Italian Serie A

Lecce vs Inter Milan 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

  • 48': Assan Ceesay
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1 - 2
  • 2': Romelu Lukaku
  • 90'+5': Denzel Dumfries

Romelu Lukaku scores on return as Inter grab late win at Lecce

Romelu Lukaku and Denzel Dumfries scored to give Inter a 2-1 win at Lecce in their first Serie A game of the season on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 2': Goal! Lecce 0, Inter Milan 1. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a headed pass.
  • 21': Substitution, Lecce. Alexis Blin replaces Mert Çetin because of an injury.
  • 32': Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lecce 0, Inter Milan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, Inter Milan 1.
  • 48': Goal! Lecce 1, Inter Milan 1. Assan Ceesay (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco following a fast break.
  • 55': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Robin Gosens.
  • 57': Substitution, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 63': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Lecce. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Assan Ceesay.
  • 67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Matteo Darmian.
  • 67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 74': Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 74': Substitution, Lecce. Thórir Helgason replaces Joan Gonzàlez.
  • 74': Substitution, Lecce. Marcin Listkowski replaces Kristijan Bistrovic.
  • 82': Alexis Blin (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Milan Skriniar.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Lecce 1, Inter Milan 2. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) with an attempt from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lecce 1, Inter Milan 2.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,353

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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19 Fouls 21
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 7
69.9 Possession 30.1
19 SHOTS 10
9 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
523 Accurate Passes 184
603 Passes 254
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 3
32 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 54
24 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 7
11 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 13
8 Effective Clearances 41
8 Clearances 41

Line-Ups

LEC Lecce (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
6 Federico Baschirotto Yellow Card
4 Mert Çetin
25 Antonino Gallo
17 Valentin Gendrey
42 Morten Hjulmand Yellow Card
16 Joan Gonzàlez
8 Kristijan Bistrovic
77 Assan Ceesay
11 Federico Di Francesco
27 Gabriel Strefezza

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Samir Handanovic (GK)
6 Stefan de Vrij
32 Federico Dimarco
37 Milan Skriniar
20 Hakan Calhanoglu
23 Nicolò Barella
77 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
8 Robin Gosens
36 Matteo Darmian
10 Lautaro Martínez
90 Romelu Lukaku

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