Juventus beat Lecce 2-0 in Serie A

Juventus beat hosts Lecce 2-0 in the match between the two sides in matchday 8 of Serie A, played on 25 October 2026 at 20:00 Saudi time.

Weston McKennie scored the opening goal in the 29th minute, before Douglas Luiz added the second in the 41st minute, giving Juventus the lead at half-time.

In stoppage time, Lecce player Kialonda Gaspar was sent off with a red card in the 90+4th minute, leaving his team to finish the match with ten players.

Douglas Luiz was named man of the match after scoring a goal and providing an assist in the 83 minutes he played, with a rating of 9.

In terms of statistics, Juventus dominated possession with 58 per cent compared to 42 per cent for Lecce, and completed 475 passes compared to 332. Juventus also made 4 saves compared to none for Lecce. On the other hand, Lecce had more shots, with 16 compared to 8 for Juventus, and won 5 corners compared to 3. The expected goals rate stood at 1.02 for Lecce compared to 1.13 for Juventus.

With this result, Juventus moved up to 14 points in seventh place after 8 matches, having won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2, scoring 11 goals and conceding 8. Lecce, meanwhile, remained on 9 points in twelfth place after 8 matches, having won 3 and lost 5 without a single draw, scoring 9 goals and conceding 14.