Overview
- Referee Collu awarded Juventus a penalty after an on‑field VAR review for Kaba’s handball, but David’s soft Panenka was saved by Lecce keeper Falcone, costing Juve two points.
- With Dusan Vlahovic sidelined, captain Manuel Locatelli took the ball from the referee and handed it to Jonathan David, reflecting an on‑the‑spot decision rather than a fixed hierarchy.
- Only Kenan Yildiz was seen offering visible consolation to David after the miss, a moment that fed discussion about on‑field cohesion.
- Coach Luciano Spalletti defended both the choice and the taker, calling David a penalty specialist, and indicated he might personally decide the next assignment.
- Coverage highlighted the lack of a formal pecking order: Vlahovic had been the regular taker (29 of 33), David’s career mark stands at 31 of 39, and Koopmeiners has 36 of 43, with Juve’s dropped points weighing on the top‑four chase.