Lecce vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInjury-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
 NAP |
LEC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,569
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) |
| 44 | Tiago Gabriel |
| 4 | Kialonda Gaspar |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Danilo Veiga |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani  |
| 10 | Medon Berisha |
| 29 | Lassana Coulibaly |
| 22 | Francesco Camarda |
| 19 | Lameck Banda |
| 50 | Santiago Pierotti |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour |
| 20 | Eljif Elmas |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 27 | Lorenzo Lucca |
| 70 | Noa Lang |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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