AS Roma vs Lecce 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 0, Lecce 0.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Daniele Ghilardi replaces Gianluca Mancini.
- 51': Substitution, Roma. Robinio Vaz replaces Neil El Aynaoui.
- 57': Goal! Roma 1, Lecce 0. Robinio Vaz (Roma) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
- 61': Substitution, Lecce. Walid Cheddira replaces Nikola Stulic.
- 61': Substitution, Lecce. Sadik Fofana replaces Omri Gandelman.
- 67': Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Lameck Banda because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Roma. Angeliño replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
- 75': Substitution, Roma. Antonio Arena replaces Donyell Malen.
- 77': Angeliño (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Roma. Lorenzo Venturino replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 81': Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Lecce. Thórir Helgason replaces Santiago Pierotti.
- 86': Substitution, Lecce. Álex Sala replaces Ylber Ramadani.
- 89': Niccolò Pisilli (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Danilo Veiga (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Lecce 0.
Game Information
Venue: Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 29 | 68 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 30 | 63 | 3 |
| +16 | Napoli | 30 | 62 | 6 |
| +31 | Como | 30 | 57 | 5 |
Statistics
 LEC |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.1 | Possession | 66.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 185 | Accurate Passes | 471 |
| 281 | Passes | 576 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 28 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 39 | Clearances | 18 |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 8 | Neil El Aynaoui |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 12 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 2 | Devyne Rensch |
| 14 | Donyell Malen |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 61 | Niccolò Pisilli  |
Lecce (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 44 | Tiago Gabriel |
| 5 | Jamil Siebert |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Danilo Veiga |
| 16 | Omri Gandelman |
| 79 | Oumar Ngom |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 9 | Nikola Stulic |
| 19 | Lameck Banda |
| 50 | Santiago Pierotti |
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