Venezia FC 0 - 2 US Lecce — Highlights & Result
Serie A
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(2 months ago)
· MD 1
Highlights
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After Lecce ended the previous Serie A term down in 17th position with 38 points, this opening weekend meeting on 23 August 2026 brought a 2-0 away victory powered by strikes from O. Gorter in the 46th minute, assisted by L. Coulibaly, and Tiago Gabriel in the 80th minute. The table is currently led by Inter on three points, leaving Venezia FC three points behind the leaders after this result.
Both sides arrived at this fixture through contrasting recent paths. Venezia FC had suffered defeats in four of their last five matches, including a 3-2 home loss against Juventus, whereas Lecce had put together three wins from their previous five outings, capped by a 1-0 home victory over Genoa. Despite Venezia FC dominating possession with 71 percent and registering 19 shots, the visitors' defensive resilience proved decisive as Wladimiro Falcone earned a standout 9.9 rating, while Gianluca Busio achieved an 8.3 rating for the hosts.
Recent history between these clubs favoured Lecce, who had previously won an away fixture against Venezia FC on 25 November 2024 before a subsequent 1-1 draw in April 2025. That previous success in Venice matched the outcome of this latest encounter, maintaining Lecce's unbeaten run across their recent meetings with this opponent.
Looking ahead to their next fixtures, Venezia FC will travel away to play Milan on 28 Aug.
Both sides arrived at this fixture through contrasting recent paths. Venezia FC had suffered defeats in four of their last five matches, including a 3-2 home loss against Juventus, whereas Lecce had put together three wins from their previous five outings, capped by a 1-0 home victory over Genoa. Despite Venezia FC dominating possession with 71 percent and registering 19 shots, the visitors' defensive resilience proved decisive as Wladimiro Falcone earned a standout 9.9 rating, while Gianluca Busio achieved an 8.3 rating for the hosts.
Recent history between these clubs favoured Lecce, who had previously won an away fixture against Venezia FC on 25 November 2024 before a subsequent 1-1 draw in April 2025. That previous success in Venice matched the outcome of this latest encounter, maintaining Lecce's unbeaten run across their recent meetings with this opponent.
Looking ahead to their next fixtures, Venezia FC will travel away to play Milan on 28 Aug.
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Match stats
Venezia FC v Lecce
71%
Possession
29%
2.05
Expected goals (xG)
2.70
19
Shots
12
7
Shots on target
5
12
Shots inside the box
7
5
Corners
3
632
Passes
260
87%
Pass accuracy
73%
2
Saves
6
8
Fouls
12
2
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
3
Lineups & player ratings
9.9
Top rated
Wladimiro Falcone · Lecce
90'
· 6 saves
Key moments
- 3' 🟨 Kialonda Gaspar · Lecce
- 46' ⚽ O. Gorter · assist L. Coulibaly · Lecce
- 59' 🟨 Oumar Ngom · Lecce
- 71' 🟨 Danilo Veiga · Lecce
- 78' 🟨 Matteo Dagasso · Venezia FC
- 80' ⚽ Tiago Gabriel · Lecce
Venezia FC
3-5-2- 1 Filip Stanković 90' 6.9
- 3 Joel Schingtienne 90' 6.0
- 17 Armel Bella-Kotchap 90' 7.2
- 4 Bartol Franjić 90' 7.2
- 6 Gianluca Busio (c) 90' 8.3
- 10 John Yeboah 90' 7.7
- 45 Akor Adams 90' 6.7
- 18 Antoine Hainaut 85' 6.6
- 26 Toma Bašić 85' 6.9
- 71 Kike Pérez 70' 6.7
- 14 Thierry Correia 64' 6.2
- 5 Ridgeciano Haps · sub 26' 6.9
- 30 Matteo Dagasso · sub 🟨 20' 6.2
- 20 Richie Sagrado · sub 9' 6.7
- 7 Albion Rrahmani · sub 9' 6.7
Lecce
4-3-3- 30 Wladimiro Falcone (c) 90' 9.9
- 17 Danilo Veiga 🟨 90' 7.6
- 4 Kialonda Gaspar 🟨 90' 7.9
- 5 Jamil Siebert 90' 8.0
- 29 Lassana Coulibaly 🅰️ 90' 7.0
- 79 Oumar Ngom 🟨 90' 6.5
- 50 Santiago Pierotti 89' 6.9
- 69 Willem Geubbels 74' 5.6
- 11 N'Dri Konan 74' 6.9
- 28 Olaf Gorter ⚽ 61' 7.3
- 25 Antonino Gallo 45' 6.6
- 3 Corrie Ndaba · sub 45' 6.9
- 14 Youssef Maleh · sub 29' 6.9
- 44 Tiago Gabriel · sub ⚽ 16' 7.5
- 9 Nikola Štulić · sub 16' 6.3
- 16 Omri Gandelman · sub 1' –
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work