At the dawn of Wednesday, the Serie A was in a state of flux as Juventus narrowly beat Lecce 1-0 at home. However, the match ended on a sour note as Lecce's central midfielder Mohamed Kabbah was pulled down by an opponent while breaking through in the penalty area, but referee Chia not only failed to award a penalty, but accused Kabbah of "faking a fall" and showed a yellow card instead. Kabbah had already received a yellow card, so he was sent off with a red card for turning two yellows into one.
Juventus was defeated by Sassuolo with 2-4 in the last round of matches, and the performance in this match was quite mediocre. It wasn't until the 57th minute that Milik scored the only goal of the match. Juventus nearly conceded a goal in extra time when Mohamed Kabbah forced his way through the defense of Federico Ghiguessa, who fouled him in the process of pulling him down, but Kia decided that Kabbah was "acting" to get a penalty kick, and again showed a yellow card. Kaba already had a yellow card, so he was sent off with two yellows and a red. The penalty triggered strong dissatisfaction among Lecce players, who surrounded referee Chia to argue, but ultimately failed to change the outcome of the game. In the midst of the controversy, Juventus took the three points.
