecce at Juventus Stadium on January 03, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images) | Juventus FC via Getty Images With just three games to go in the 2025-26 season, Juventus have the chance to see the home stretch go one of two ways. They can either hold firm on their slim, one-point margin over fifth-place Roma (and Como in sixth place) and qualify for the Champions League.
Or, they can fumble away what was a good advantage to have just a couple of weeks ago, seeing chances to wrap things up go by the wayside and drop down into a potential doomsday scenario when it comes to the core of the roster and the finances of the club. One part of this fork in the road is the good option. The other is … well, basically the opposite of that.
So how do you prevent a reality where Juventus walk through the less-than-desirable Door No. 2? You listen to Rocky Balboa’s wife Adrian and close your final three games with nothing but three points.
One week after lining up against a team that had just been officially relegated to Serie B, Juventus now face a team that is trying not to join Hellas Verona in Italy’s second division next season. As things stand right now, Lecce’s standing in 17th place is actually looking a little better than Juve’s in fourth. Lecce are four points ahead of Cremonese when it comes to the final relegation spot, with Hellas Verona and Pisa mathematically relegated during the opening hours of Matchday 35 last week.
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