Juventus face Lecce at the Stadio Via del Mare tonight and the match comes at an awkward moment for Luciano Spalletti. His side are still looking for a first win after a 3-0 defeat at home to Lazio, while Di Francesco’s Lecce go into match eight with their most convincing result of the season.
Kick-off is at 18:00 Italian time and 17:00 in the UK and Ireland.
Lecce are in form after their win at Udine
“Lecce”, who visited “Udinese” last weekend, left the trip with a 3:0 victory. According to Flashscore, in the 14th minute Kialon Gaspar headed the goal from a Gallo corner, and in the 25th minute N’Dri increased the lead to two after Thiago Gabriel’s header. Siebert added a third 4 minutes after winning the ball from Eckelenkamp.
It was Lecce’s first win at Udine in six years and handed Udinese their fifth league defeat. Fath also hit the post, so the margin could have been wider. For a side that has struggled at the wrong end of the table for much of its recent history, it was a timely boost ahead of the visit of Juventus.
“Juventus” is still looking for an answer
In Turin, the scene is very different. A heavy home loss to Lazio followed a 2-2 draw with Rennes in the Europa League and the injury list continued to mount. Zeki Çelik and Nico Gonzalez are the latest names to be thrown out, as shown in our article Steel and Nico Gonzalez injury updateand Spalletti chose not to hold a pre-match press conference on Saturday.
The “Lazio” lost in Turin Juventus are well behind the Serie A leaders, so it’s more than one result on Sunday. Three points in Puglia will ease some of the pressure that has built up over the past week.
The last time “Juventus” defeated “Lecce”.
“Juventus” does not have to look far for good memories from this trip. The club’s own retrospective commemorates the 36th match in May 2026 at the Via del Mare, when Dusan Vlahovic scored after just 12 seconds. Kenan Yıldız started the action, Teun Koopmeiners took part in the team and Andrea Cambiaso delivered the ball to Vlahovic’s goal.
That game stayed alive. Michele Di Gregorio had to make a fine save at the other end, Francisco Conceicao hit the crossbar and Vlahovic had a better chance, all in the first six minutes. Pierre Kalulu thought he had added a second after almost half an hour of play, but VAR ruled it out for marginal offside on Vlahovic’s collection. An early goal was enough for the win.
Several of the players involved that day, including Yıldız and Conceição, are now injured, showing just how much Spalletti’s options have changed since May.
Judge and where to look
Tuttosport reports that Maresca will manage the match. It is broadcast live on DAZN and Sky channels in Italy. In the UK, the game is shown on DAZN UK and Prime Video UK, in Ireland on DAZN and in the US on Paramount+, fuboTV and Peacock, according to the club’s broadcast guide.
Sources: Juventus FC, Juventus FC broadcast guide, Flashscore