
Lecce vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli edge closer to Serie A title with win at Lecce
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League leaders Napoli moved one step closer to winning the Serie A title with a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Lecce on Saturday, taking the visitors provisionally six points clear of Scudetto rivals Inter Milan.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 2': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 2': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 3': VAR Decision: No Goal Lecce 0-0 Napoli.
- 7': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 13': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 16': Offside, Lecce. Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti.
- 20': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 20': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 22': Foul by Mohamed Kaba (Lecce).
- 22': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 27': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 27': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
- 29': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 37': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kialonda Gaspar.
- 44': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Balthazar Pierret (Lecce).
- 45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 45'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Lecce. Tete Morente replaces Mohamed Kaba.
- 45': Substitution, Lecce. Thórir Helgason replaces Jesper Karlsson.
- 48': Foul by Balthazar Pierret (Lecce).
- 48': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
- 50': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 50': Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce).
- 51': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Thórir Helgason (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tete Morente.
- 52': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka because of an injury.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 58': Foul by Tete Morente (Lecce).
- 58': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Antonino Gallo (Lecce).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 62': Alex Meret (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 62': Substitution, Lecce. Danilo Veiga replaces Frédéric Guilbert.
- 65': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Lecce. Medon Berisha replaces Balthazar Pierret.
- 65': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 65': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 67': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt missed. Thórir Helgason (Lecce) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 70': Delay in match (Napoli).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Tete Morente (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Medon Berisha.
- 74': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 75': Attempt missed. Danilo Veiga (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 82': Foul by Tete Morente (Lecce).
- 82': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Tete Morente (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Santiago Pierotti.
- 87': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 87': Offside, Lecce. Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 87': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 89': Attempt missed. Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tete Morente.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Billing.
- 90'+1': Danilo Veiga (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
Statistics
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LEC![]() |
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4 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
55 | Possession | 45 |
8 | SHOTS | 9 |
2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
440 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
495 | Passes | 387 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
8 | Crosses | 20 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
57 | Long Balls | 54 |
33 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
14 | Tackles | 12 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
10 | Interceptions | 3 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
22 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 28,403
Serie A Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AC Milan | 7 | +7 | 16 |
2 | Internazionale | 7 | +10 | 15 |
3 | Napoli | 7 | +5 | 15 |
4 | AS Roma | 7 | +4 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Lecce (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
6 | Federico Baschirotto |
4 | Kialonda Gaspar |
25 | Antonino Gallo |
12 | Frédéric Guilbert |
29 | Lassana Coulibaly |
75 | Balthazar Pierret |
77 | Mohamed Kaba |
9 | Nikola Krstovic ![]() |
37 | Jesper Karlsson |
50 | Santiago Pierotti |
Napoli (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
17 | Mathías Olivera |
13 | Amir Rrahmani |
37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
8 | Scott McTominay |
99 | Frank Anguissa |
11 | Romelu Lukaku |
81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
21 | Matteo Politano |
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