Lecce vs Napoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AFernando Llorente double helps Napoli thrash Lecce
A Fernando Llorente double helped Napoli move into third place in Serie A with a 4-1 win at Lecce on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Filippo Falco (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 6': Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 8': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 11': Diego Farias (Lecce).
- 11': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
- 14': Foul by Marco Calderoni (Lecce).
- 14': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Diego Farias (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zan Majer.
- 20': Attempt missed. Marco Mancosu (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zan Majer.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Rispoli.
- 21': Filippo Falco (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 21': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gabriel.
- 23': Attempt saved. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 27': Diego Farias (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 28': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 1. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 33': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Llorente.
- 34': Foul by Marco Mancosu (Lecce).
- 34': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 35': Penalty conceded by Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 36': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 37': Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 38': Gabriel (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 42': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Foul by Zan Majer (Lecce).
- 42': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Andrea Tabanelli (Lecce).
- 44': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 44': Marco Calderoni (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Zan Majer (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Substitution, Lecce. Jacopo Petriccione replaces Panagiotis Tachtsidis.
- 47': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marco Calderoni.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Andrea Tabanelli (Lecce).
- 49': Andrea Tabanelli (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Hand ball by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 51': Attempt missed. Fabio Lucioni (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Filippo Falco following a set piece situation.
- 52': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 3. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 53': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 55': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Marco Calderoni (Lecce).
- 57': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 57': Andrea Rispoli (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 58': Attempt saved. Zan Majer (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 58': Penalty Lecce. Diego Farias draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Penalty conceded by David Ospina (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Goal! Lecce 1, Napoli 3. Marco Mancosu (Lecce) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 62': Hand ball by Diego Farias (Lecce).
- 64': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 65': Substitution, Lecce. Gianluca Lapadula replaces Filippo Falco.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Andrea Tabanelli (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Mancosu with a cross.
- 67': Offside, Lecce. Andrea Tabanelli tries a through ball, but Gianluca Lapadula is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
- 70': Substitution, Lecce. Romario Benzar replaces Andrea Rispoli.
- 71': Attempt missed. Gianluca Lapadula (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Farias with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Fabio Lucioni (Lecce).
- 71': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. José Callejón replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 80': Attempt saved. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit.
- 80': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Romario Benzar (Lecce).
- 82': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 82': Goal! Lecce 1, Napoli 4. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Andrea Tabanelli (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Mancosu.
- 84': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 85': Attempt saved. Andrea Tabanelli (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Calderoni with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, Napoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Fernando Llorente.
- 89': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Jacopo Petriccione (Lecce).
- 90': Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Gianluca Lapadula (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zan Majer with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lecce 1, Napoli 4.
- 0': Match ends, Lecce 1, Napoli 4.
Statistics
 NAP |
LEC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 62.9 | Possession | 37.1 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 586 | Accurate Passes | 310 |
| 647 | Passes | 380 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 21 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 4 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 21,644
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 21,644
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 37 | +54 | 86 |
| 2 | Napoli | 37 | +21 | 73 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | +26 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Lecce (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gabriel (GK)  |
| 13 | Luca Rossettini |
| 5 | Fabio Lucioni |
| 27 | Marco Calderoni |
| 29 | Andrea Rispoli |
| 77 | Panagiotis Tachtsidis |
| 23 | Andrea Tabanelli |
| 37 | Zan Majer |
| 8 | Marco Mancosu |
| 17 | Diego Farias |
| 10 | Filippo Falco |
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 2 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 12 | Eljif Elmas |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Fernando Llorente |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
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