Internazionale vs Lecce, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter Milan move six points clear at Serie A top after beating Lecce
Pio Esposito's late goal powered Inter past Lecce, securing the 'Winter Championship' and extending their lead at the top of the Serie A table.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan).
- 2': Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
- 6': Attempt saved. Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 6': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 9': Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Nikola Stulic (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 15': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ange-Yoan Bonny.
- 17': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 17': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 18': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan).
- 18': Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti.
- 19': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
- 22': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Riccardo Sottil.
- 26': VAR Decision: No Penalty Inter Milan.
- 29': Offside, Inter Milan. Ange-Yoan Bonny is caught offside.
- 31': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Jamil Siebert (Lecce).
- 32': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan).
- 33': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 35': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jamil Siebert.
- 36': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 42': Foul by Omri Gandelman (Lecce).
- 42': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Riccardo Sottil (Lecce).
- 43': Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Offside, Lecce. Nikola Stulic is caught offside.
- 45': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lassana Coulibaly.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Danilo Veiga (Lecce).
- 45'+2': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Nikola Stulic.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wladimiro Falcone following a fast break.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Lecce 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Lecce 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Stulic.
- 48': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan).
- 48': Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Stulic.
- 51': Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Carlos Augusto with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Andy Diouf (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 52': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 52': Attempt saved. Andy Diouf (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 55': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Ange-Yoan Bonny.
- 57': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 57': Substitution, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique replaces Andy Diouf.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
- 57': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jamil Siebert.
- 58': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan).
- 58': Riccardo Sottil (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Foul by Jamil Siebert (Lecce).
- 60': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 63': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Danilo Veiga (Lecce).
- 63': Danilo Veiga (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jamil Siebert.
- 65': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Santiago Pierotti.
- 67': Handball by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 68': Offside, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Lecce. Tete Morente replaces Riccardo Sottil.
- 69': Substitution, Lecce. Mohamed Kaba replaces Omri Gandelman.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Tete Morente (Lecce).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mohamed Kaba.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jamil Siebert.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lassana Coulibaly.
- 73': Attempt saved. Jamil Siebert (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan). Assisted by Mohamed Kaba.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jamil Siebert (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Stulic.
- 74': Foul by Jamil Siebert (Lecce).
- 74': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Jamil Siebert (Lecce).
- 74': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 77': Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Luis Henrique with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 78': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
- 78': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 80': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 80': Foul by Nikola Stulic (Lecce).
- 80': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 82': Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Santiago Pierotti.
- 82': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 83': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
- 85': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 85': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danilo Veiga following a set piece situation.
- 86': Substitution, Lecce. Álex Sala replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 89': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
- 89': Nikola Stulic (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Jamil Siebert (Lecce).
- 90': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan).
- 90'+1': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan).
- 90'+3': Konan N’Dri (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Luis Henrique (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Lautaro Martínez.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0.
Statistics
 LEC |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.4 | Possession | 67.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 162 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 253 | Passes | 516 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 9 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 46 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 46 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: San Siro
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 69,321
Venue: San Siro
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 69,321
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 20 | +26 | 46 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 20 | +17 | 43 |
| 3 | Napoli | 20 | +13 | 40 |
| 4 | Juventus | 20 | +16 | 39 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 7 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 17 | Andy Diouf |
| 14 | Ange-Yoan Bonny |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram  |
Lecce (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 44 | Tiago Gabriel |
| 5 | Jamil Siebert |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Danilo Veiga |
| 16 | Omri Gandelman |
| 93 | Youssef Maleh |
| 29 | Lassana Coulibaly |
| 9 | Nikola Stulic |
| 23 | Riccardo Sottil |
| 50 | Santiago Pierotti |
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