Lecce vs AS Roma, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

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Roma stall in top-four chase with goalless Lecce draw

AS Roma's bid for a top-four finish suffered a blow as they were unable to break the deadlock in a 0-0 draw at Lecce in Serie A on Monday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Rick Karsdorp (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
5': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
6': Delay in match because of an injury Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
8': Attempt saved. Marin Pongracic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
11': Attempt missed. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
11': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
11': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Evan Ndicka (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
13': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
16': Attempt blocked. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ylber Ramadani.
16': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
16': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Tommaso Baldanzi.
17': Attempt missed. Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross following a corner.
18': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
18': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Angeliño (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Pontus Almqvist (Lecce).
21': Foul by Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
21': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu following a fast break.
22': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ylber Ramadani.
23': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
25': Offside, Lecce. Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
28': Attempt blocked. Antonino Gallo (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli.
28': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
28': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Paredes (Roma).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt blocked. Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli.
30': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Blin with a cross.
31': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
32': Attempt saved. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
32': Attempt saved. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
35': Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
37': Foul by Angeliño (Roma).
37': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
38': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Roberto Piccoli (Lecce).
38': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
39': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
40': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
40': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right.
43': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
43': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Attempt missed. Nicola Zalewski (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi with a cross.
45': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
45': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Angeliño (Roma) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leandro Paredes following a set piece situation.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
45'+3': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Roma 0.
45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Roma 0.
45': Substitution, Roma. Dean Huijsen replaces Evan Ndicka.
48': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ylber Ramadani.
51': Hand ball by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
53': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Roma).
53': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
55': Attempt blocked. Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pontus Almqvist.
55': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Attempt missed. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Edoardo Bove.
61': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
61': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Pontus Almqvist.
62': Substitution, Lecce. Nicola Sansone replaces Roberto Piccoli.
62': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
64': Substitution, Roma. Houssem Aouar replaces Edoardo Bove.
64': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Nicola Zalewski.
65': Foul by Angeliño (Roma).
65': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Attempt blocked. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
67': Offside, Lecce. Valentin Gendrey is caught offside.
68': Attempt missed. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic following a fast break.
69': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
71': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
72': Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Patrick Dorgu.
73': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wladimiro Falcone.
73': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Angeliño.
77': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
78': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
81': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
81': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Lecce. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Antonino Gallo.
83': Substitution, Roma. Paulo Dybala replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
83': Substitution, Roma. Zeki Çelik replaces Rick Karsdorp.
84': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
84': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Attempt saved. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Remi Oudin.
85': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
86': Attempt missed. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Remi Oudin with a cross following a corner.
87': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
87': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
88': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar with a headed pass.
90': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
90': Nicola Sansone (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Lameck Banda (Lecce) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+4': Remi Oudin (Lecce) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lameck Banda.
90'+5': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Lecce 0, Roma 0.
0': Match ends, Lecce 0, Roma 0.

Statistics

ROMA		LEC
12	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	4
60.2	Possession	39.8
10	SHOTS	27
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
410	Accurate Passes	246
515	Passes	332
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	5
19	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.2
55	Long Balls	64
21	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	9
8	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	9
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	9
15	Effective Clearances	23
15	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 29,031

Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	12	+10	26
2	Atalanta	12	+16	25
3	Fiorentina	12	+15	25
4	Internazionale	12	+12	25

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Lecce (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
6	Federico Baschirotto
5	Marin Pongracic
25	Antonino Gallo
17	Valentin Gendrey
20	Ylber Ramadani
29	Alexis Blin
13	Patrick Dorgu
7	Pontus Almqvist
91	Roberto Piccoli
9	Nikola Krstovic

Lecce Substitutes:

Rémi Oudin, Hamza Rafia, Ahmed Touba, Rares Burnete, Sebastian Esposito, Lorenzo Venuti, Joan Gonzàlez, Nicola Sansone, Medon Berisha, Santiago Pierotti, Jasper Samooja, Federico Brancolini, Lameck Banda.

AS Roma (4-3-3)

No.	Name
99	Mile Svilar (GK)
5	Evan Ndicka
23	Gianluca Mancini
69	Angeliño
2	Rick Karsdorp
16	Leandro Paredes
52	Edoardo Bove
4	Bryan Cristante
90	Romelu Lukaku
59	Nicola Zalewski
35	Tommaso Baldanzi

AS Roma Substitutes:

Stephan El Shaarawy, João Costa, Diego Llorente, Rui Patrício, Pietro Boer, Paulo Dybala, Chris Smalling, Niccolò Pisilli, Renato Sanches, Zeki Çelik, Dean Huijsen, Houssem Aouar.

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