Lecce vs Napoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie ANapoli's Serie A title march back on track with win at Leece
Napoli took another step closer to ending their 33-year wait to win the Serie A title after they came away from Lecce with a 2-1 win on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Joan González.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Assan Ceesay (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 5': Attempt missed. Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 7': Foul by Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
- 7': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Youssef Maleh (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Federico Di Francesco with a headed pass.
- 8': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 9': Attempt missed. Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Joan González (Lecce).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Rémi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Assan Ceesay (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 15': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 15': Youssef Maleh (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
- 17': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 18': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 1. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Min-Jae Kim with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 23': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Lecce).
- 23': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 28': Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce).
- 34': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 34': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Offside, Lecce. Assan Ceesay is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Rémi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Federico Di Francesco with a through ball.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 49': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 49': Attempt missed. Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 51': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Assan Ceesay (Lecce) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Federico Baschirotto with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 52': Goal! Lecce 1, Napoli 1. Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 54': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Lecce).
- 56': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Lecce).
- 56': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 59': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Lecce).
- 59': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Hirving Lozano.
- 62': Foul by Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
- 62': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Own Goal by Antonino Gallo, Lecce. Lecce 1, Napoli 2.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 66': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Handball by Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Lecce).
- 70': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Lecce. Thórir Helgason replaces Joan González.
- 71': Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli).
- 72': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Rémi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt missed. Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 79': Substitution, Lecce. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Rémi Oudin.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Lecce. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 80': Substitution, Lecce. Joel Voelkerling Persson replaces Assan Ceesay.
- 81': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce).
- 81': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Giovanni Simeone because of an injury.
- 84': Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Lecce).
- 84': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 86': Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 87': Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 89': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
- 89': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Kristoffer Askildsen (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
- 90'+5': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90'+5': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Frank Anguissa.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lecce 1, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Lecce 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
LEC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,799
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,799
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Lecce (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 93 | Samuel Umtiti  |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Valentin Gendrey |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 32 | Youssef Maleh |
| 16 | Joan Gonzàlez |
| 77 | Assan Ceesay |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
| 28 | Rémi Oudin |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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