Le Pagelle: Juventus vs. Lecce
Juventus couldn’t pull away, but held their early lead to jump into third place.
LECCE, ITALY - MAY 09: Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Juventus FC at Stadio Via del Mare on May 09, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Filippo Alfero - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images) | Juventus FC via Getty Images Saturday’s game between Juventus and Lecce looked for all the world like it was going to be a thrashing. Dusan Vlahovic set a club record for quickest goal scored in a league match to put the team in the lead within 12 seconds, and in the next six minutes he nearly scored again and Francisco Conceição bashed a ball into the crossbar.
Lecce, still playing for their lives to stave off relegation, looked completely shell-shocked. Save for a great save by Michele Di Gregorio to keep the home team from equalizing quickly, they didn’t produce all that much in the way of threat. But as we’ve seen too many times in 2026, Juve couldn’t capitalize on their dominance.
A game that really ought to have been 3-0 or more by halftime turned into a nervy affair by the end, as Lecce tried desperately to salvage a point for themselves while Juve clung to their single goal. Many times we’ve seen Juve get bitten in the rear by their inability to put games away, but fortunately this time they avoided that particular fate. Their 1-0 victory pulled in three huge points, especially considering the results the rest of the round.
Roma stayed on Juve’s tail a point behind, but AC Milan took a shocking beating at the hands of Atalanta, allowing Juve to jump above them for third place. On Monday, Napoli lost to a last-second winner against Bologna, leaving them only two points ahead of the Bianconeri with two games left. The race for the Champions League places has now sucked everyone below champions-elect Inter (barf) with two games left to go.
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