Juventus Next Gen beaten 4-0 at Lecco and left third from bottom

Juventus Next Gen were beaten 4-0 at Lecco in Serie C Girone A, with three of the goals coming after half-time. Coach Massimo Brambilla admitted his young side give goals away too easily, and the table now reflects a long poor run.

At the Stadio Rigamonti-Ceppi, the manner of the defeat was as worrying as the scoreline.

The opener set the tone. Lecco needed only six minutes to go ahead. Casarotto ran through the middle, got past Corradi and beat goalkeeper Mangiapoco. Lecco held that single-goal lead until half-time.

Next Gen did have one clear opening before the break. In the 40th minute, Grelaud shot from near the penalty spot. Vettorel turned the effort over for a corner.

The second half was one-way traffic. Capello made it 2-0 in the 50th minute, and Manetti added a third in the 56th. Capello struck from close range after the goalkeeper parried Pellegrino’s second attempt. Murillo’s goal in the 72nd minute summed up the match. Mangiapoco erred as Juventus built from the back, and Murillo pounced.

The hosts are in strong form. This was their second 4-0 win in a row, after beating Dolomiti Bellunesi by the same score. Lecco have now scored 15 goals in four games.

Brambilla admits his side give goals away too easily

Massimo Brambilla did not hide from the problems. He told TuttoMercatoWeb that his side struggled against Lecco’s high press. His players found it hard to keep the ball against a team pressing hard and man-to-man.

The coach also admitted that coming back became difficult after the second goal. He said his players must improve how they read the game and stop giving away goals so easily.

One win in 12 leaves Next Gen near the bottom

The table makes the warning sharper. Brambilla’s side sit third from bottom after the defeat, having won just one of their last 12 matches.

The result also matters beyond Serie C. Carnevali has put the youth sector at the centre of the club’s plans.

One player supporters will watch is Destiny Elimoghale, who came off the bench at Lecco. Next Gen had started in a 3-5-2, with Durmisi and Merola in attack. Elimoghale replaced Durmisi in the 40th minute of the second half. The forward was born in 2009. His new contract, announced on 3 November, runs until 30 June 2029.

Elimoghale was called up to the first-team squad for the first time on 17 September 2026. That call-up came for the opening Europa League league-phase match against NEC.

The next opponents arrive in good spirits. Treviso beat Novara 2-0 in round 13. Romeo scored in the 24th minute, and Paganini added the second in the 59th.

The next test comes quickly. Next Gen host Treviso in round 14 on Sunday 15 November at 17:30. A trip to Giana Erminio follows on Saturday 21 November, at the same kick-off time.