“Lecce take an early lead through a corner-kick header from Lassana Coulibaly after winning a set-piece from a defensive foul.”
Pivotal“Monza finally break through as Ricardo Mangas converts from close range after a string of blocked and saved efforts, cutting the deficit to one.”
“Almost immediately after conceding, Coulibaly restores Lecce's two-goal cushion with a clinical finish from the right side of the box, snuffing out Monza's momentum before it could build.”
Pivotal“Substitute Exequiel Zeballos curls in a stoppage-time free-kick to give Monza late hope, capping a spell of sustained second-half pressure that yielded only this consolation.”
Lecce
Monza
Outstanding performance
Lecce•MidfielderLecce built their win on a ruthless opening act, scoring three times in the first 21 minutes while Monza wasted their own promising spells with poor finishing. Coulibaly was the difference-maker, netting either side of Ricardo Mangas' consolation strike to restore a two-goal cushion just as Monza threatened a foothold. From there the game statistics tell a different story - Monza dominated possession (58%), out-shot Lecce 12-6, and created six big chances to Lecce's four, but were let down by wastefulness, missing five big chances compared to Lecce's one. Wladimiro Falcone was forced into six saves to preserve the lead, and only a stoppage-time Zeballos free-kick rewarded Monza's late pressure. For Lecce, three points offer a timely lift, while Monza's inefficiency in front of goal despite territorial control will be the concern heading into their next fixture.
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Goal! Exequiel Zeballos scores for Monza with a right-footed shot from a free kick. The score is now Lecce 3, Monza 2.
Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce commits a foul.
Andrea Carboni from Monza wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Wladimiro Falcone from Lecce saves a left-footed shot from Patrick Cutrone of Monza, taken from the center of the box, in the center of the goal.
Foul committed by Santiago Pierotti of Lecce.
Samuele Birindelli from Monza is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Mohamed Kaba of Lecce.
Omari Forson from Monza wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution for Lecce: Mohamed Kaba comes on for Youssef Maleh.
Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce wins a free kick on the right wing.
Exequiel Zeballos of Monza commits a foul.
Substitution for Monza: Mathis Mout comes on for Ebenezer Akinsanmiro.
Santiago Pierotti of Lecce commits a foul.
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro from Monza wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Paco Esteban from Lecce is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Eddy Kouadio from Monza commits a foul.
Amar Fatah from Lecce misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the right.
Monza wins a corner after Antonino Gallo concedes.
Attempt missed by Patrick Cutrone of Monza, who took a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the left.
Monza is awarded a corner after Danilo Veiga concedes.
Tiago Gabriel from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Patrick Cutrone of Monza.
Foul committed by Youssef Maleh of Lecce.
Omari Forson from Monza wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution for Monza: Omari Forson comes on for Gustavo Varela.
Substitution for Lecce: Amar Fatah comes on for Joël Monteiro.
Substitution for Lecce: Paco Esteban comes on for Nikola Stulic.
Patrick Cutrone of Monza is caught offside.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Exequiel Zeballos of Monza commits a foul.
Youssef Maleh from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Eddy Kouadio of Monza.
Foul committed by Youssef Maleh of Lecce.
Michael Folorunsho from Monza is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Wladimiro Falcone from Lecce is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Gustavo Varela of Monza.
Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Exequiel Zeballos from Monza commits a foul.
Adam Bakoune from Monza misses a header from the center of the box, sending the ball to the right. The cross was assisted by Samuele Birindelli.
Substitution for Lecce: Oumar Ngom comes on for Ivan Ilic.
Substitution for Monza: Exequiel Zeballos comes on for Andrea Colpani.
Substitution for Monza: Patrick Cutrone comes on for Jay Robinson.
Attempt saved. Samuele Birindelli's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved by Wladimiro Falcone in the center of the goal. Ebenezer Akinsanmiro provided the assist.
Andrea Colpani of Monza is caught offside.
Tiago Gabriel from Lecce wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gustavo Varela commits a foul for Monza.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce commits a foul.
Samuele Birindelli from Monza is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jay Robinson's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Wladimiro Falcone. The assist came from Michael Folorunsho.
Monza wins a corner after Antonino Gallo concedes.
Attempt missed. Youssef Maleh from Lecce took a left-footed shot from the left side of the box.
Lecce wins a corner after Adam Bakoune concedes.
Youssef Maleh's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked.
Lecce wins a corner after Michael Folorunsho concedes.
Youssef Maleh from Lecce wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul committed by Ebenezer Akinsanmiro of Monza.
Substitution for Lecce: Santiago Pierotti comes on for Konan N’Dri.
The second half begins with Lecce leading 3-1 against Monza.
Substitution for Monza: Adam Bakoune comes on for Ricardo Mangas.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of added time.
First half ends with Lecce leading 3-1 against Monza.
Nikola Stulic from Lecce commits a foul.
Jay Robinson from Monza wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Ebenezer Akinsanmiro of Monza.
Michael Folorunsho's header from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Andrea Colpani's cross.
Foul committed by Konan N’Dri of Lecce.
Konan N’DriYellow CardKonan N’Dri of Lecce receives a yellow card.
Ricardo Mangas from Monza wins a free kick in the attacking half.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Andrea Colpani's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Foul committed by Konan N’Dri of Lecce.
Jay Robinson from Monza wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jay Robinson from Monza misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Foul committed by Ivan Ilic of Lecce.
Jay Robinson from Monza wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Gustavo Varela (Monza) takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Foul committed by Danilo Veiga of Lecce.
Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Ebenezer Akinsanmiro of Monza.
Ricardo Mangas from Monza wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed by Andrea Colpani from Monza, who took a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Foul committed by Konan N’Dri of Lecce.
Jay Robinson from Monza wins a free kick on the left wing.
assist: Danilo Veiga
Goal! Lecce leads 3-1 against Monza. Lassana Coulibaly scores for Lecce with a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box.
Attempt missed. Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the right.
assist: Samuele Birindelli
Goal! Monza scores to make it 2-1 against Lecce with a right-footed shot from very close range by Ricardo Mangas.
Andrea Colpani from Monza has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked.
Attempt saved. Jay Robinson from Monza has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the bottom right corner by Wladimiro Falcone of Lecce.
Gustavo Varela's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved.
Goal! Lecce leads 2-0 against Monza as Tiago Gabriel scores with a header from very close range after a corner.
Lecce wins a corner after Ebenezer Akinsanmiro concedes.
Attempt saved. Lorenzo Lucchesi's left-footed shot from very close range is saved.
Monza wins a corner after Jamil Siebert concedes.
Gustavo Varela of Monza is flagged for offside.
Foul committed by Youssef Maleh of Lecce.
Michael Folorunsho from Monza wins a free kick in the defensive half.
assist: Ivan Ilić
Goal! Lecce leads 1-0 against Monza. Lassana Coulibaly scores for Lecce with a header from the center of the box after a corner.
Lecce wins a corner after Andrea Carboni concedes.
Nikola Stulic from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lorenzo Lucchesi from Monza commits a foul.
First half begins.
Lecce and Monza meet at Via del Mare both desperate for their first league win of the season. With Lecce 14th and Monza rock-bottom at 18th, this early-season six-pointer could set the tone for both clubs' campaigns.
