LECCE. Lecce and Cagliari draw 1-1. V. Gendrey scored the first goal (31′) for Lecce. G. Oristanio made it even (68′). Cagliari was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare stadium in Lecce on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa with the collaboration of Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.09 degrees Celsius or 62.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Cagliari had a strong ball possession 59% while Lecce was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lecce was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Lecce to win the match.
Lecce shot 15 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cagliari shot 14 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Lecce received 1 yellow card (Gabriel Strefezza). On the other side, Cagliari received 1 yellow card (Alberto Dossena).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Lecce has 21 points like Genoa to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Cagliari will has 15 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lecce will play away against Lazio on the 14th of January with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Lazio (4 draws).
Cagliari will host Bologna on the 14th of January with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Bologna (7 draws).
Lecce – Formation
Lecce
31'
86'
67'
Lecce started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Roberto D’Aversa decided to play with the following team: Wladimiro Falcone , Valentin Gendrey , Marin Pongracic , Federico Baschirotto , Antonino Gallo , Ylber Ramadani , Rémi Oudin , Mohamed Kaba , Joan González , Gabriel Strefezza and Nikola Krstović .
The home team had on the bench: Lorenzo Venuti, Alexis Blin , Pontus Almqvist , Patrick Dorgu , Medon Berisha, Marcin Listkowski, Federico Brancolini, Giacomo Faticanti, Zinedin Smajlovic, Jasper Samooja and Roberto Piccoli .
Substitutions
Lecce made 4 changes: Gabriel Strefezza for Pontus Almqvist (70′), Joan González for Alexis Blin (79′), Nikola Krstović for Roberto Piccoli (79′) and Rémi Oudin for Patrick Dorgu (86′).
Player of the match: Valentin Gendrey
The player that probably impressed the most for Lecce was Valentin Gendrey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari
Cagliari started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Claudio Ranieri played with: Jakub Jankto, Simone Scuffet , Gabriele Zappa , Edoardo Goldaniga , Alberto Dossena , Tommaso Augello , Nahitan Nández , Matteo Prati , Antoine Makoumbou , Gaetano Oristanio and Nicolas Viola , Andrea Petagna .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Boris Radunović, Marco Mancosu, Alessandro Deiola, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Mateusz Wieteska, Leonardo Pavoletti, Adam Obert, Alessandro Di Pardo , Simone Aresti, Gastón Pereiro, Ibrahim Sulemana and Paulo Azzi.
Substitutions
Cagliari made 2 changes: Gaetano Oristanio for Alessandro Di Pardo (86′) and Antoine Makoumbou for Alessandro Deiola (89′).
Player of the match: Nicolas Viola
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cagliari was Nicolas Viola.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Inter – Hellas Verona – 2-1
- Sassuolo – Fiorentina – 1-0
- Lecce – Cagliari – 1-1
- Frosinone – Monza – 2-3
