Napoli vs Lecce, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

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Napoli's European hopes end with 0-0 draw against Lecce

Napoli lost their slim chances to participate in European competitions next season when they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Lecce in their last Serie A game of the campaign on Sunday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
3': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
4': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
4': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
6': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
6': Medon Berisha (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
7': Medon Berisha (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
10': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
11': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
11': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
12': Attempt blocked. Antonino Gallo (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
15': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Lecce).
15': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
16': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
17': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
24': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
24': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alexis Blin.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
28': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Pontus Almqvist (Lecce).
29': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
31': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Hand ball by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
39': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
39': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
40': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt blocked. Medon Berisha (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pontus Almqvist.
42': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
45': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Lecce 0.
45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Lecce 0.
45': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
45': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Giovanni Simeone.
46': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
46': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
47': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
49': Attempt saved. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
50': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
51': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
51': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
52': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
52': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
52': Foul by Pontus Almqvist (Lecce).
52': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Attempt blocked. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
54': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
54': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
55': Substitution, Lecce. Joan González replaces Pontus Almqvist.
56': Substitution, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti replaces Nikola Krstovic.
58': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
58': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt blocked. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Medon Berisha.
60': Attempt blocked. Medon Berisha (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
61': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
61': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt blocked. Antonino Gallo (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
64': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
65': Substitution, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli replaces Antonino Gallo.
65': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Jens Cajuste.
66': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
66': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
66': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Joan González (Lecce).
67': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Medon Berisha.
70': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
70': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt blocked. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
72': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
72': Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
73': Medon Berisha (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Medon Berisha (Lecce).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Offside, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ylber Ramadani.
76': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
77': Substitution, Lecce. Hamza Rafia replaces Medon Berisha because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Alexis Blin.
79': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
79': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
82': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
83': Attempt missed. Remi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hamza Rafia.
84': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
84': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
84': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
86': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Remi Oudin following a fast break.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Lecce 0.
0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Lecce 0.

Statistics

LEC		NAP
17	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	0
32.8	Possession	67.2
10	SHOTS	24
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
242	Accurate Passes	597
329	Passes	674
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	17
0.0	Cross %	0.2
61	Long Balls	32
32	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	7
21	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
4	Interceptions	11
24	Effective Clearances	4
24	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 41,000

Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	13	+11	29
2	Atalanta	13	+18	28
3	Internazionale	13	+17	28
4	Fiorentina	13	+17	28

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Napoli (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alex Meret (GK)
5	Juan Jesus
55	Leo Ostigard
17	Mathías Olivera
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68	Stanislav Lobotka
24	Jens Cajuste
99	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
18	Giovanni Simeone
77	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21	Matteo Politano

Napoli Substitutes:

Cyril Ngonge, Amir Rrahmani, Natan, Giacomo Raspadori, Hamed Traoré, Luigi D'Avino, Victor Osimhen, Pierluigi Gollini, Nikita Contini, Jesper Lindstrom, Pasquale Mazzocchi.

Lecce (4-4-1-1)

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

Lecce Substitutes:

Hamza Rafia, Jasper Samooja, Federico Brancolini, Joan Gonzàlez, Rares Burnete, Ahmed Touba, Sebastian Esposito, Daniel Samek, Alexandru Borbei, Rémi Oudin, Lorenzo Venuti, Santiago Pierotti, Roberto Piccoli.

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