Juventus complicated their situation with another mistake and the gap to the leader increases
Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Saturday, 03 January 2026, 22:23 / Updated on Saturday, 03 January 2026 22:31
His footballers Juventus drew 1-1 at home on Saturday evening in the match of the 18th round of Serie A against Lecceoccupying the 16th place.
Following this result, Luciano Spalletti's men are five points behind provisional leaders AC Milan, who also have a game in hand. Second-placed Inter Milan and third-placed Napoli have even two games less than Juventus.
Juventus, wrong step in Serie A
In the sixth draw of this season, the Turinese were initially led home after Lameck Banda's goal came in the extra time of the first half.
Four minutes after the return from the booths, Weston McKennie equalized and his team-mate Jonathan David had a chance to score from the penalty spot in the 66th minute. The Canadian striker, however, executed poorly from the penalty spot, allowing the Lecce keeper to parry his shot, according to sport.aktuality.sk.
Also on Saturday, in Serie A, Como beat Udinese 1-0. The victory was decided by a penalty converted by the hosts' captain, Lucas da Cunha. Como consolidated sixth place, now two points behind fifth-placed Juventus. Udinese are in the 11th position, which is provisional.
Ninth-placed Sassuolo drew 1-1 at home to Parma and are without a win in their last four games. The visitors are in 14th place, six points clear of the relegation zone.
For now, seventeenth-placed Genoa also avoid relegation after drawing 1-1 at home, also against Pisa. The newly promoted side, on the other hand, has only one win and is three points behind Genoa.
Serie A standings
