Italian Serie A

Lecce vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Lecce
    FT
    0 - 4
    Napoli
    • 16': Leo Ostigard
    • 51': Victor Osimhen
    • 88': Gianluca Gaetano
    • 90'+4': Matteo Politano (P)

    Osimhen comes off bench to score in Napoli's win against Lecce

    Napoli continued their climb up the table with a 4-0 win at Lecce on Saturday, moving up to third place as Victor Osimhen scored in the second half.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Leo Østigård (Napoli).
    • 1': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Offside, Lecce. Alexis Blin tries a through ball, but Antonino Gallo is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 15': Hand ball by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
    • 16': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 1. Leo Østigård (Napoli) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
    • 17': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
    • 20': Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone with a cross.
    • 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
    • 22': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nikola Krstovic.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Natan (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pontus Almqvist.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Alexis Blin (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey with a cross.
    • 26': Offside, Lecce. Alexis Blin tries a through ball, but Valentin Gendrey is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
    • 27': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hamza Rafia.
    • 29': Hand ball by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
    • 30': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Marin Pongracic (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
    • 33': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
    • 33': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Foul by Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli).
    • 36': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa with a headed pass.
    • 43': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
    • 45': Hand ball by Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Napoli 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Giovanni Simeone.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
    • 47': Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce).
    • 47': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 49': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
    • 49': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia following a fast break.
    • 53': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
    • 53': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
    • 57': Hand ball by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
    • 57': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Jesper Lindstrøm.
    • 58': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Blin (Lecce).
    • 61': Substitution, Lecce. Patrick Dorgu replaces Antonino Gallo.
    • 61': Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Hamza Rafia.
    • 61': Substitution, Lecce. Joan González replaces Alexis Blin because of an injury.
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
    • 64': Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 67': Hand ball by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
    • 68': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
    • 68': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
    • 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pontus Almqvist.
    • 71': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
    • 71': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Remi Oudin with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
    • 74': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
    • 74': Joan González (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Natan.
    • 75': Offside, Lecce. Ylber Ramadani tries a through ball, but Remi Oudin is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
    • 80': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
    • 80': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Joan González (Lecce).
    • 81': Joan González (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
    • 82': Substitution, Lecce. Jeppe Corfitzen replaces Pontus Almqvist.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 83': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 88': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 3. Gianluca Gaetano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
    • 90': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
    • 90': Natan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Penalty Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Lecce 0, Napoli 4. Matteo Politano (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Lecce 0, Napoli 4.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 2
    56.2 Possession 43.8
    15 SHOTS 9
    6 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    432 Accurate Passes 326
    512 Passes 391
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 19
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    48 Long Balls 37
    26 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 16
    19 Tackles 23
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 11
    13 Effective Clearances 18
    13 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
    Location: Lecce, Italy
    Attendance: 27,588

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 8 +10 19
    2 Internazionale 8 +8 17
    3 Juventus 8 +10 16
    4 AC Milan 8 +7 14
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LEC Lecce (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
    6 Federico Baschirotto
    5 Marin Pongracic
    25 Antonino Gallo Yellow Card
    17 Valentin Gendrey
    20 Ylber Ramadani Yellow Card
    29 Alexis Blin
    8 Hamza Rafia
    9 Nikola Krstovic
    27 Gabriel Strefezza
    7 Pontus Almqvist
    Lecce Substitutes:
    Lorenzo Venuti, Patrick Dorgu, Marcin Listkowski, Nicola Sansone, Jasper Samooja, Joan Gonzàlez, Roberto Piccoli, Medon Berisha, Rares Burnete, Ahmed Touba, Federico Brancolini, Jeppe Corfitzen, Rémi Oudin.

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Meret (GK)
    3 Natan
    55 Leo Ostigard
    17 Mathías Olivera
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    68 Stanislav Lobotka
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
    18 Giovanni Simeone Yellow Card
    77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Yellow Card
    29 Jesper Lindstrom
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Diego Demme, Alessandro Zanoli, Eljif Elmas, Victor Osimhen, Alessio Zerbin, Mário Rui, Gianluca Gaetano, Jens Cajuste, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Nikita Contini, Matteo Politano, Luigi D'Avino, Giacomo Raspadori.

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