Lecce vs Inter Highlights and Match Report

Serie A

5:00 PMFebruary 21, 2026

Regular Season - 26

Lecce

Show Score

0 - 2

HT:(0 - 0)

Inter

Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare

Referee: Gianluca Manganiello, Italy

How did the teams perform?

Lecce

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

0 Total Votes

Inter

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

Match Stats Lineups Head-2-Head Standings

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Match Stats

Ball possession

32%

68%

0.12

Expected goals (xG)

2.15

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

3

Total shots

24

0

Shots on target

9

3

Shots off target

10

0

Blocked shots

5

1

Shots inside box

19

2

Shots outside box

5

2

Corner kicks

10

3

Offsides

3

Passing

286

Total passes

591

211 (74%)

Accurate passes

510 (86%)

Discipline

10

Fouls

8

1

Yellow cards

2

0

Red cards

0

6

Goalkeeper saves

0

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Lineup

Lecce

4-3-3

30 G Wladimiro Falcone (C) 7.9

25 D Antonino Gallo 6.3

44 D Tiago Gabriel 17' Holding 7.2

4 D Kialonda Gaspar

17 D Danilo Veiga 6.2

29 M Lassana Coulibaly 6.7

20 M Ylber Ramadani 6.9

16 M Omri Gandelman 6.5

23 F Riccardo Sottil 6.5

99 F Walid Cheddira 6.9

50 F Santiago Pierotti 6.2

Substitutes

36 M Filip Marchwiński

6 M Alex Sala

8 M Sadik Fofana

14 M Þórir Jóhann Helgason

18 D Gaby Jean

3 D Corrie Ndaba

13 D Matías Pérez

32 G Jasper Samooja

1 G Christian Früchtl

9 F Nikola Štulić 83' Replaced by L. Coulibaly 6.3

11 F Konan N'Dri 83' Replaced by S. Pierotti 6.5

79 M Oumar Ngom 59' Replaced by O. Gandelman 6.3

19 M Lameck Banda 60' Replaced by R. Sottil 6.0

5 D Jamil Siebert 4' Replaced by K. Gaspar 6.3

Coach

Eusebio Di Francesco

Inter

3-5-2

1 G Yann Sommer 6.7

95 D Alessandro Bastoni 88' 7.2

6 D Stefan de Vrij (C) 10' Holding 6.9

31 D Yann Bisseck 7.3

32 M Federico Dimarco 82' 7.2

8 M Petar Sučić 6.9

7 M Piotr Zieliński 7.6

16 M Davide Frattesi 6.7

11 M Luís Henrique 6.9

94 F Francesco Pio Esposito 6.7

9 F Marcus Thuram 7.3

Substitutes

58 M Luka Topalović

36 D Matteo Darmian

57 M Iwo Kaczmarski

43 D Matteo Cocchi

15 D Francesco Acerbi

13 G Josep Martínez

12 G Raffaele Di Gennaro

30 D Carlos Augusto 88' Replaced by A. Bastoni

14 F Ange-Yoan Bonny 69' Replaced by M. Thuram 6.7

17 M Andy Diouf 69' Replaced by Luis Henrique 6.7

22 M Henrikh Mkhitaryan 75' 60' Replaced by P. Sucic 7.9

25 D Manuel Akanji 82' 60' Replaced by S. de Vrij 7.6

Coach

Cristian Chivu

Serie A Standings - Serie A

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Inter	26	21	1	4	62-21	41	64	W 23 January: Inter 6 - 2 Pisa W 01 February: Cremonese 0 - 2 Inter W 08 February: Sassuolo 0 - 5 Inter W 14 February: Inter 3 - 2 Juventus W 21 February: Lecce 0 - 2 Inter
2	AC Milan	25	15	9	1	41-19	22	54	W 18 January: AC Milan 1 - 0 Lecce D 25 January: AS Roma 1 - 1 AC Milan W 03 February: Bologna 0 - 3 AC Milan W 13 February: Pisa 1 - 2 AC Milan D 18 February: AC Milan 1 - 1 Como
3	Napoli	25	15	5	5	38-25	13	50	W 17 January: Napoli 1 - 0 Sassuolo L 25 January: Juventus 3 - 0 Napoli W 31 January: Napoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina W 07 February: Genoa 2 - 3 Napoli D 15 February: Napoli 2 - 2 AS Roma
4	AS Roma	25	15	2	8	31-16	15	47	W 18 January: Torino 0 - 2 AS Roma D 25 January: AS Roma 1 - 1 AC Milan L 02 February: Udinese 1 - 0 AS Roma W 09 February: AS Roma 2 - 0 Cagliari D 15 February: Napoli 2 - 2 AS Roma
5	Juventus	26	13	7	6	43-25	18	46	W 25 January: Juventus 3 - 0 Napoli W 01 February: Parma 1 - 4 Juventus D 08 February: Juventus 2 - 2 Lazio L 14 February: Inter 3 - 2 Juventus L 21 February: Juventus 0 - 2 Como
6	Como	26	12	9	5	41-19	22	45	W 24 January: Como 6 - 0 Torino D 01 February: Como 0 - 0 Atalanta L 14 February: Como 1 - 2 Fiorentina D 18 February: AC Milan 1 - 1 Como W 21 February: Juventus 0 - 2 Como
7	Atalanta	25	11	9	5	34-21	13	42	D 16 January: Pisa 1 - 1 Atalanta W 25 January: Atalanta 4 - 0 Parma D 01 February: Como 0 - 0 Atalanta W 09 February: Atalanta 2 - 1 Cremonese W 14 February: Lazio 0 - 2 Atalanta
8	Sassuolo	26	10	5	11	32-35	-3	35	W 25 January: Sassuolo 1 - 0 Cremonese W 31 January: Pisa 1 - 3 Sassuolo L 08 February: Sassuolo 0 - 5 Inter W 15 February: Udinese 1 - 2 Sassuolo W 20 February: Sassuolo 3 - 0 Verona
9	Lazio	26	8	10	8	26-25	1	34	D 24 January: Lecce 0 - 0 Lazio W 30 January: Lazio 3 - 2 Genoa D 08 February: Juventus 2 - 2 Lazio L 14 February: Lazio 0 - 2 Atalanta D 21 February: Cagliari 0 - 0 Lazio
10	Bologna	25	9	6	10	34-32	2	33	L 18 January: Bologna 1 - 2 Fiorentina L 25 January: Genoa 3 - 2 Bologna L 03 February: Bologna 0 - 3 AC Milan L 08 February: Bologna 0 - 1 Parma W 15 February: Torino 1 - 2 Bologna
11	Udinese	25	9	5	11	28-38	-10	32	L 17 January: Udinese 0 - 1 Inter W 26 January: Verona 1 - 3 Udinese W 02 February: Udinese 1 - 0 AS Roma L 08 February: Lecce 2 - 1 Udinese L 15 February: Udinese 1 - 2 Sassuolo
12	Parma	25	7	8	10	18-31	-13	29	D 18 January: Parma 0 - 0 Genoa L 25 January: Atalanta 4 - 0 Parma L 01 February: Parma 1 - 4 Juventus W 08 February: Bologna 0 - 1 Parma W 15 February: Parma 2 - 1 Verona
13	Cagliari	26	7	8	11	28-35	-7	29	W 24 January: Fiorentina 1 - 2 Cagliari W 31 January: Cagliari 4 - 0 Verona L 09 February: AS Roma 2 - 0 Cagliari L 16 February: Cagliari 0 - 2 Lecce D 21 February: Cagliari 0 - 0 Lazio
14	Torino	25	7	6	12	25-44	-19	27	L 18 January: Torino 0 - 2 AS Roma L 24 January: Como 6 - 0 Torino W 01 February: Torino 1 - 0 Lecce D 07 February: Fiorentina 2 - 2 Torino L 15 February: Torino 1 - 2 Bologna
15	Genoa	25	5	9	11	29-37	-8	24	D 18 January: Parma 0 - 0 Genoa W 25 January: Genoa 3 - 2 Bologna L 30 January: Lazio 3 - 2 Genoa L 07 February: Genoa 2 - 3 Napoli D 15 February: Cremonese 0 - 0 Genoa
16	Cremonese	25	5	9	11	21-33	-12	24	D 19 January: Cremonese 0 - 0 Verona L 25 January: Sassuolo 1 - 0 Cremonese L 01 February: Cremonese 0 - 2 Inter L 09 February: Atalanta 2 - 1 Cremonese D 15 February: Cremonese 0 - 0 Genoa
17	Lecce	26	6	6	14	17-33	-16	24	D 24 January: Lecce 0 - 0 Lazio L 01 February: Torino 1 - 0 Lecce W 08 February: Lecce 2 - 1 Udinese W 16 February: Cagliari 0 - 2 Lecce L 21 February: Lecce 0 - 2 Inter
18	Fiorentina	25	4	9	12	29-39	-10	21	W 18 January: Bologna 1 - 2 Fiorentina L 24 January: Fiorentina 1 - 2 Cagliari L 31 January: Napoli 2 - 1 Fiorentina D 07 February: Fiorentina 2 - 2 Torino W 14 February: Como 1 - 2 Fiorentina
19	Pisa	25	1	12	12	20-42	-22	15	D 16 January: Pisa 1 - 1 Atalanta L 23 January: Inter 6 - 2 Pisa L 31 January: Pisa 1 - 3 Sassuolo D 06 February: Verona 0 - 0 Pisa L 13 February: Pisa 1 - 2 AC Milan
20	Verona	26	2	9	15	19-46	-27	15	L 26 January: Verona 1 - 3 Udinese L 31 January: Cagliari 4 - 0 Verona D 06 February: Verona 0 - 0 Pisa L 15 February: Parma 2 - 1 Verona L 20 February: Sassuolo 3 - 0 Verona

Qualification/Relegation

• Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
• Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
• Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
• Relegation - Serie B

Inter Milan secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Lecce at the Stadio Via del Mare, with late goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Manuel Akanji deciding the Serie A encounter.

The league leaders, Inter, continued their dominant Serie A campaign on February 21, 2026. This crucial win further cemented their commanding position at the top of the table.

Visiting a Lecce side battling relegation in 17th place, Inter arrived in Puglia boasting an impressive run of five consecutive league victories. Lecce, meanwhile, aimed to cause a significant upset against the in-form champions at their home ground.

The first half saw Inter immediately assert their authority, dominating possession and consistently probing the Lecce defence. Their offensive efforts created several early opportunities.

Early bookings disrupted the flow of the game. Stefan de Vrij of Inter received a yellow card in the 10th minute. Lecce’s Tiago Gabriel also saw yellow just seven minutes later for a mistimed challenge.

Despite Inter’s relentless attacks, Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone proved a formidable barrier. He made several crucial saves, frustrating Inter’s attempts on goal and keeping his team in the contest.

At halftime, the score remained deadlocked at 0-0. Inter needed to find a way to convert their superiority into a breakthrough. Lecce aimed to maintain their defensive resilience and perhaps snatch a rare counter-attacking opportunity.

The second half began with renewed vigour from Inter. Federico Dimarco thought he had opened the scoring in the 51st minute. However, the goal was ruled out by VAR for offside, keeping Lecce’s hopes alive.

Inter manager made impactful substitutions around the hour mark. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Manuel Akanji were introduced, bringing fresh energy and attacking impetus to the visitors.

The breakthrough finally arrived in the 75th minute. Mkhitaryan, a recent substitute, showed his experience. He guided home a clinical finish, giving Inter the deserved lead after sustained pressure.

Just seven minutes later, in the 82nd minute, Inter doubled their advantage. Manuel Akanji rose highest to head home a powerful effort. The precise delivery came from Federico Dimarco, effectively sealing the points for Inter.

The statistics highlighted Inter’s complete dominance throughout the match. They commanded 68% possession and fired off 24 total shots, with 9 on target. Their expected goals (xG) stood at a commanding 2.15, compared to Lecce’s mere 0.12. Goalkeeper Falcone was undoubtedly Lecce’s standout performer, making 6 saves.

This vital victory pushes Inter’s points tally to 61, maintaining a strong lead at the top of Serie A. Lecce remained in 17th position, still fighting hard to avoid the drop zone after a spirited but ultimately fruitless display.