Lecce
Monza
Match summary
Lecce beat Monza 3-2. Lecce led 3-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Lassana Coulibaly put Lecce ahead with a header in the 3rd minute, set up by Ivan Ilic, Tiago Gabriel made it 2-0 with a header in the 11th minute, set up by Ivan Ilic, Ricardo Mangas pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 20th minute, set up by Samuele Birindelli, and Coulibaly made it 3-1 in the 21st minute, set up by Danilo Veiga. In the second half, Exequiel Zeballos made it 3-2 with a direct free kick in the 89th minute.
Monza can feel hard done by, creating 3.25 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Lecce's 1.95 from 7.
Lecce secured a narrow 3-2 victory against Monza in Serie A after an intensely contested fixture where the visitors dominated the territorial battle and attacking metrics. Monza accumulated sixty-one percent possession, one hundred and thirty-two attacks, and nineteen total shots, including eleven efforts on target, compared to Lecce's seven shots and thirty-nine percent possession. Despite Monza posting a superior expected goals figure of 3.25 to Lecce's 1.95, the hosts maintained superior efficiency to hold on to their advantage. Discipline became a factor as Lecce committed fourteen fouls and received two yellow cards, while Monza registered thirteen fouls and zero bookings.
The action began swiftly when Lassana Coulibaly opened the scoring with a header for Lecce in the third minute. Tiago Gabriel extended the lead in the tenth minute, also scoring with a header to make it 2-0. Ricardo Mangas responded for Monza in the twentieth minute with a right-footed shot, but Lassana Coulibaly struck immediately afterwards in the twenty-first minute with another right-footed shot to establish a 3-1 half-time scoreline. Following numerous second-half substitutions, Exequiel Zeballos converted a free kick for Monza in the eighty-ninth minute to reduce the deficit to 3-2, before Danilo Veiga received a yellow card shortly before full-time.
