Nick Woltemade set up Juventus’ goal and equalized but John Lucumi’s late winner against Rennes was ruled out for offside. The draw in Turin took Spalletti’s side to seven in the Europa League league stage ahead of Sunday’s trip to Lecce.
Juventus defeated Rennes at the Allianz Stadium on October 22 by VAR decision. In the 90th minute, John Lukumi opened the door. Referee Morten Krogh examined the pitchside monitor and disallowed the goal for offside. The match lasted eight minutes and the match ended with a score of 2:2.
Nick Woltemade was central to both Juventus goals. Spalletti’s team is now settled with 7 points after three matches of the league stage. In the previous game, they lost to “Lazio” with a score of 0:3.
Rennes turned an early deficit into a half-time lead
In the 5th minute, with Woltemade’s pass, Zeki Çelik led “Juventus” in the score. Musa Al-Tamari equalized the score in the 15th minute created by Brian Reynolds. Federico Gatti received a yellow card in the 19th minute for preventing the goalkeeper of “Rennes” from passing a quick play.
Weston McKennie hit the post near the half-hour mark as the score remained level. Rennes won a penalty when Douglas Luiz was penalized for handball. In the 43rd minute, Boulaye Dia converted it into a goal, and the guests came to the break with a 1-2 lead. Çelik, who scored the goal of the game, left the field injured in the 45th minute. Al-Tamari got the highest rating of the match from the data provider with 8.2.
Woltemade’s penalty leveled the game, beating Juventus’ chances
The equalizer came from the spot. Reynolds separated his arm from his body to save Nico Gonzalez’s header and VAR upheld the award. Voltemade scored the penalty in the 67th minute. He finished with seven tackles and two key assists.
Juventus produced expected goals of 2.25 against 1.72 for Rennes. They also had 54% of the ball. Rennes had more shots, 16 to 14, and more shots on target, five to four. Juventus were offside three times, and the visitors were never flagged. Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal was punished with a yellow card for wasting time in the 82nd minute.
Both sides are missing key players. Spalletti was without the injured Locatelli, Yıldız, Thuram, Grabara, Ekhator and Konisesao. Jegrova and Milik could not participate because they were not included in the UEFA team. Antonio Stefano Merola was in the 21-man squad after the first senior call-up. “Rennes” was without its leading scorer Lepaul, who was injured and did not leave France.
Krogh had refereed nine Europa League and one Champions League matches prior to this game. He had never managed any club.
“Juventus” will face AZ Alkmaar away on November 5, 2026, and Omonia at home on November 26, 2026. Before that, Series A continues. Lecce will host Juventus in the Round of 8, while Eusebio Di Francesco’s side will face Spalletti on October 25 at 18:00 Italian time.