Final result: Lecce – Juventus 1-1
LECCE (edited by Paolo Lora Lamia)
Falcone 6 – Saved by the woodwork on two occasions, otherwise he doesn’t have to make excessively demanding saves. On Cambiaso’s goal, he was denied by Gaspar’s deflection.
Guilbert 6 – Unlike Gallo, he practically never pushes and only thinks about stopping – sometimes profitably – a tough guy like Yildiz.
Baschirotto 6 – Only one error in disengagement, in an overall excellent match for attention to the protection of his area.
Gaspar 5 – He forms an extremely tough duo with Baschirotto, but ruins his performance by decisively deflecting Cambiaso’s shot.
Rooster 6 – He has a lot to do against Conceiçao (whom he tries to keep up with and succeeds with mixed success). As soon as he can, he pushes his area of expertise. From 84′ Pierotti sv.
Coulibaly 6 – Substantial match for the midfielder, punctual in stopping the Juventus advances. It doesn’t decrease in intensity over the 90 minutes.
Ramadan 6 – More than giving geometry to the team, this evening he participates very actively in the non-possession phase and in the destruction of other people’s play. From 75′ Kaba 6 – Good finish to the match, bringing freshness to the key area of the pitch.
Raffia 6.5 – He completes the midfield trio as best he can, who often positions himself in front of the area to create density near Falcone. However, he is also one of the most constant in pressing the Juventus ball carriers, proving to be one of the best. From 81′ Oudin sv.
Dorgu 6 – A two-faced match, with a fairly anonymous first half and a decidedly better second which closed, starting the maneuver that led to Rebic’s equaliser.
Krstovic 6.5 – He has very few balls at his disposal, especially in the first 45 minutes, but he puts all his generosity at the service of the team. He entered the action to make it 1-1 with the decisive assist.
Dying 6 – A performance of great sacrifice in the defensive phase for the number 7, called to help contain Conceiçao. His work in this sense is appreciable. From 75′ Rebic 7 – The deus ex machina of the Salento team who enters the pitch and, after forcing Perin to make a miraculous save, scores the equalizer on the final bell.
Marco Giampaolo 6.5 – He fields a compact and orderly Lecce team, which creates quite a few problems for Juve. His team went down after an unlucky episode, but they didn’t give up and achieved an absolutely deserved draw.
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Perin 6.5 – After a first half in which he didn’t even make a save, in the second half he had to disengage on several occasions: no miracles, but several good interventions. He once again proves reliable, also because he can’t do anything about scoring goals.
Danilo 6 – Almost never called upon in the defensive phase, he is forced to yellow by Krstovic, but he spends it very well thanks to his experience. Participate in the maneuver by speeding up the game as much as you can. You certainly can’t ask him to push like Cambiaso.
Cats 5.5 – Until midway through the second half there was very little to report, then he lost a couple of duels with Rafia and Krstovic and gave Lecce chances. It’s no coincidence that Thiago Motta replaces him shortly after the hour mark. From 63′ Rouhi 5 – Rebic is lost during the 1-1 draw and this is more than enough to describe his match.
Kalulu 6 – In his area we don’t see much of Lecce, he limits himself to doing what his coach asks him to do, that is, not being afraid with the ball at his feet. In the final he blocks Krstovic and momentarily saves his team from equalizing.
Cambiaso 7 – The goal is obviously crucial for the result and earns him half a point more, but his performance deserves to be remembered: enterprising, lively, quick. His role would be right back, but he can be found everywhere and with his ball and chain percussion he often breaks Lecce’s defense. By now we understand, it is an additional resource. Always.
Thuram 5.5 – His performance would also be convincing because physically the contribution he makes is important and the opponents rarely manage to counter him, but the mistake at 0-0 at the start of the match weighs heavily. A player like him at that level cannot hit the post into an empty net from 3 metres. From 63′ Beans 5.5 – He comes in losing a few too many balls and getting a yellow card in a somewhat naive way.
Locatelli 6 – Manages the ball well when it passes through his area, also very valuable in the defensive phase with some noteworthy recoveries. Half a point less for having conceded the cross to Krstovic during Rebic’s 1-1 draw, but the most serious mistake is made by Rouhi.
Conceicao 6.5 – Unlucky in the first half when he hits the post after a perfectly managed counterattack, he is limited well by Lecce’s wingers, who constantly double him, but he has quicksilver on him. He never stops, he always targets his direct opponent one-on-one and doesn’t allow himself any breaks. To have it like this. From ’84’ Fist sv
Koopmeiners 5.5 – No, the assist to Cambiaso cannot be enough for a pass. The Dutchman seems like a distant relative of the one admired at Atalanta: too slow, often predictable and also booked for a foul on Rebic late on. If you didn’t know, the championship started 14 days ago.
Yildiz 5.5 – He starts very strong with one of his own ideas, then fades away and disappears from the match. The quality with which he tames every ball that passes through his area testifies to his skill, but it is too little. From 74′ Mbangula 6 – He makes his contribution by applying himself in the defensive phase and almost scores with a powerful shot.
Weah 5 – The worst on the pitch, but through no fault of his own. As a non-role employee, he struggles to get into the game, is almost never served the ball down and never shoots towards goal. Practically today Juventus played without a striker.
Thiago Motta 5 – His Juventus also plays well, at times very well, but the result of the Via del Mare is yet another misstep of the season. The absences weigh, the bad luck (two posts) too, but since Bremer got hurt something is wrong behind him and he has to correct it. Rouhi enters and it is he who loses Rebic at 1-1.