Palermo vs Lecce, 2026-27 Coppa Italia, First Round

· Coppa Italia

14': Dominic Vavassori
42': Joel Pohjanpalo

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2 - 0

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Palermo are hosting Lecce at Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Coppa Italia.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willem Geubbels.
1': Offside, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti is caught offside.
2': Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Konan N’Dri (Lecce).
2': Delay in match because of an injury Jesse Joronen (Palermo).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Substitution, Palermo. Mattia Fortin replaces Jesse Joronen because of an injury.
8': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Segre (Palermo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Pohjanpalo.
10': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
10': Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Antonino Gallo (Lecce).
12': Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Attempt saved. Pietro Ceccaroni (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Filippo Ranocchia with a cross.
14': Attempt saved. Dennis Johnsen (Palermo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Jacopo Segre.
14': Goal! Palermo 1, Lecce 0. Dominic Vavassori (Palermo) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patryk Peda with a headed pass.
16': Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Jacopo Segre (Palermo).
17': Konan N’Dri (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Antonio Palumbo (Palermo).
18': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Antonio Palumbo.
19': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Augello with a cross following a fast break.
20': Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Foul by Antonio Palumbo (Palermo).
20': Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Attempt missed. Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
23': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
24': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Pietro Ceccaroni.
26': Delay in match for a drinks break.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Attempt missed. Willem Geubbels (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
29': Konan N’Dri (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Antonio Palumbo (Palermo).
30': Konan N’Dri (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Niccolò Pierozzi (Palermo).
31': Offside, Lecce. Tiago Gabriel is caught offside.
31': Attempt blocked. Willem Geubbels (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lassana Coulibaly with a cross.
33': Attempt missed. Willem Geubbels (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lassana Coulibaly.
33': Attempt missed. Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen.
35': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
35': Pietro Ceccaroni (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Pietro Ceccaroni (Palermo).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Offside, Palermo. Dennis Johnsen is caught offside.
40': Foul by Oumar Ngom (Lecce).
40': Dennis Johnsen (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Goal! Palermo 2, Lecce 0. Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dennis Johnsen.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Offside, Lecce. Danilo Veiga is caught offside.
45'+7': Attempt missed. Dennis Johnsen (Palermo) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
45'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Oumar Ngom (Lecce).
45'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+9': First Half ends, Palermo 2, Lecce 0.
45': Substitution, Lecce. Nikola Stulic replaces Youssef Maleh.
45': Second Half begins Palermo 2, Lecce 0.
45': Substitution, Palermo. Hernani replaces Antonio Palumbo.
45': Substitution, Palermo. Jérémy Le Douaron replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
46': Attempt missed. Nikola Stulic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konan N’Dri with a cross.
47': Konan N’Dri (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Foul by Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo).
49': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Filippo Ranocchia.
49': Attempt missed. Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross following a corner.
50': Foul by Oumar Ngom (Lecce).
50': Hernani (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
54': Attempt blocked. Nikola Stulic (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti.
54': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo).
56': Attempt blocked. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willem Geubbels.
56': Attempt missed. Willem Geubbels (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
57': Foul by Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce).
57': Jérémy Le Douaron (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Danilo Veiga (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo).
59': Attempt missed. Nikola Stulic (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Willem Geubbels.
60': Oumar Ngom (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Jacopo Segre (Palermo).
61': Attempt blocked. Willem Geubbels (Lecce) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Stulic.
61': Attempt saved. Willem Geubbels (Lecce) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Mattia Fortin (Palermo).
61': Attempt saved. Konan N’Dri (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mattia Fortin (Palermo).
61': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mattia Fortin.
62': Substitution, Palermo. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Dennis Johnsen.
63': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo).
63': Oumar Ngom (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Konan N’Dri (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
66': Attempt saved. Jacopo Segre (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce).
66': Offside, Palermo. Jérémy Le Douaron is caught offside.
67': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
68': Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Oumar Ngom (Lecce).
69': Delay in match for a drinks break.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Offside, Palermo. Jérémy Le Douaron is caught offside.
74': Substitution, Lecce. Olaf Gorter replaces Oumar Ngom.
74': Substitution, Lecce. Hjalte Lærke replaces Santiago Pierotti.
75': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
75': Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Olaf Gorter.
76': Attempt blocked. Konan N’Dri (Lecce) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
76': Attempt saved. Hjalte Lærke (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mattia Fortin (Palermo). Assisted by Konan N’Dri with a cross.
76': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mattia Fortin.
76': Attempt missed. Danilo Veiga (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
77': Substitution, Palermo. Nahuel Estévez replaces Filippo Ranocchia.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Tommaso Augello (Palermo).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Attempt missed. Willem Geubbels (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hjalte Lærke.
84': Substitution, Lecce. Paco Esteban replaces Willem Geubbels.
84': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
88': Substitution, Lecce. Mohamed Kaba replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
90': Foul by Nahuel Estévez (Palermo).
90': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Pietro Ceccaroni.
90'+2': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Palermo).
90'+2': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Nahuel Estévez (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Paco Esteban (Lecce).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Palermo 2, Lecce 0.
0': Match ends, Palermo 2, Lecce 0.

Statistics

LEC		PAL
9	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	3
54.6	Possession	45.4
18	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
348	Accurate Passes	290
413	Passes	360
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	3
32	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.3
39	Long Balls	50
17	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	13
13	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	5
23	Effective Clearances	26
23	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: Coppa Italia

Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Location: Palermo, Italy

Line-Ups

Palermo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
66	Jesse Joronen (GK)
32	Pietro Ceccaroni
29	Patryk Peda
3	Tommaso Augello
27	Niccolò Pierozzi
5	Antonio Palumbo
10	Filippo Ranocchia
8	Jacopo Segre
20	Joel Pohjanpalo
17	Dennis Johnsen
9	Dominic Vavassori

Palermo Substitutes:

Manfredi Nespola, Federico Barba, Francesco Balsamo, Gabriel Strefezza, Nahuel Estévez, Andrea Bozzolan, Mattia Bani, Tommaso Cassandro, Hernani, Mattia Fortin, Jeremy Le Douaron.

Lecce (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
44	Tiago Gabriel
4	Kialonda Gaspar
25	Antonino Gallo
17	Danilo Veiga
29	Lassana Coulibaly
79	Oumar Ngom
14	Youssef Maleh
69	Willem Geubbels
11	Konan N’Dri
50	Santiago Pierotti

Lecce Substitutes:

Mohamed Kaba, Plamen Penev, Sadik Fofana, Olaf Gorter, Corrie Ndaba, Hjalte Morel Lærke, Gaby Jean, Francisco Esteban Sánchez, Christian Lupo, Nikola Stulic, Omri Gandelman.

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