“Donyell Malen heads home from the center of the box after a corner to give Roma an early lead.”
Pivotal“Malen converts from close range to double Roma's advantage after Lecce fail to clear their lines.”
Pivotal“Matías Soulé pounces moments after a saved effort to fire home on the counter, making it 3-0 inside the first half hour.”
Pivotal“Substitute Rodrigo Mora completes the rout, finishing off a fast break assisted by Paulo Dybala moments after Dybala himself had gone close.”
Lecce
Roma
Outstanding performance
Roma•AttackerRoma dismantled Lecce with ruthless efficiency, racing to a 3-0 lead inside 25 minutes through Donyell Malen's double and a quickfire Matías Soulé strike after a fast break. The visitors dominated every metric that mattered, controlling 65% of possession, doubling Lecce's shot count and forcing eight saves from the home goalkeeper compared to just two at the other end. Rodrigo Mora added gloss late on, latching onto a fine assist from substitute Paulo Dybala after coming off the bench himself, capping a night where Roma's quality gulf was evident from the first whistle. For Lecce, sitting mid-table and already fragile in form, this is a sobering result that exposes deep issues defensively, while Roma's statement win reinforces their credentials as genuine title contenders this season.
How entertaining was this match?
Rodrigo Mora of Roma is caught offside.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 5 minutes of added time.
Ivan IlićYellow CardIvan Ilic from Lecce receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Emanuele Lulli of Roma is caught offside.
Foul committed by Ivan Ilic of Lecce.
Rodrigo Mora from Roma wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Konan N’Dri from Lecce takes a left-footed shot from outside the box.
Foul committed by Konan N’Dri of Lecce.
Gianluca Mancini from Roma wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kialonda Gaspar from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Santiago Castro from Roma commits a foul.
Nikola Stulic from Lecce wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gianluca Mancini from Roma commits a foul.
Santiago Castro from Roma commits a foul.
Substitution for Roma: Marten de Roon comes on for Paulo Dybala.
Kialonda Gaspar from Lecce is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Danilo Veiga from Lecce.
Youssef Maleh from Lecce attempts a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it misses to the left. Amar Fatah provided the assist.
Attempt missed. Santiago Castro from Roma took a left-footed shot from the left side of the box after a quick counterattack.
Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala from Roma takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. Emanuele Lulli provided the assist.
Kialonda Gaspar from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Santiago Castro of Roma commits a foul.
Amar Fatah from Lecce wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul committed by Daniele Ghilardi of Roma.
Foul committed by Amar Fatah of Lecce.
Daniele Ghilardi from Roma wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution for Lecce: Ivan Ilic comes on for Oumar Ngom.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Substitution for Lecce: Amar Fatah comes on for Santiago Pierotti.
The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
Nikola Stulic from Lecce commits a foul.
Mario Hermoso from Roma wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution for Roma: Niccolò Pisilli comes on for Manu Koné.
Substitution for Roma: Santiago Castro comes on for Donyell Malen.
assist: Gianluca Mancini
Goal! Roma lead 4-0 against Lecce as Rodrigo Mora scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
Paulo Dybala is caught offside for Roma.
Paulo Dybala from Roma misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it high and wide to the left. Rodrigo Mora assisted after a fast break.
Kialonda Gaspar from Lecce has an attempt from very close range, but it is blocked.
Lecce wins a corner after Daniele Ghilardi concedes.
Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Wesley from Roma commits a foul.
Substitution for Roma: Nahuel Molina comes on for Wesley.
Substitution for Roma: Rodrigo Mora comes on for Matías Soulé.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce commits a foul.
Wesley from Roma is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Donyell Malen is caught offside for Roma.
Attempt saved. Santiago Pierotti's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mile Svilar. The attempt was assisted by Lassana Coulibaly.
Wesley from Roma misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt missed. Konan N’Dri from Lecce took a left-footed shot from the left side of the box after a quick break.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Substitution for Lecce: Nikola Stulic comes on for Willem Geubbels due to an injury.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Willem Geubbels of Lecce.
Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Roma) took a left-footed shot from outside the box.
Foul committed by Willem Geubbels of Lecce.
Gianluca Mancini from Roma is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution for Lecce: Youssef Maleh comes on for Olaf Gorter.
The second half begins with Lecce trailing Roma 0-3.
Substitution for Lecce: Konan N’Dri comes on for Tiago Gabriel.
The first half ends with Lecce 0, Roma 3.
Attempt missed by Donyell Malen from Roma, who had a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 3 minutes of added time.
Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala from Roma has his left-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom right corner by Wladimiro Falcone from Lecce. The shot was assisted by Manu Koné.
Attempt missed. Matías Soulé (Roma) takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is close but goes to the right. He was assisted by Paulo Dybala.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Roma).
Attempt saved. Willem Geubbels from Lecce has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved.
Offside called against Roma. Matías Soulé is caught offside.
Donyell Malen of Roma is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Donyell Malen from Roma has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved.
Donyell Malen is caught offside for Roma.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
Goal! Roma lead 3-0 against Lecce as Matías Soulé scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box after a quick break.
Attempt saved. Matías Soulé from Roma has a left-footed shot from outside the box that is saved.
assist: Wesley
Goal! Roma lead 2-0 against Lecce as Donyell Malen scores with a right-footed shot from very close range.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce commits a foul.
Wesley from Roma wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside for Roma. Bryan Cristante is flagged for offside.
Roma wins a corner after Kialonda Gaspar concedes.
Offside called against Roma. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
Foul committed by Santiago Pierotti of Lecce.
Bryan Cristante from Roma wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Attempt saved. Matías Soulé from Roma has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved by Wladimiro Falcone of Lecce in the center of the goal. Manu Koné provided the assist.
Delay in match (Roma).
Donyell MalenYellow CardDonyell Malen of Roma receives a yellow card for handball.
Donyell Malen from Roma commits a handball.
Lecce wins a corner after Mario Hermoso concedes.
Attempt missed. Willem Geubbels (Lecce) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Bryan Cristante of Roma.
Goal! Roma takes the lead 1-0 against Lecce with Donyell Malen scoring from the center of the box after a corner.
Matías Soulé from Roma is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First half begins.
Both Lecce and Roma head into matchday two off opening-day wins, giving this early Serie A clash a bit of extra spice. Roma arrive as clear favourites, but Lecce will fancy their chances on home soil in what's shaping up to be a tight, low-scoring affair.
