Juventus Turin barely got the better of Lecce (1-0), a surprise team at the start of the season, thanks to a goal from Arkadiusz Milik on Tuesday during the 6th day of the Italian Championship. Juve, humiliated at Sassuolo (4-2) last Saturday, thanks to this success temporarily moved into 2nd place with 12 points, two lengths behind the leader, Inter.
But the whistles which accompanied Massimiliano Allegri’s players to the locker room at the break, then the timid applause at the final whistle showed once again that this Juve 2023-24 did not excite its fans. It was not until the 57th minute that Milik, preferred to Dusan Vlahovic, delivered Juve by pushing a header from Adrien Rabiot with his foot. Until then, the most serious opportunity for a dominant but laborious Juve had come from Federico Chiesa, whose recovery had grazed the left post of the Lecce goal (27th). Lecce fell to 4th place (11 pts).
On Wednesday, Inter, author of a full card of 15 points in five matches, receives Sassuolo (12th), and AC Milan (3rd), without their French goalkeeper Mike Maignan, spared after a thigh injury , moves to Cagliari (19th). For its part, the reigning champion Naples, already relegated seven points from the lead (7th), receives Udinese (18th) for the first of four matches between now and the international break in October which could decide future of his coach, Rudi Garcia.