Vlahovic knocks out Lecce. Juventus, Allegri no longer hides: “We work for…”

Juventus, Allegri: “We work to make the impossible possible”

After the victory against Lecce and the momentary overtaking of Inter, Massimiliano Allegri lets slip a half sentence about the championship race. “What effect does Juve have before? In football there is nothing impossible. You have to have the conviction in your head to arrive and work to make impossible things possible – explained the Juventus coach who reached 300 victories in Serie A as coach – You have to do your best, then if there is someone who does better you will have to do it the compliments”. “We are training to win as many matches as possible and to understand how to manage the match – continued Allegri to Dazn -. We have grown on this and also on the serenity of playing. We are also better physically. We are more aware of our strength.”

“Tonight was a complicated match – Allegri's analysis of Juventus' 3-0 victory in Lecce -. The first half they ran and pressed and put us in difficulty also because we didn't do well in the choices on the last pass in some circumstances – he added -. Then when they dropped we remained clear, we continued to play and we won.” “After the second goal there was a moment in which we lowered the tension and we took a risk on a cross – the words of the Juventus coach -. The matches are long and one goal is enough to complicate everything because psychologically the match can be reversed. The boys were then very good at scoring the third goal.” “We try to do the best we can and move well within the pitch by occupying the right spaces – he continued -. Getting out of line is as important a component as controlling the ball.”

“When I returned to Turin the first year there was a hint of presumption – explained Allegri speaking of the path taken since his return to Juve -. We thought we could go back to winning straight away, but that wasn't the case. I got used to being on the bench again, analyzing the match, making changes and we all grew together.” “The journey began in 2021. It's a job that starts from afar. This year Giuntoli also arrived and is giving us a big hand”, he added.

Vlahovic knocks out Lecce: Juventus overtakes Inter

Overtaking operation completed: Juventus at the top of the Serie A table after the 3- on the Lecce pitch. The Bianconeri are +1 behind Inter, taking advantage of the Nerazzurri's commitment to the Super Cup which led to the postponement of the San Siro match against Atalanta (which will be resumed on Wednesday 28 February at 8.45pm). Balanced first half at the Via del Mare stadium with a save by Krstovic following a header by McKennie. In the second half Juve spread thanks to a brace from Vlahovic (59' and 68') and a header from Bremer (85') at the end.

Juventus leads the league with a brace from Vlahovic and a goal from Bremer, with Lecce finishing 3-0. The news

Juventus jumped to the top of the table by beating Lecce 3-0 at Via del Mare, a brace from Vlahovic and the match closed by Bremer in the 85th minute: a combative Lecce was unable to contain the Bianconeri. In the first minute Vlahovic kicks out a good pass from Gatti, Lecce responds in the fifth minute with Krstovic and this too goes out. In the 11th minute McKennie heads over and Krstovic saves, a minute later Vlahovic serves Kostic, a high shot. Lecce still dangerous with Krstovic in the 15th minute after a low shot from Oudin, this ball also goes high. The twenty-second minute sees a fair yellow for McKennie for simulating a foul. In the 34th minute Oudin tries a shot from outside the area, Szczesny blocks. In the second half Almqvist was brought down in the area but according to the referee it wasn't a penalty and we continued. In the 50th minute McKennie tries again but Falcone saves without difficulty. Two minutes later Kostic's cross on Vlahovic who dives with his head looking for the corner of Lecce's goal, the imprecise shot goes out to the left. In the 55th minute Szczesny intercepted a dangerous through ball from Krstovic from the left and thwarted the attempt.

The game breaks the deadlock in the 59th minute after a lightning-fast counterattack by Juventus with McKennie setting up the action, Cambiaso's shot is intercepted by Falcone, the Juventus player insists but decides to let Vlahovic intervene: his left-footed bounce on the ground raises a lob that enter the network.

Juventus's second goal came in the 68th minute with a great volley from McKennie who directed it towards the goal but not too precisely, but the ball was corrected by Vlahovic who was lurking and directed it into the net with his right foot. The match was finally closed with a header by Bremer in the 85th minute even with three minutes of injury time: Juventus leaders and the “short face” is a memory. Inter's next match in the league, which has one game less, is scheduled for January 28 against Fiorentina.

LECCE-JUVENTUS 0-3

Goals: 14' and 23' by Vlahovic, 40' by Bremer

Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto (C), Gallo (21' st Dorgu); Gonzalez (16' st Blin), Ramadani, Kaba; Oudin (21' st Pierotti), Krstovic (27' st Piccoli), Almqvist (27' st Sansone). Available: Brancolini, Samooja, Venuti, Berisha, Strefezza. Coach: D'Aversa.

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo (C); Cambiaso (36' st Alex Sandro), McKennie, Locatelli, Miretti (12' st Weah), Kostic (29' st Iling-Junior); Yildiz (29' st Milik), Vlahovic. Available: Pinsoglio, Perin, Rugani, Nicolussi Caviglia, Nonge Boende. Coach: Allegri.

Referee: Daniele Doveri of the Roma 1 section

Booked: McKennie (J)

Recovery time: 2' st, 3' st

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