Story byDanny PenzaSat, January 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM UTC·8 min readMaybe it’s my mind failing me, but I’m having trouble remembering a game in which Juventus just flat-out dominated in the same way that they did against Lecce on Saturday yet didn’t come away with three points. I don’t know what other way to say it. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSure, we’re three days into 2026, but it’s going to be hard for any of the other frustrating performances Juve will likely put forward and come close to matching what we just watched. Then again, maybe I shouldn’t say that because this current state of Juventus — not the last couple of weeks to close out 2025 but the general quality of things — just continue to defy what thoughts we have about them. Juventus didn’t just outshoot Lecce by a wide margin at the Allianz Stadium. They didn’t just dominate possession, the big chances in front of goal, the total xG figures and just about every other statistic that you can throw out there that would make you think this was a potential runaway win. But in the latest chapter of “Things Juventus Do To Cost Them Points” we have the latest prime of example of arguably the biggest thing that has held this club back as they’ve become a battler for the top four in Serie A and not much more than that — shooting themselves in the foot and being their own worst enemy.