Lecce
Roma
Match summary
Roma won comfortably, 4-0 away at Lecce. Roma led 3-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Donyell Malen put Roma ahead in the 4th minute, Malen made it 0-2 in the 23rd minute, set up by Wesley, and Matìas Soulè Malvano made it 0-3 in the 25th minute. In the second half, Rodrigo Mora made it 0-4 in the 65th minute, set up by Gianluca Mancini.
The chances backed that up: Roma created 4.19 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lecce's 1.20 from 7.
Lecce hosted Roma in a Serie A fixture on matchday 2 that ended in a comprehensive four-goal defeat for the home side. Roma dominated the overall performance across all major statistical metrics, recording 15 total shots compared to Lecce's 7, and having 8 shots on target to the hosts' 3. The visitors controlled 64 percent of possession, completed 677 passes with an 88 percent accuracy, and generated 136 attacks alongside 62 dangerous attacks. Expected goals strongly reflected the visitors' dominance, with Roma registering 4.19 xG against Lecce's 1.20. Despite the heavy defeat, Lecce won 2 corners to Roma's 1 and committed 9 fouls while receiving 1 yellow card, matching Roma's single booking.
The scoring began early when Donyell Malen put Roma ahead in the 4th minute with a right-footed shot, before receiving a yellow card for handball in the 9th minute. Malen scored his second right-footed shot in the 23rd minute to double the lead, and Matías Soulé added a third with a left-footed strike in the 25th minute, bringing the half-time score to 0-3. Following multiple substitutions by both sides in the second half, Rodrigo Mora scored Roma's fourth goal in the 65th minute with a right-footed shot. Lecce's Kialonda Gaspar missed a notable chance in the 60th minute, and the match concluded with a yellow card for Lecce's Ivan Ilić in the 90th minute.
