Italian Serie A

FT Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Match Report

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Inter 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

INT leads series 5-0

Lineups

INT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 15Francesco AcerbiCD
  3. 95Alessandro BastoniCD-L
  4. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  5. 22Henrikh MkhitaryanCM-L
  6. 23Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  7. 7Piotr ZielinskiAM
  8. 30Carlos AugustoLM
  9. 17Andy DioufRM
  10. 14Ange-Yoan BonnyCF-L
  11. 9Marcus ThuramCF-R

LEC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Wladimiro FalconeG
  2. 44Tiago GabrielCD-L
  3. 5Jamil SiebertCD-R
  4. 25Antonino GalloLB
  5. 17Danilo VeigaRB
  6. 16Omri GandelmanAM
  7. 93Youssef MalehLM
  8. 29Lassana CoulibalyRM
  9. 9Nikola StulicF
  10. 23Riccardo SottilAM-L
  11. 50Santiago PierottiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 56' Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Ange-Yoan Bonny.
  3. 57' Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
  4. 57' Substitution, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique replaces Andy Diouf.
  5. 63' Danilo Veiga (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Substitution, Lecce. Tete Morente replaces Riccardo Sottil.
  7. 69' Substitution, Lecce. Mohamed Kaba replaces Omri Gandelman.
  8. 72' Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  9. 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.
  10. 82' Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Santiago Pierotti.
  11. 86' Substitution, Lecce. Álex Sala replaces Youssef Maleh.
  12. 87' Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Marcus Thuram.
  13. 90'+3' Luis Henrique (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.

Serie A News

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