Juventus ended their first match of 2026 in a 1-1 draw against Lecce, with the Serie A Matchday 18 clash taking place at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday, January 3, 2026. We could argue that this was perhaps one of Juventus's finest displays since Spalletti's arrival, yet the Bianconeri could only secure a single point. The first half was largely controlled by Juventus, who squandered several chances, faced an outstanding performance from Falcone in goal, and even struck the post. Just before halftime, in the 45+1 minute, Lameck Banda found the net with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the top left corner, thanks to a setup from Cambiaso that allowed Banda to score Lecce's opening goal.   In the second half, the home team quickly equalized in the 49th minute. Weston McKennie netted a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the middle of the goal. From that point onward, Juventus dominated, creating numerous opportunities and even earning a penalty, which David unfortunately missed.   Juventus made too many mistakes in the final third, hitting the post again with Yildiz in the closing minutes, and Openda shot high over the empty net on the rebound.

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— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) January 3, 2026

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— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) January 3, 2026

        2025– 2026 Italian Serie A Week 18 ⚪️⚫️  Juventus 1 - 1 Lecce  🟡🔴 Saturday 3 January 2026 Allianz Stadium Turin, Italy 18:00 Referee: COLLU Assistants: BERTI – BIANCHINI IV: MARCENARO VAR: DOVERI AVAR: GHERSINI ⚽️  Goals:   45+1' Lameck Banda (L), 49' Weston McKennie (J) ❌   Penalty saved: 66' Jonathan David (J) 🟨 Yellow Cards: 61' Youssef Maleh (L), 70' Danilo Veiga (L), 95' Wladimiro Falcone (L) ✅  Official Lineups - Formations - Tabellino: Lineup Juventus: Di Gregorio, Bremer, Locatelli © (77' Openda), Kelly, Conceição (46' Zhegrova), Yildiz, Kalulu, Thuram (69' Koopmeiners), McKennie (83' Adžić), Cambiaso (69' Kostić), David. Subs: Perin, Pinsoglio, Miretti, João Mário, Cabal, Rouhi, P. Felipe. Coach: Luciano Spalletti Lineup Lecce: Falcone ©, Gaspar, Pérez (77' Veiga), Banda (81' Helgason), Ramadani, Camarda (68' Štulić), Gallo, Tiago Gabriel, Pierotti (68' Ndaba), Kaba, Maleh. Subs: Samooja, Bleve, Siebert, Sala, N’Dri, Jean, Kouassi, Gorter, Marchwiński. Coach: Fabrizio Del Rosso (Di Francesco suspended)

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