Fortunately for Juventus, they emerged victorious in what was a tough encounter on Via del Mare in Lecce.
The Serie A newcomers had hoped to cling to a tie, but the Old Lady’s second-half dominance came to fruition when Nicolò Fagioli sealed victory with a splendid curling iron.
JuventusNews24 shed some light on three interesting scenes that may have gone unnoticed during the match.
The first is the incident between Federico Di Francesco and Samuel Iling-Junior at the end of the match. The Italian’s nasty entrance into the teenager left the latter with a bruised ankle.
Some Bianconeri supporters claimed it was done out of spite, as the winger was once involved in a nasty fight with former Juventus player Douglas Costa, who spat in his face.
However, the source notes that Di Francesco apologized immediately after the challenge.
On another note, Max Allegri was furious at Moise Kean’s lack of response in the late stages as he asked the player to cover the left flank.
However, the forward was then heard asking the manager to calm down because he simply did not listen to instructions. “I can not hear you!” were the exact words of him.
Finally, Allegri was obviously enduring tense moments before the final whistle. When Lecce had a corner kick at the last minute, he decided to head towards the locker room as he apparently couldn’t stand the sight.
