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USMNT's Weston McKennie, Tim Weah and Juventus secure big Serie A win in victory over Lecce

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Lecce

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<p>U.S. international Weston McKennie helped lead Juventus to an important 2-1 victory over Lecce in Serie A action on Saturday. The American midfielder, deployed as a right wingback, logged 67 minutes before being replaced by fellow international teammate Tim Weah - who closed out the match on the flank.</p><p>A pair of assists from Dusan Vlahovic, with goals from both Kenan Yildiz and Teun Koopmeiners helped Juve to the win - though a great performance from McKennie helped secure the victory itself.</p><p>Lecce made Juve sweat late, as Federico Baschirotto found the back of the net in the 87th minute, but it was too little too late for the guests.</p><p>With the result, the <em>Bianconeri</em> rest third in Serie A with 59 points, though fifth-place Bologna only trail them by two points and have a game in-hand.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>McKennie completed 92 percent of his matches on the day while creating two attacking chances. He recorded four touches in the opposition box as well, creating a combined xG+xA of .21.</p><p>More impressively, he completed 3/3 long balls, operating precisely in the wide role.</p><p>Weah, meanwhile, logged 23 minutes to help close out the contest.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fi" dir="ltr">67' | 🔁 | Triple substitution ⚪️⚫️<br>🟢➡️ Cambiaso, Kolo Muani, Weah<br>🔴⬅️ Mckennie, Koopmeiners, Vlahovic<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JuveLecce?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JuveLecce</a> [2-0] <a href="https://t.co/pOwl9vftMb">pic.twitter.com/pOwl9vftMb</a></p>— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) <a href="https://twitter.com/juventusfcen/status/1911150013918359607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Juve's last match against Lecce in December resulted in a 1-1 draw, with Koopmeiners managing to land on the scoresheet again that day - only with an assist, as Andrea Cambiaso scored.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>The <em>Bianconeri</em> meet Parma on Monday, April 21 in their next Serie A match - with a healthy break between now and their next regular season match. </p>

WHAT NEXT FOR JUVE?

USMNT's Weston McKennie, Tim Weah and Juventus secure big Serie A win in victory over Lecce | Goal.com

The U.S. midfielder, deployed as a wingback, helped steer them to three points as their top-four hopes grow closer

USMNT&apos;s Weston McKennie, Tim Weah and Juventus secure big Serie A win in victory over Lecce

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