Lecce vs Empoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Lecce

77': Santiago Pierotti

FT
1 - 1

Empoli

33': Pietro Pellegri

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Lecce are hosting Empoli at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
7': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
7': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
10': Foul by Hamza Rafia (Lecce).
10': Liam Henderson (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
13': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Hand ball by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
17': Delay in match because of an injury Lameck Banda (Lecce).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
20': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Substitution, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti replaces Lameck Banda because of an injury.
21': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a cross.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
25': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
26': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Empoli).
26': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
30': Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
32': Attempt saved. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
33': Goal! Lecce 0, Empoli 1. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
38': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Hamza Rafia (Lecce).
39': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
40': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
40': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
41': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
41': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Attempt missed. Hamza Rafia (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
43': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
43': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
45': Attempt missed. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
45'+1': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
45'+1': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rémi Oudin following a set piece situation.
45'+2': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Empoli 1.
45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Empoli 1.
46': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
46': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
47': Rémi Oudin (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt blocked. Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
49': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
49': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rémi Oudin with a cross.
50': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Saba Goglichidze.
50': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high following a corner.
51': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
51': Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Pietro Pellegri (Empoli).
52': Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Pietro Pellegri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Offside, Empoli. Lorenzo Colombo is caught offside.
55': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu with a cross.
55': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
56': Attempt missed. Antonino Gallo (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
56': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pietro Pellegri.
57': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
57': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
58': Foul by Antonino Gallo (Lecce).
58': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
60': Attempt missed. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
60': Substitution, Lecce. Nicola Sansone replaces Ylber Ramadani.
60': Substitution, Lecce. Lassana Coulibaly replaces Rémi Oudin.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Saba Goglichidze (Empoli).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Saba Goglichidze because of an injury.
63': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Rafia.
63': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Empoli).
63': Nicola Sansone (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
65': Offside, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti is caught offside.
67': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Youssef Maleh.
68': Substitution, Empoli. Ola Solbakken replaces Pietro Pellegri.
68': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
69': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce).
69': Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
73': Attempt missed. Nicola Sansone (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti with a cross.
74': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Empoli).
74': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
75': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Goal! Lecce 1, Empoli 1. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
78': Substitution, Lecce. Ante Rebic replaces Frédéric Guilbert.
79': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from very close range misses to the left.
80': Substitution, Empoli. Emmanuel Ekong replaces Youssef Maleh.
80': Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Liberato Cacace.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
81': Mattia Viti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hamza Rafia with a cross.
84': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Liam Henderson (Empoli).
84': Liam Henderson (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Nicola Sansone (Lecce) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
86': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Nicolas Haas.
87': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a cross following a corner.
89': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
89': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli).
89': Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lassana Coulibaly.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Solbakken.
90'+4': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Lecce 1, Empoli 1.
0': Match ends, Lecce 1, Empoli 1.

Statistics

EMP		LEC
24	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	5
41.3	Possession	58.7
11	SHOTS	18
6	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
231	Accurate Passes	365
319	Passes	444
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	9
13	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	55
8	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.1	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	6
28	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	6
26	Effective Clearances	15
26	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 23,907

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 (4-5-1)

No.	Name
30	Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
6	Federico Baschirotto
4	Kialonda Gaspar
25	Antonino Gallo
12	Frédéric Guilbert
8	Hamza Rafia
10	Rémi Oudin
20	Ylber Ramadani
22	Lameck Banda
13	Patrick Dorgu
9	Nikola Krstovic

Lecce Substitutes:

Jasper Samooja, Andy Pelmard, Christian Früchtl, Lassana Coulibaly, Gaby Jean, Ed Mcjannet, Alexandru Borbei, Mohamed Kaba, José Antonio Morente, Nicola Sansone, Santiago Pierotti, Ante Rebic.

Empoli (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Devis Vásquez (GK)
34	Adrian Ismajli
21	Mattia Viti
2	Saba Goglichidze
32	Nicolas Haas
93	Youssef Maleh
6	Liam Henderson
13	Liberato Cacace
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
9	Pietro Pellegri
29	Lorenzo Colombo

Empoli Substitutes:

Ismael Konaté, Luca Marianucci, Ola Solbakken, Jacopo Seghetti, Emmanuel Ekong, Giuseppe Pezzella, Federico Brancolini, Junior Sambia, Mattia De Sciglio.

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