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Ronaldo-less Juventus drop points at Lecce

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.

But they struggled to find a breakthrough against the spirited hosts in the absence of star man Cristiano Ronaldo, who was rested for the trip.

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.

Juventus remain top on 23 points after Inter Milan blew the chance to take over when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Parma in a thrilling clash at San Siro on Saturday.

Antonio Candreva’s opener was cancelled out by goals from former Inter forward Yann Karamoh and Gervinho who gave the visitors a shock halftime lead.

Antonio Conte’s side fought back through a Romelu Lukaku strike after the break but it was not enough to take advantage of a Juve slip-up. –Reuters

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