Napoli vs Lecce, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli's European hopes end with 0-0 draw against Lecce
Napoli lost their slim chances to participate in European competitions next season when they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Lecce in their last Serie A game of the campaign on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
- 4': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
- 4': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 6': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Napoli).
- 6': Medon Berisha (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 7': Medon Berisha (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 11': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Antonino Gallo (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
- 15': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Lecce).
- 15': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 16': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 17': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 24': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 24': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alexis Blin.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 28': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Pontus Almqvist (Lecce).
- 29': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
- 31': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Hand ball by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 39': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
- 39': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 40': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Medon Berisha (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pontus Almqvist.
- 42': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 45': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Lecce 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Lecce 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
- 49': Attempt saved. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 50': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 51': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 52': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 52': Foul by Pontus Almqvist (Lecce).
- 52': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Jens Cajuste (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 54': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 54': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 55': Substitution, Lecce. Joan González replaces Pontus Almqvist.
- 56': Substitution, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti replaces Nikola Krstovic.
- 58': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 58': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Medon Berisha.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Medon Berisha (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 61': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 61': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Antonino Gallo (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
- 64': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 65': Substitution, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli replaces Antonino Gallo.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Victor Osimhen replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 66': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 66': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
- 66': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Joan González (Lecce).
- 67': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Medon Berisha.
- 70': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 70': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 72': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 72': Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 73': Medon Berisha (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Medon Berisha (Lecce).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Offside, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ylber Ramadani.
- 76': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Lecce. Hamza Rafia replaces Medon Berisha because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Alexis Blin.
- 79': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 79': Marin Pongracic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 82': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 83': Attempt missed. Remi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hamza Rafia.
- 84': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 84': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
- 84': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 86': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Remi Oudin following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Lecce 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Lecce 0.
Statistics
 LEC |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 32.8 | Possession | 67.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 597 |
| 329 | Passes | 674 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 24 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 41,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 41,000
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 17 | +23 | 40 |
| 2 | Napoli | 17 | +14 | 38 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 16 | +27 | 37 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | +8 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 24 | Jens Cajuste |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 18 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Lecce (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 5 | Marin Pongracic |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 17 | Valentin Gendrey |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 29 | Alexis Blin |
| 13 | Patrick Dorgu |
| 7 | Pontus Almqvist |
| 9 | Nikola Krstovic |
| 18 | Medon Berisha |
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