Italian Serie A

Lecce vs Cagliari, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Lecce
  • 5': Tiago Gabriel
FT
1 - 2
Cagliari
  • 33': Andrea Belotti
  • 71': Andrea Belotti (P)

About

Lecce are hosting Cagliari at Via Del Mare, Lecce, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
  • 2': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Marco Palestra (Cagliari).
  • 4': Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Goal! Lecce 1, Cagliari 0. Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Sottil with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Foul by Riccardo Sottil (Lecce).
  • 6': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Tiago Gabriel.
  • 15': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Adam Obert.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Stulic following a corner.
  • 17': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Ylber Ramadani.
  • 18': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Matteo Prati with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Matteo Prati (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Prati following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Michel Adopo (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 19': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
  • 20': Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
  • 21': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 22': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
  • 23': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
  • 23': Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
  • 25': Álex Sala (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
  • 25': Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Andrea Belotti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
  • 26': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Offside, Cagliari. Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari).
  • 29': Foul by Michel Adopo (Cagliari).
  • 29': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Marco Palestra (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
  • 33': Goal! Lecce 1, Cagliari 1. Andrea Belotti (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Palestra.
  • 36': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
  • 36': Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Álex Sala (Lecce).
  • 37': Marco Palestra (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
  • 38': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Santiago Pierotti.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Prati with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Yerry Mina (Cagliari).
  • 42': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Palestra.
  • 44': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Lassana Coulibaly.
  • 45': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left. Assisted by Michael Folorunsho following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari).
  • 45'+1': Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Sebastiano Esposito (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Nikola Stulic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Álex Sala (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Sottil following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lecce 1, Cagliari 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lecce 1, Cagliari 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Lecce. Corrie Ndaba replaces Antonino Gallo.
  • 45': Substitution, Lecce. Mohamed Kaba replaces Álex Sala.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Deiola.
  • 50': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
  • 50': Yerry Mina (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari). Assisted by Mohamed Kaba with a cross.
  • 55': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
  • 55': Sebastiano Luperto (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Elia Caprile (Cagliari).
  • 58': Foul by Matteo Prati (Cagliari).
  • 58': Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Matteo Prati (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michel Adopo.
  • 60': Substitution, Cagliari. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
  • 60': Substitution, Cagliari. Mattia Felici replaces Matteo Prati.
  • 61': Substitution, Lecce. Tete Morente replaces Riccardo Sottil.
  • 66': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
  • 66': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Tete Morente (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti with a cross.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Elia Caprile (Cagliari).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Penalty Cagliari. Andrea Belotti draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 69': Penalty conceded by Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Goal! Lecce 1, Cagliari 2. Andrea Belotti (Cagliari) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Cagliari. Semih Kiliçsoy replaces Andrea Belotti.
  • 73': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Michel Adopo.
  • 73': Substitution, Lecce. Francesco Camarda replaces Ylber Ramadani.
  • 74': Foul by Gianluca Gaetano (Cagliari).
  • 74': Owen Kouassi (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari).
  • 75': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tete Morente with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
  • 77': Nikola Stulic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Adam Obert.
  • 78': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
  • 78': Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Santiago Pierotti.
  • 81': Foul by Michael Folorunsho (Cagliari).
  • 81': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Corrie Ndaba (Lecce).
  • 83': Offside, Cagliari. Semih Kiliçsoy is caught offside.
  • 84': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Adam Obert.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Konan N’Dri (Lecce) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tete Morente following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by Mattia Felici (Cagliari).
  • 85': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Mazzitelli replaces Alessandro Deiola because of an injury.
  • 89': Foul by Adam Obert (Cagliari).
  • 89': Konan N’Dri (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Adam Obert (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Mattia Felici (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Semih Kiliçsoy.
  • 90': Foul by Gabriele Zappa (Cagliari).
  • 90': Francesco Camarda (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nikola Stulic (Lecce).
  • 90'+4': Luca Mazzitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lecce 1, Cagliari 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lecce 1, Cagliari 2.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 4
48.3 Possession 51.7
15 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
284 Accurate Passes 319
351 Passes 378
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
18 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.4
40 Long Balls 45
15 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 3
17 Effective Clearances 23
17 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Via Del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 26,219

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 36 +54 85
2 Napoli 35 +19 70
3 AC Milan 35 +19 67
4 Juventus 35 +28 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEC Lecce (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
44 Tiago Gabriel
4 Kialonda Gaspar
25 Antonino Gallo
21 Owen Kouassi
20 Ylber Ramadani
6 Álex Sala
29 Lassana Coulibaly Yellow Card
9 Nikola Stulic
23 Riccardo Sottil
50 Santiago Pierotti
Lecce Substitutes:
Jamil Siebert, Jasper Samooja, Corrie Ndaba, Francesco Camarda, Medon Berisha, Thorir Johann Helgason, Niko Kovac, Matías Pérez, Lameck Banda, José Antonio Morente, Danilo Veiga, Mohamed Kaba, Konan N’Dri, Christian Früchtl.

CAG Cagliari (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Elia Caprile (GK)
6 Sebastiano Luperto
33 Adam Obert Yellow Card
26 Yerry Mina
14 Alessandro Deiola
8 Michel Adopo
16 Matteo Prati Yellow Card
90 Michael Folorunsho
2 Marco Palestra
19 Andrea Belotti
94 Sebastiano Esposito Yellow Card
Cagliari Substitutes:
Zé Pedro , Nicolò Cavuoti, Mattia Felici, Alessandro Di Pardo, Luca Mazzitelli, Vincenzo Sarno, Gennaro Borrelli, Juan Rodríguez, Marko Rog, Leonardo Pavoletti, Giuseppe Ciocci, Gianluca Gaetano, Gabriele Zappa, Riyad Idrissi, Semih Kiliçsoy.

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