Lecce vs Cremonese 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 22': Goal! Lecce 1, Cremonese 0. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Goal! Lecce 2, Cremonese 0. Nikola Stulic (Lecce) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 44': Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Jamil Siebert (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Cremonese. Alessio Zerbin replaces Matteo Bianchetti.
- 45': Substitution, Cremonese. Milan Djuric replaces Jamie Vardy.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 2, Cremonese 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cremonese. Martín Payero replaces Jari Vandeputte.
- 47': Goal! Lecce 2, Cremonese 1. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milan Djuric with a headed pass.
- 53': Milan Djuric (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Cremonese. David Okereke replaces Morten Thorsby.
- 66': Substitution, Lecce. Walid Cheddira replaces Nikola Stulic.
- 74': Substitution, Cremonese. Antonio Sanabria replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 78': Substitution, Lecce. Omri Gandelman replaces Lameck Banda.
- 79': Substitution, Lecce. Gaby Jean replaces Santiago Pierotti.
- 89': Substitution, Lecce. Sadik Fofana replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
- 90'+6': Sebastiano Luperto (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Francesco Folino (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Giuseppe Pezzella (Cremonese) is shown the red card.
Game Information
Venue: Via Del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 28 | 67 | 5 |
| +24 | AC Milan | 28 | 60 | 2 |
| +14 | Napoli | 28 | 56 | 6 |
| +25 | Como | 28 | 51 | 5 |
Statistics
CRE |
LEC![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 27 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 58.8 | Possession | 41.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 250 | Accurate Passes | 177 |
| 355 | Passes | 258 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 28 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 60 |
| 21 | Clearances | 60 |
Lecce (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 44 | Tiago Gabriel |
| 5 | Jamil Siebert |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Danilo Veiga |
| 29 | Lassana Coulibaly |
| 79 | Oumar Ngom |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 9 | Nikola Stulic |
| 19 | Lameck Banda |
| 50 | Santiago Pierotti |
Cremonese (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 55 | Francesco Folino |
| 5 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 15 | Matteo Bianchetti |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 27 | Jari Vandeputte |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 4 | Tommaso Barbieri |
| 90 | Federico Bonazzoli |
| 10 | Jamie Vardy |
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