Napoli vs Lecce Highlights and Goals

Serie A

5:00 PMMarch 14, 2026

Regular Season - 29

Napoli

Show Score

2 - 1

HT:(0 - 1)

Lecce

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Referee: Rosario Abisso, Italy

How did the teams perform?

Napoli

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

0 Total Votes

Lecce

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

70%

30%

1.30

Expected goals (xG)

0.76

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

12

Total shots

12

4

Shots on target

2

6

Shots off target

6

2

Blocked shots

4

7

Shots inside box

8

5

Shots outside box

4

6

Corner kicks

7

0

Offsides

0

Passing

596

Total passes

243

524 (88%)

Accurate passes

183 (75%)

Discipline

11

Fouls

7

0

Yellow cards

1

0

Red cards

0

1

Goalkeeper saves

2

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Lineup

Napoli

3-4-2-1

1 G Alex Meret 6.3

17 D Mathías Olivera 7.3

4 D Alessandro Buongiorno 6.6

31 D Sam Beukema 6.7

37 M Leonardo Spinazzola 7.0

6 M Billy Gilmour 7.2

99 M Frank Anguissa 6.5

21 M Matteo Politano (C) 67' 47' 8.9

27 F Alisson Santos 6.9

20 F Eljif Elmas 7.0

19 F Rasmus Højlund 47' 7.3

Substitutes

11 M Kevin De Bruyne 46' Replaced by F. Anguissa 6.3

8 M Scott McTominay 46' Replaced by E. Elmas 6.5

3 D Miguel Gutiérrez 73' Replaced by M. Politano 6.9

30 D Pasquale Mazzocchi 73' Replaced by L. Spinazzola 6.2

32 G Vanja Milinković-Savić

14 G Nikita Contini

5 D Juan Jesus

9 F Romelu Lukaku

23 F Giovane 85' Replaced by Alisson Santos 6.5

Coach

Antonio Conte

Lecce

4-2-3-1

30 G Wladimiro Falcone (C) 5.6

25 D Antonino Gallo 3' 7.6

44 D Tiago Gabriel 6.3

5 D Jamil Siebert 3' 19' Roughing 7.5

17 D Danilo Veiga 7.0

79 M Oumar Ngom 6.5

20 M Ylber Ramadani 6.9

19 M Lameck Banda 6.7

29 M Lassana Coulibaly 6.5

50 M Santiago Pierotti 6.7

9 F Nikola Štulić 6.5

Substitutes

23 F Riccardo Sottil

6 M Alex Sala

14 M Þórir Jóhann Helgason

8 M Sadik Fofana 86' Replaced by O. Ngom 6.5

36 M Filip Marchwiński

13 D Matías Pérez

18 D Gaby Jean

1 G Christian Früchtl

32 G Jasper Samooja

11 F Konan N'Dri 79' Replaced by S. Pierotti 6.3

3 D Corrie Ndaba 79' Replaced by A. Gallo 6.7

99 F Walid Cheddira 59' Replaced by N. Stulic 6.7

16 M Omri Gandelman 46' Replaced by L. Coulibaly 6.7

Coach

Eusebio Di Francesco

Serie A Standings - Serie A

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Inter	29	22	2	5	65-23	42	68	W 14 February: Inter 3 - 2 Juventus W 21 February: Lecce 0 - 2 Inter W 28 February: Inter 2 - 0 Genoa L 08 March: AC Milan 1 - 0 Inter D 14 March: Inter 1 - 1 Atalanta
2	AC Milan	28	17	9	2	44-20	24	60	W 13 February: Pisa 1 - 2 AC Milan D 18 February: AC Milan 1 - 1 Como L 22 February: AC Milan 0 - 1 Parma W 01 March: Cremonese 0 - 2 AC Milan W 08 March: AC Milan 1 - 0 Inter
3	Napoli	29	18	5	6	45-30	15	59	D 15 February: Napoli 2 - 2 AS Roma L 22 February: Atalanta 2 - 1 Napoli W 28 February: Hellas Verona 1 - 2 Napoli W 06 March: Napoli 2 - 1 Torino W 14 March: Napoli 2 - 1 Lecce
4	Como	28	14	9	5	46-21	25	51	L 14 February: Como 1 - 2 Fiorentina D 18 February: AC Milan 1 - 1 Como W 21 February: Juventus 0 - 2 Como W 28 February: Como 3 - 1 Lecce W 07 March: Cagliari 1 - 2 Como
5	AS Roma	28	16	3	9	38-21	17	51	W 09 February: AS Roma 2 - 0 Cagliari D 15 February: Napoli 2 - 2 AS Roma W 22 February: AS Roma 3 - 0 Cremonese D 01 March: AS Roma 3 - 3 Juventus L 08 March: Genoa 2 - 1 AS Roma
6	Juventus	28	14	8	6	50-28	22	50	D 08 February: Juventus 2 - 2 Lazio L 14 February: Inter 3 - 2 Juventus L 21 February: Juventus 0 - 2 Como D 01 March: AS Roma 3 - 3 Juventus W 07 March: Juventus 4 - 0 Pisa
7	Atalanta	29	12	11	6	40-27	13	47	W 14 February: Lazio 0 - 2 Atalanta W 22 February: Atalanta 2 - 1 Napoli L 01 March: Sassuolo 2 - 1 Atalanta D 07 March: Atalanta 2 - 2 Udinese D 14 March: Inter 1 - 1 Atalanta
8	Bologna	28	11	6	11	37-34	3	39	L 08 February: Bologna 0 - 1 Parma W 15 February: Torino 1 - 2 Bologna W 23 February: Bologna 1 - 0 Udinese W 02 March: Pisa 0 - 1 Bologna L 08 March: Bologna 1 - 2 Hellas Verona
9	Sassuolo	28	11	5	12	35-38	-3	38	L 08 February: Sassuolo 0 - 5 Inter W 15 February: Udinese 1 - 2 Sassuolo W 20 February: Sassuolo 3 - 0 Hellas Verona W 01 March: Sassuolo 2 - 1 Atalanta L 09 March: Lazio 2 - 1 Sassuolo
10	Lazio	28	9	10	9	28-28	0	37	D 08 February: Juventus 2 - 2 Lazio L 14 February: Lazio 0 - 2 Atalanta D 21 February: Cagliari 0 - 0 Lazio L 01 March: Torino 2 - 0 Lazio W 09 March: Lazio 2 - 1 Sassuolo
11	Udinese	28	10	6	12	33-41	-8	36	L 08 February: Lecce 2 - 1 Udinese L 15 February: Udinese 1 - 2 Sassuolo L 23 February: Bologna 1 - 0 Udinese W 02 March: Udinese 3 - 0 Fiorentina D 07 March: Atalanta 2 - 2 Udinese
12	Parma	29	8	10	11	21-36	-15	34	W 15 February: Parma 2 - 1 Hellas Verona W 22 February: AC Milan 0 - 1 Parma D 27 February: Parma 1 - 1 Cagliari D 08 March: Fiorentina 0 - 0 Parma L 13 March: Torino 4 - 1 Parma
13	Torino	29	9	6	14	32-50	-18	33	L 15 February: Torino 1 - 2 Bologna L 22 February: Genoa 3 - 0 Torino W 01 March: Torino 2 - 0 Lazio L 06 March: Napoli 2 - 1 Torino W 13 March: Torino 4 - 1 Parma
14	Genoa	28	7	9	12	34-40	-6	30	L 07 February: Genoa 2 - 3 Napoli D 15 February: Cremonese 0 - 0 Genoa W 22 February: Genoa 3 - 0 Torino L 28 February: Inter 2 - 0 Genoa W 08 March: Genoa 2 - 1 AS Roma
15	Cagliari	28	7	9	12	30-38	-8	30	L 09 February: AS Roma 2 - 0 Cagliari L 16 February: Cagliari 0 - 2 Lecce D 21 February: Cagliari 0 - 0 Lazio D 27 February: Parma 1 - 1 Cagliari L 07 March: Cagliari 1 - 2 Como
16	Lecce	29	7	6	16	21-39	-18	27	W 16 February: Cagliari 0 - 2 Lecce L 21 February: Lecce 0 - 2 Inter L 28 February: Como 3 - 1 Lecce W 08 March: Lecce 2 - 1 Cremonese L 14 March: Napoli 2 - 1 Lecce
17	Fiorentina	28	5	10	13	30-42	-12	25	D 07 February: Fiorentina 2 - 2 Torino W 14 February: Como 1 - 2 Fiorentina W 23 February: Fiorentina 1 - 0 Pisa L 02 March: Udinese 3 - 0 Fiorentina D 08 March: Fiorentina 0 - 0 Parma
18	Cremonese	28	5	9	14	22-40	-18	24	L 09 February: Atalanta 2 - 1 Cremonese D 15 February: Cremonese 0 - 0 Genoa L 22 February: AS Roma 3 - 0 Cremonese L 01 March: Cremonese 0 - 2 AC Milan L 08 March: Lecce 2 - 1 Cremonese
19	Hellas Verona	28	3	9	16	22-49	-27	18	D 06 February: Hellas Verona 0 - 0 Pisa L 15 February: Parma 2 - 1 Hellas Verona L 20 February: Sassuolo 3 - 0 Hellas Verona L 28 February: Hellas Verona 1 - 2 Napoli W 08 March: Bologna 1 - 2 Hellas Verona
20	Pisa	28	1	12	15	20-48	-28	15	D 06 February: Hellas Verona 0 - 0 Pisa L 13 February: Pisa 1 - 2 AC Milan L 23 February: Fiorentina 1 - 0 Pisa L 02 March: Pisa 0 - 1 Bologna L 07 March: Juventus 4 - 0 Pisa

Qualification/Relegation

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

Napoli stages dramatic comeback against Lecce, with Politano the hero.

Napoli secured a crucial 2-1 Serie A victory over Lecce at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 14, 2026. Matteo Politano emerged as the defining player, scoring the winning goal and assisting the equalizer in a hard-fought contest.

The hosts, currently third in the Serie A standings, aimed to strengthen their position for European qualification. Lecce, battling in 16th place, desperately sought points to pull away from the relegation zone. Napoli entered the match with recent inconsistent form, while Lecce showed flashes of resilience.

The match began with a stunning turn of events. Lecce midfielder Jamil Siebert netted an early opener just three minutes into the game. He powerfully headed home from an Antonino Gallo cross, silencing the home crowd.

Napoli responded by attempting to control possession, but struggled to break down Lecce’s organized defence. The visitors defended deep and denied space in dangerous areas.

Lecce’s Siebert, after his early goal, received a yellow card in the 19th minute for a rough challenge. The visitors maintained their narrow lead as the first half concluded, frustrating the home side.

Half-time provided an opportunity for Napoli to regroup and adjust their strategy. Changes were expected to add more attacking impetus. Lecce, meanwhile, focused on preserving their unexpected advantage.

Napoli made immediate impact after the break, introducing Eljif Elmas and Frank Anguissa. Rasmus Hojlund equalized for Napoli in the 47th minute, just two minutes after the restart. Politano provided a precise assist for Hojlund’s clinical finish.

The equalizer invigorated the home side. Napoli intensified their offensive efforts, dominating play and pushing Lecce deeper. The pressure on the visitors’ defence grew with each passing minute.

The decisive moment arrived in the 67th minute. Politano, central to Napoli’s resurgence, scored a well-taken goal to complete the comeback. His strike turned the tide completely in Napoli’s favour.

Napoli ended the match with 70% ball possession, reflecting their control. Their expected goals (xG) stood at 1.3, compared to Lecce’s 0.76. Both teams recorded 12 total shots, but Napoli placed 4 on target to Lecce’s 2.

This vital victory keeps Napoli firmly in the top three of Serie A, boosting their European qualification hopes. Despite a spirited initial effort, Lecce remains deeply entrenched in the battle against relegation.