Juventus Turin quickly got back on track after their first defeat of the season and heavy criticism. Italy’s record football champions won their home game against the previously unbeaten surprise team US Lecce 1-0 (0-0) on Tuesday evening and climbed to second place in Serie A for the time being. Former Bundesliga professional Arkadiusz Milik (57th) scored decisively.
Juve have 13 points, with Inter Milan at the top with a maximum of 15 points. The leaders will only play their sixth game of the season on Wednesday evening (8.45 p.m./DAZN) against Sassuolo Calcio.
Sassuolo inflicted their first defeat on Turin last weekend (2:4) and brought Italy’s critical press to the scene. It wasn’t just the Gazzetta dello Sport that saw a relapse into bad phases from the previous season and reported a “horror show”. On Tuesday, Turin was clearly superior, defended with concentration, but rarely had clear chances. Lecce’s Mohamed Kaba (90th + 3) saw a yellow-red card for a Schwalbe, but even before that the guest had hardly been able to cause any danger.