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&lt;p&gt;Climb up to third for at least a night: that’s Juventus’ objective. After their win against Genoa and draw with Roma, the Bianconeri are aiming for three points against Lecce to move above both Atalanta and Bologna, who will meet in a highly intriguing clash at lunchtime tomorrow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce, who sit in 17th place, drew with Venezia in their last outing, a result that put an end to a five-game losing run. They want to return home with an improved points tally and, ideally, in a higher league position.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD TO HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus have lost only four of their 37 matches (W24 D9) against Lecce in Serie A; however, three of these defeats for the Bianconeri have come in the second half of the season, including the two most recent defeats, in February 2011 (0-2 away) and April 2004 (3-4 at home).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce failed to score in 18 of their 37 matches against Juventus in Serie A; only against Inter have the Salento side failed to score in more matches (21) in the top division (18 also against Milan).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus have lost only one of their 18 home games (W13 D4) against Lecce in Serie A: a 3-4 defeat on 25 April 2004, with Marcello Lippi in charge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus have won five of their last six Serie A games (L1) played at the Allianz Stadium – as many wins as the Bianconeri had in their previous 16 home matches (D11) – keeping a clean sheet in four of these: in this period (since the beginning of 2025), no team has kept more clean sheets at home than the Piedmontese in the tournament (Fiorentina and Genoa have also kept four).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce have not won in eight Serie A matches (D3 L5) – the last success (3-1) for the Salento team in the competition dates to January away to Parma – and they have not gone more consecutive matches without a win in the tournament since the period between September and December 2023, with Roberto D`Aversa (10).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus have collected 56 points in 31 games in Serie A this season; in the era of three points for a win (since 1994/95), only on three occasions have the Bianconeri had fewer after the same number of matches in Serie A, in 1998/99, in 2009/10 and in 2010/11 (48 points in each of these).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Juventus have scored the most goals (nine) following a fast break in Serie A this season; on the other hand, Lecce have only conceded one goal from a fast break, with only Torino (0) conceding fewer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce have conceded the most goals in the central half hour of the match (from the 31&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; to the 60&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; minute) in Serie A this season (22 out of a total of 50); however, the team from Salento are one of four sides to have conceded the fewest goals in the first 30 minutes of games (six, level with Bologna, Inter and Roma).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Manuel Locatelli has scored his last four league goals away from home (three of which were from outside the box), including the one in the last round against Roma; his last goal at the Allianz in the tournament dates to 26 September 2021 against Sampdoria. Furthermore, he is the midfielder with the most successful passes in Serie A this season (1,705 out of 1,919, 89%) as well as the player with the third most line-breaking passes (410) in the current big five European leagues, behind Joshua Kimmich (445) and Granit Xhaka (468).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Federico Baschirotto, who scored in the last match against Venezia, is only one of four outfield players to have played all 2,790 minutes available in Serie A this season (along with Di Lorenzo, Ndicka and Luperto). Among those who have played 100% of the games as a starter in the last three Serie A seasons, he has the joint most starts (105), level with Sebastiano Luperto.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: none&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Cambiaso, Thuram, Weah (Juventus); Berisha, Krstovic, Pierotti, Rafia, Ramadani (Lecce)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ZUFFERLI (VECCHI – BERCIGLI) IV: ARENA, VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: MASSA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Parma-Juventus (Monday 21 April 20.45 CEST)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce-Como (Saturday 19 April, 15.00 CEST)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

Juve will face Lecce with the aim of moving up to third – at least temporarily. The Salentini need points in the battle to avoid relegation

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The Sport Judge decisions regarding Round 34 of Serie A 2024/2025

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The 34th round of Serie A 2024/2025 has come to an end. Here are some statistics and interesting facts about the matches played (Opta data)

RECORDS AND FACTS OF ROUND 34

The Azzurri overtook Inter, who fell against Roma at the Meazza and gave way to McTominay and Co. Juve in fourth place, while Cagliari won three golden points in Verona

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Climb up to third for at least a night: that’s Juventus’ objective. After their win against Genoa and draw with Roma, the Bianconeri are aiming for three points against Lecce to move above both Atalanta and Bologna, who will meet in a highly intriguing clash at lunchtime tomorrow.Lecce, who sit in 17th place, drew with Venezia in their last outing, a result that put an end to a five-game losing run. They want to return home with an improved points tally and, ideally, in a higher league position. HEAD TO HEADJuventus have lost only four of their 37 matches (W24 D9) against Lecce in Serie A; however, three of these defeats for the Bianconeri have come in the second half of the season, including the two most recent defeats, in February 2011 (0-2 away) and April 2004 (3-4 at home).Lecce failed to score in 18 of their 37 matches against Juventus in Serie A; only against Inter have the Salento side failed to score in more matches (21) in the top division (18 also against Milan).Juventus have lost only one of their 18 home games (W13 D4) against Lecce in Serie A: a 3-4 defeat on 25 April 2004, with Marcello Lippi in charge. DID YOU KNOW?Juventus have won five of their last six Serie A games (L1) played at the Allianz Stadium – as many wins as the Bianconeri had in their previous 16 home matches (D11) – keeping a clean sheet in four of these: in this period (since the beginning of 2025), no team has kept more clean sheets at home than the Piedmontese in the tournament (Fiorentina and Genoa have also kept four).Lecce have not won in eight Serie A matches (D3 L5) – the last success (3-1) for the Salento team in the competition dates to January away to Parma – and they have not gone more consecutive matches without a win in the tournament since the period between September and December 2023, with Roberto D`Aversa (10).Juventus have collected 56 points in 31 games in Serie A this season; in the era of three points for a win (since 1994/95), only on three occasions have the Bianconeri had fewer after the same number of matches in Serie A, in 1998/99, in 2009/10 and in 2010/11 (48 points in each of these).Juventus have scored the most goals (nine) following a fast break in Serie A this season; on the other hand, Lecce have only conceded one goal from a fast break, with only Torino (0) conceding fewer.Lecce have conceded the most goals in the central half hour of the match (from the 31st to the 60th minute) in Serie A this season (22 out of a total of 50); however, the team from Salento are one of four sides to have conceded the fewest goals in the first 30 minutes of games (six, level with Bologna, Inter and Roma). PLAYERSManuel Locatelli has scored his last four league goals away from home (three of which were from outside the box), including the one in the last round against Roma; his last goal at the Allianz in the tournament dates to 26 September 2021 against Sampdoria. Furthermore, he is the midfielder with the most successful passes in Serie A this season (1,705 out of 1,919, 89%) as well as the player with the third most line-breaking passes (410) in the current big five European leagues, behind Joshua Kimmich (445) and Granit Xhaka (468).Federico Baschirotto, who scored in the last match against Venezia, is only one of four outfield players to have played all 2,790 minutes available in Serie A this season (along with Di Lorenzo, Ndicka and Luperto). Among those who have played 100% of the games as a starter in the last three Serie A seasons, he has the joint most starts (105), level with Sebastiano Luperto. DISCIPLINE&nbsp;Suspended: noneCautioned: Cambiaso, Thuram, Weah (Juventus); Berisha, Krstovic, Pierotti, Rafia, Ramadani (Lecce) REFEREEZUFFERLI (VECCHI – BERCIGLI) IV: ARENA, VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: MASSA&nbsp;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE AParma-Juventus (Monday 21 April 20.45 CEST)Lecce-Como (Saturday 19 April, 15.00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)

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