It has taken time, but now Douglas Luiz is on track to become as good for Juventus as he was for Aston Villa before he was sold to manager Unai Emery as a will. – The Brazilian midfielder, together with his then partner Alisha Lehmann, completed what must be the first couple of transfers between big clubs in the summer of 2014. – It went badly, both for the relationship and on the pitch.

After a loan back at Aston Villa, the 28-year-old is back at the old lady and has started to sparkle.

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Douglas Luiz shone in Juventus win

Juventus, who have struggled in the league opener, are back on the winning track in Serie A with their 2 – 0 win over Lecce at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare.

Lecce is not the toughest opponent, but three points is three points. Douglas Luiz finally played a leading role with both a goal and an assist. – His first goal back at Juventus!

Douglas Luiz shone in Juventus win

After losing and drawing the last two league games, the Turin club could thus once again put three points into their account. Weston McKennie opened the scoring on Juventus’ first real chance of the match.

Douglas Luiz lifted a free kick into the box, where the American midfielder broke through Lecce’s offside trap and directed the ball over the line from close range.

Later in the match, Douglas Luiz himself was on the spot, when he with a resolute finish from the edge of the box sent the ball flat into the far corner after a pass from Federico Gatti.

In the final seconds of the game, Lecce’s Kialonda Gaspar received his second yellow card and was sent off, after he had protested to the referee.

With the win, Juventus moves up to seventh place in Serie A with 14 points after eight rounds, while Lecce is in 12th place with nine points.

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