Juventus 4-0 Lecce: Cristiano Ronaldo scores penalty as leaders beat Serie A strugglers

Cristiano Ronaldo finished the game with a goal and set up two others

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 23rd goal of the season as Juventus moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A with victory over 10-man Lecce.

The visitors had Fabio Lucioni sent off for a foul in the first half before Paulo Dybala struck from outside the box just after the break.

Ronaldo drove home a powerful penalty after being brought down before setting up substitute Gonzalo Higuain.

Defender Matthijs de Ligt then headed in a late third for the dominant hosts.

Ronaldo, who also scored a penalty in the 2-0 win at Bologna on Monday, has now scored 23 goals in 24 league appearances this season.

The win means Juventus extend their advantage over title rivals Lazio, who have a game in hand and could reduce the deficit back to four points if they beat Fiorentina on Saturday.

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Line-ups

Juventus

• 1Szczesny
• 16Ju Cuadrado
• 4de Ligt
• 19Bonucci
• 14Matuidi
• 30BentancurBooked at 38minsSubstituted forRamseyat 68'minutes
• 5Pjanic
• 25RabiotSubstituted forDouglas Costaat 52'minutes
• 33BernardeschiSubstituted forMuratoreat 77'minutes
• 10DybalaSubstituted forHiguaínat 77'minutes
• 7Cristiano Ronaldo

Substitutes

• 8Ramsey
• 11Douglas Costa
• 21Higuaín
• 24Rugani
• 31Pinsoglio
• 35Olivieri
• 38Muratore
• 42de Oliveira Andrade
• 77Buffon

Lecce

• 21Vasconcellos Ferreira
• 29Rispoli
• 7Donati
• 5LucioniBooked at 31mins
• 6Paz
• 3VeraSubstituted forCalderoniat 78'minutes
• 77Tachtsidis
• 4PetriccioneSubstituted forRossettiniat 45'minutes
• 8MancosuSubstituted forBarakat 72'minutes
• 11Shakhov
• 10FalcoSubstituted forBabacarat 62'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Radicchio
• 13Rossettini
• 15Monterisi
• 16Meccariello
• 18Saponara
• 22Vigorito
• 27Calderoni
• 30Babacar
• 31Colella
• 34Maselli
• 72Barak
• 97Chironi

Referee:

Marco Piccinini

Match Stats

Home TeamJuventusAway TeamLecce

Possession

Home64%

Away36%

Shots

Home26

Away9

Shots on Target

Home12

Away3

Corners

Home12

Away4

Fouls

Home15

Away7

Live Text

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Match ends, Juventus 4, Lecce 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+1'

Second Half ends, Juventus 4, Lecce 0.

Posted at 90'

Attempt missed. Marco Calderoni (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Panagiotis Tachtsidis.

Posted at 88'

Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Simone Muratore (Juventus).

Posted at 87'

Khouma Babacar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 87'

Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Gabriel.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Douglas Costa (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matthijs de Ligt.

Goal!

Posted at 85'

Goal! Juventus 4, Lecce 0. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Gabriel.

Goal!

Posted at 83'

Goal! Juventus 3, Lecce 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus).

Posted at 82'

Khouma Babacar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 80'

Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 79'

Hand ball by Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus).

Posted at 78'

Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Costa.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Lecce. Marco Calderoni replaces Brayan Vera.

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Juventus. Simone Muratore replaces Federico Bernardeschi.

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Juventus. Gonzalo Higuaín replaces Paulo Dybala.

Posted at 75'

Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Costa.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Lecce. Antonin Barak replaces Marco Mancosu.

Posted at 71'

Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Gabriel.

Posted at 71'

Attempt saved. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Douglas Costa (Juventus).

Posted at 70'

Brayan Vera (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Gabriel.

Posted at 69'

Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a cross.

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.

Posted at 66'

Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Giulio Donati (Lecce).

Posted at 65'

Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).

Posted at 65'

Khouma Babacar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 64'

Attempt saved. Khouma Babacar (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brayan Vera.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).

Posted at 63'

Khouma Babacar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 62'

Substitution, Lecce. Khouma Babacar replaces Filippo Falco.

Posted at 62'

Goal! Juventus 2, Lecce 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

Posted at 61'

Penalty Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 61'

Penalty conceded by Luca Rossettini (Lecce) after a foul in the penalty area.

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