Lecce vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AOsimhen comes off bench to score in Napoli's win against Lecce
Napoli continued their climb up the table with a 4-0 win at Lecce on Saturday, moving up to third place as Victor Osimhen scored in the second half.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
- 1': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Offside, Lecce. Antonino Gallo is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 15': Hand ball by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
- 16': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 1. Leo Østigård (Napoli) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 17': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 17': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 20': Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone with a cross.
- 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
- 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nikola Krstovic.
- 23': Attempt saved. Natan (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 24': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 25': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pontus Almqvist.
- 26': Attempt missed. Alexis Blin (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey with a cross.
- 26': Offside, Lecce. Valentin Gendrey is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
- 27': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hamza Rafia.
- 29': Hand ball by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 30': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 31': Attempt missed. Marin Pongracic (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza following a corner.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 33': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 33': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli).
- 36': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 40': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa with a headed pass.
- 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 45': Hand ball by Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 46': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 47': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce).
- 47': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 49': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 49': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia following a fast break.
- 53': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 53': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
- 57': Hand ball by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 57': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 61': Substitution, Lecce. Patrick Dorgu replaces Antonino Gallo.
- 61': Substitution, Lecce. Rémi Oudin replaces Hamza Rafia.
- 61': Substitution, Lecce. Joan González replaces Alexis Blin because of an injury.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 64': Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 67': Hand ball by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 68': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 68': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pontus Almqvist.
- 71': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 71': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
- 72': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross.
- 73': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
- 74': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 74': Joan González (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Natan.
- 75': Offside, Lecce. Rémi Oudin is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 80': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 80': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Joan González (Lecce).
- 81': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Joan González (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 82': Substitution, Lecce. Jeppe Corfitzen replaces Pontus Almqvist.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 83': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
- 88': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 88': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 3. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 90': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 90': Natan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Penalty Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 4. Matteo Politano (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 4.
- 0': Match ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 4.
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: 27,588
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 27,588
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 24 | +38 | 58 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 23 | +21 | 50 |
| 3 | Napoli | 24 | +13 | 49 |
| 4 | Juventus | 24 | +21 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Lecce (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 5 | Marin Pongracic |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo  |
| 17 | Valentin Gendrey |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 29 | Alexis Blin |
| 8 | Hamza Rafia |
| 9 | Nikola Krstovic |
| 27 | Gabriel Strefezza |
| 7 | Pontus Almqvist |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Natan |
| 55 | Leo Østigard |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 18 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 29 | Jesper Lindstrom |
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