A Nicolò Fagioli wonder strike helped relieve some of the pressure on Massimiliano Allegri, as Juventus squeezed past Lecce to pick up just their second away victory in 11 outings.
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Reeling from their midweek UEFA Champions League exit to Benfica, there would be no first-half remedy for Juventus, whose stodgy build-up play provided few issues for the Lecce backline.
The visitors did lead at the break, not in the goals scored column, but in yellow cards conceded.
Juventus boss Allegri has been criticised for his passive set-up in recent weeks and despite a shift in approach after the interval, the visitors still lacked the required intensity to cause Lecce problems.
Instead, as was likely the case for a side bereft of ideas, it was a moment of individual brilliance from Fagioli that gave Juventus a breakthrough.
Curling home via the inside post from 25 yards out, the 21-year-old’s first senior goal marked a rare moment of quality from an otherwise dismal Juventus performance.
Shipping just seven league goals all season is a total only bettered by Lazio’s five, perhaps explaining why Lecce failed to register a single shot on target.
