Italian Serie A

Lecce vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Lecce
    FT
    0 - 1
    Napoli
    • 69': Frank Anguissa

    Injury-hit Napoli edge Leece to go clear at top

    Despite mounting injury problems, Napoli moved clear at the top of Serie A with a 1-0 win at Lecce on Tuesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Handball by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
    • 4': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noa Lang.
    • 7': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
    • 7': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
    • 9': Medon Berisha (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 11': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
    • 15': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Tiago Gabriel.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Lucca.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Medon Berisha (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti.
    • 26': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Handball by Francesco Camarda (Lecce).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce).
    • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
    • 35': Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 39': Foul by Lameck Banda (Lecce).
    • 39': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
    • 39': Noa Lang (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
    • 43': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Handball by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Handball by Francesco Camarda (Lecce).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Napoli 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Lecce. Tete Morente replaces Santiago Pierotti.
    • 46': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Noa Lang.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Medon Berisha with a cross following a corner.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Noa Lang (Napoli).
    • 48': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Noa Lang because of an injury.
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left.
    • 49': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
    • 49': Tiago Gabriel (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Medon Berisha with a cross.
    • 51': Penalty conceded by Juan Jesus (Napoli) with a handball in the penalty area.
    • 52': Delay in match (Napoli). VAR checking.
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': VAR Decision: Penalty Lecce.
    • 56': Penalty saved. Francesco Camarda (Lecce) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli).
    • 60': Handball by David Neres (Napoli).
    • 61': Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Mathías Olivera.
    • 61': Substitution, Napoli. Scott McTominay replaces Matteo Politano.
    • 61': Substitution, Napoli. Rasmus Højlund replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Medon Berisha (Lecce) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
    • 62': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 64': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Lameck Banda.
    • 66': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Danilo Veiga.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Juan Jesus (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross.
    • 67': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
    • 68': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Konan N’Dri (Lecce).
    • 69': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 1. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by David Neres with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 70': Substitution, Lecce. Nikola Stulic replaces Francesco Camarda.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
    • 72': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Medon Berisha with a cross.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Medon Berisha (Lecce) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Stulic with a headed pass following a fast break.
    • 77': Substitution, Lecce. Balthazar Pierret replaces Medon Berisha.
    • 77': Substitution, Lecce. Youssef Maleh replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
    • 77': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 77': Tete Morente (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
    • 80': Nikola Stulic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Offside, Lecce. Kialonda Gaspar is caught offside.
    • 85': Substitution, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Eljif Elmas.
    • 88': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Konan N’Dri (Lecce).
    • 88': Konan N’Dri (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
    • 90': Konan N’Dri (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 90'+4': Tete Morente (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Danilo Veiga.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Konan N’Dri (Lecce).
    • 90'+6': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 2
    58.8 Possession 41.2
    14 SHOTS 7
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    452 Accurate Passes 291
    522 Passes 363
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    39 Long Balls 54
    18 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    18 Effective Tackles 14
    23 Tackles 29
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 9
    14 Effective Clearances 27
    14 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
    Location: Lecce, Italy
    Attendance: 25,569

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AC Milan 14 +11 31
    2 Napoli 14 +10 31
    3 Internazionale 14 +19 30
    4 AS Roma 14 +7 27
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LEC Lecce (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
    44 Tiago Gabriel
    4 Kialonda Gaspar
    25 Antonino Gallo
    17 Danilo
    20 Ylber Ramadani Yellow Card
    10 Medon Berisha
    29 Lassana Coulibaly
    22 Francesco Camarda
    19 Lameck Banda
    50 Santiago Pierotti
    Lecce Substitutes:
    Jasper Samooja, Jamil Siebert, Youssef Maleh, Owen Kouassi, Álex Sala, José Antonio Morente, Niko Kovac, Konan N’Dri, Nikola Stulic, Christian Früchtl, Mohamed Drame, Balthazar Pierret, Corrie Ndaba, Thorir Johann Helgason.

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    32 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
    4 Alessandro Buongiorno
    5 Juan Jesus
    17 Mathías Olivera Yellow Card
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    6 Billy Gilmour
    20 Eljif Elmas
    99 Frank Anguissa
    27 Lorenzo Lucca
    70 Noa Lang
    21 Matteo Politano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Mathias Ferrante, David Neres, Rasmus Højlund, Antonio Vergara, Giuseppe Ambrosino, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Nikita Contini, Luca Marianucci, Miguel Gutiérrez, Scott McTominay, Leonardo Spinazzola, Amir Rrahmani, Sam Beukema.

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