04.01.2026 22:00
Kenan Yıldız left the penalty kick won in the match where his team Juventus drew with Lecce to Jonathan David. While David failed to convert the penalty, Kenan's decision to give the penalty to the striker drew reactions. After the match, Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti made a statement regarding the issue.
In the 18th week of Serie A, Italian giant Juventus drew 1-1 with their opponent Lecce at home.
KENAN YILDIZ LEFT THE PENALTY TO DAVID, NO GOAL
The move made by our national player Kenan Yıldız marked the match. Kenan Yıldız left the penalty kick won by his team for Jonathan David to take. David could not get past goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone with the penalty.
''KENAN SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT'' WAS SAID
After the match, Juventus fans reacted strongly to David. Many fans argued that the penalty should have been taken by Kenan Yıldız after the match where points were lost. The fans warned Kenan not to give the ball to someone else for a penalty kick again.
"YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE PENALTY"
Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti made statements regarding this issue, saying, ''David is a player who takes penalties very well. He wanted to send the ball to the center of the goal, but it didn't happen. Locatelli and Kenan are also equally good penalty takers. What if someone else had missed? Next time, I will intervene too because I like to make decisions from time to time. But it's hard to change the decision they made at that moment.''