LECCE. Lecce managed to reverse the scoreline against Fiorentina.

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare stadium in Lecce on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Giua with the assistance of Stefano Del Giovane and Francesca Di Monte. The 4th official was Giacomo Camplone. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 13.57 degrees Celsius or 56.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Lecce

3 - 2

Fiorentina

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 81 Attack 127
  • 37 Dangerous attack 39
  • 90 Ball safe 87
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Lecce was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Fiorentina that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Lecce managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Lecce shot 16 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fiorentina shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Lecce received 3 yellow cards (Valentin Gendrey, Pontus Almqvist and Lameck Banda ). Talking about the opposition, Fiorentina received 3 yellow cards (Nicolás González, Luca Ranieri and Lucas Martínez Quarta).

Match Timeline

15'
Lucas Martínez Quarta- Yellow
Pontus Almqvist(VAR)
15'
Rémi Oudin(goal)
17'
46'
Andrea Belotti- sub ->Giacomo Bonaventura
46'
Rolando Mandragora- sub ->Alfred Duncan
50'
Rolando Mandragora(goal)
Pontus Almqvist- Yellow
50'
46'
Nikola Milenković- sub ->Lucas Martínez Quarta
65'
Nicolás González- sub ->Riccardo Sottil
67'
Lucas Beltrán(goal)
Roberto Piccoli- sub ->Rémi Oudin
68'
72'
Luca Ranieri- Yellow
Patrick Dorgu- sub ->Antonino Gallo
75'
Joan González- sub ->Mohamed Kaba
75'
Lameck Banda- Yellow
77'
78'
Fabiano Parisi- sub ->Lucas Beltrán
Nicola Sansone- sub ->Lameck Banda
78'
Valentin Gendrey- Yellow
83'
90'
Nicolás González- Yellow
Roberto Piccoli(goal)
90'
Patrick Dorgu(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
93
37
Milan
74
37
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
66
36
Roma
63
37
Lazio
60
37
Fiorentina
54
36
Torino
53
37
Napoli
52
37
Genoa
46
37
Monza
45
37
Lecce
37
37
Cagliari
36
37
Frosinone
35
37
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
34
37
Empoli
33
37
Sassuolo
29
37
Salernitana
16
36

After playing this match, Lecce has 24 points to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Fiorentina will stays with 34 points like Lazio to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Lecce will play away against Bologna on the 11th of February with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Bologna (4 draws).

Fiorentina will play away against Bologna on the 21st of January with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of Fiorentina (10 draws).

Lecce – Formation

Lecce
G
Wladimiro Falcone 30.Italy
5.7
D
Marin Pongracic 5.Croatia
6.7
D
Federico Baschirotto 6.Italy
7.0
D
Valentin Gendrey 17.France
6.6
83'
D
Antonino Gallo 25.Italy
6.8
75'
M
Lameck Banda 22.Zambia
6.4
78' 77'
M
Alexis Blin 29.France
7.1
M
Pontus Almqvist 7.Sweden
6.6
50'
M
Rémi Oudin 10.France
7.9
68' 17'
M
Mohamed Kaba 77.France
6.8
75'
F
Nikola Krstovic 9.Montenegro
6.8
Substitutes
G
Federico Brancolini 21.Italy
G
Jasper Samooja 40.Finland
D
Lorenzo Venuti 12.Italy
D
Patrick Dorgu 13.Denmark
8.1
75' 90'
D
Ahmed Touba 59.Algeria
M
Hamza Rafia 8.Tunisia
M
Medon Berisha 18.Albania
M
Joan González 16.Spain
7.1
75'
F
Rares Burnete 45.Romania
F
Santiago Pierotti 50.Argentina
F
Roberto Piccoli 91.Italy
7.7
68' 90'
F
Nicola Sansone 11.Italy
6.8
78'

Lecce started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Roberto D’Aversa decided to play with the following team: Wladimiro Falcone (5.7), Valentin Gendrey (6.6), Marin Pongracic (6.7), Federico Baschirotto (7.0), Antonino Gallo (6.8), Mohamed Kaba (6.8), Alexis Blin (7.1), Pontus Almqvist (6.6), Rémi Oudin (7.9), Lameck Banda  (6.4) and Nikola Krstović (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nicola Sansone (6.8), Joan González (7.1), Hamza Rafia, Lorenzo Venuti, Patrick Dorgu (8.1), Medon Berisha, Federico Brancolini, Jasper Samooja, Rares Burnete, Santiago Pierotti, Ahmed Touba and Roberto Piccoli (7.7).

Substitutions

Lecce made 4 changes: Antonino Gallo for Patrick Dorgu (75′), Mohamed Kaba for Joan González (75′), Rémi Oudin for Roberto Piccoli (68′) and Lameck Banda  for Nicola Sansone (78′).

Player of the match: Patrick Dorgu​

The most impressive player for Lecce was Patrick Dorgu.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 7 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4.

His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 75′.

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina
G
Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy
7.3
D
Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy
7.0
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
6.6
72'
D
Davide Faraoni 22.Italy
6.4
D
Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina
6.4
46' 15'
M
Riccardo Sottil 7.Italy
6.8
65'
M
Maxime López 8.France
7.5
M
Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy
6.4
46'
M
Arthur Melo 6.Brazil
M
Lucas Beltrán 9.Argentina
7.3
78' 67'
M
M'Bala Nzola 18.Angola
6.3
M
Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana
7.0
46'
Substitutes
G
Tommaso Martinelli 30.Italy
G
Tommaso Vannucchi 40.Italy
D
Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia
6.8
46'
D
Michael Kayode 33.Italy
D
Pietro Comuzzo 37.Italy
D
Fabiano Parisi 65.Italy
5.7
78'
M
Gino Infantino 19.Argentina
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
7.7
46' 50'
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
F
Andrea Belotti 20.Italy
6.8
46'
F
Nicolás González 10.Argentina
6.4
65' 90'

Fiorentina started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Vincenzo Italiano played with: Arthur, Pietro Terracciano (7.3), Davide Faraoni (6.4), Lucas Martínez Quarta (6.4), Luca Ranieri (6.6), Cristiano Biraghi (7.0), Maxime López (7.5), Alfred Duncan (7.0), M’Bala Nzola (6.3), Giacomo Bonaventura (6.4) and Riccardo Sottil (6.8), Lucas Beltrán (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Nicolás González (6.4), Fabiano Parisi (5.7), Gino Infantino, Andrea Belotti (6.8), Tommaso Martinelli, Michael Kayode, Pietro Comuzzo, Rolando Mandragora (7.7), Tommaso Vannucchi, Antonin Barak and Nikola Milenković (6.8).

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: Giacomo Bonaventura for Andrea Belotti (46′), Alfred Duncan for Rolando Mandragora (46′), Riccardo Sottil for Nicolás González (65′), Lucas Martínez Quarta for Nikola Milenković (46′) and Lucas Beltrán for Fabiano Parisi (78′).

Player of the match: Rolando Mandragora​

The most impressive player for Fiorentina was Rolando Mandragora.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 14 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​