By Daily Sports on October 27, 2019

Juventus dropped points for just the second time this season in Serie A when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Lecce on Saturday.

Paulo Dybala’s penalty put the champions in front early in the second half but Lecce captain Marco Mancosu quickly replied with a spot-kick of his own.

Juventus, who remain unbeaten in the league under Maurizio Sarri, came into the match on the back of a seven-match winning run in all competitions.

They struggled to find a breakthrough against the spirited hosts in the absence of rested star man Cristiano Ronaldo, but Sarri said he had been right to leave the forward at home.

“Ronaldo was tired both physically and mentally, so it wouldn’t have helped him to make this journey and sit there," the coach told Sky Sport Italia.

"When a player expresses his fatigue, it was only right to give him a rest."

It was only the second time this season that the Turin club had failed to win a league match, after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Fiorentina in September, while Lecce earned their first home point of the campaign.

Juventus remain top on 23 points but will drop to second place in the standings if Inter Milan (21 points) beat Parma later on Saturday.

"The fact remains, we created 10 scoring opportunities and didn’t finish them," Sarri added. (SuperSport)

•PHOTO: Lecce players

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 27, 2019

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