Serie A | Lecce 0-3 Juventus: Vlahovic the poacher

Dusan Vlahovic scored twice – on the volley and stealing it on the road from Weston McKennie – to overcome Lecce and ship Juventus high of the desk, as Inter have a sport in hand.

The Bianconeri made the journey with out Federico Chiesa, Adrien Rabiot, Moise Kean and Mattia De Sciglio, however McKennie and Federico Gatti returned from suspension. The hosts missed Lameck Banda, Hamza Rafia, Ahmed Touba and Kastriot Dermaku, hoping to show a nook after one level and one objective within the final 4 rounds.

McKennie thought he had scored when nodding a Fabio Miretti nook that looped previous Wladimiro Falcone, however was denied by the Nikola Krstovic goal-line clearance.

Vlahovic had timid penalty appeals for his tussle with Marin Pongracic, nevertheless it gave the impression to be mutual pushing and shoving.

Filip Kostic blasted over from a decent angle, as did Krstovic on the Remy Oudin help, whereas Vlahovic simply did not get on the top of a ferocious Andrea Cambiaso cross.

After the restart, Pontus Almqvist sprinted down the proper just for Gleison Bremer to do exactly sufficient to cease him placing the cross in.

McKennie had one other header from a nook, this one straight at Falcone, then Vlahovic’s diving header on the Kostic cross flashed simply large of the far publish.

Juventus lastly broke by way of in chaotic vogue, as Kenan Yildiz began the counter-attack with an excellent first contact and examined Falcone, then Andrea Cambiaso floated in a cross for the clumsy but efficient Vlahovic volley from 12 yards that bounced into the far high nook.

Dušan Vlahović’s objective that takes him into double figures for the season 🫡 pic.twitter.com/KEgKLJ7fy5

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The Bianconeri doubled their lead when Kostic whipped a cross for the McKennie header from a decent angle and simply earlier than it went in, Vlahovic obtained his studs to the ball to verify – and steal the objective for himself.

Wojciech Szczesny was proper behind a Patrick Dorgu roller and Gleison Bremer added a 3rd late on, rising above the gang to nod in a Samuel Iling Junior free kick.

Szczesny saved the clear sheet with an excellent one-handed save on Nicola Sansone deep into stoppages.

Lecce 0-3 Juventus

Vlahovic 59, 68 (J), Bremer 85 (J)

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