Serie A · Wed, 14 Jan 2026 ·
Inter vs Lecce — 1 - 0
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · Referee: Fabio Maresca, Italy
Match report
Inter beat Lecce 1-0
Inter beat Lecce 1-0 in Serie A matchday 16 on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. F. Esposito scored the only goal of the game for Inter in the 78th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Inter had 68% of the ball and 21 shots (7 on target) against Lecce’s 10 (1 on target). Piotr Zieliński (Inter) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Inter 2nd in the Serie A table on 13 points and Lecce 12th on 6.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 17'yellow cardMarcus ThuramYellow Card
- 26'VAR decisionAnge-Yoan BonnyPenalty cancelled
- 56'substitutionN. BarellaOff: D. Frattesi
- 56'substitutionA. BonnyOff: F. Esposito
- 57'substitutionA. DioufOff: Luis Henrique
- 63'yellow cardDanilo VeigaYellow Card
- 69'substitutionR. SottilOff: Tete Morente
- 69'substitutionO. GandelmanOff: M. Kaba
- 72'substitutionH. MkhitaryanOff: L. Martinez
- 78'goalF. EspositoNormal Goal
- 82'substitutionS. PierottiOff: K. Ndri
- 86'substitutionY. MalehOff: A. Sala
- 87'substitutionM. ThuramOff: P. Sucic
- 90+3'yellow cardLuís HenriqueYellow Card
Lineups
Inter
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Cristian Chivu
Starting XI
- 1Y. SommerG
- 25M. AkanjiD
- 15F. AcerbiD
- 95A. BastoniD
- 17A. DioufM
- 23N. BarellaM
- 7P. ZielinskiM
- 22H. MkhitaryanM
- 30Carlos AugustoM
- 9M. ThuramF
- 14A. BonnyF
Substitutes
- 40A. CalligarisG
- 60A. TahoG
- 6S. de VrijD
- 8P. SucicM
- 10L. MartinezF
- 11Luis HenriqueF
- 16D. FrattesiM
- 31Y. BisseckD
- 32F. DimarcoD
- 43M. CocchiD
- 36M. DarmianD
- 45L. BovoM
- 94F. EspositoF
- 44T. BerenbruchM
Lecce
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Eusebio Di Francesco
Starting XI
- 30W. FalconeG
- 17D. VeigaD
- 5J. SiebertD
- 44Tiago GabrielD
- 25A. GalloD
- 29L. CoulibalyM
- 93Y. MalehM
- 50S. PierottiM
- 16O. GandelmanM
- 23R. SottilM
- 9N. StulicF
Substitutes
- 1C. FruchtlG
- 32J. SamoojaG
- 3C. NdabaD
- 6A. SalaM
- 7Tete MorenteF
- 11K. NdriF
- 13M. PerezD
- 14T. J. HelgasonM
- 18G. JeanD
- 21C. KouassiD
- 28O. GorterM
- 36F. MarchwinskiM
- 77M. KabaM
- 79O. NgomM
Match statistics
- 68%Possession32%
- 1.83Expected goals (xG)0.48
- 21Total shots10
- 7Shots on target1
- 9Shots off target2
- 5Blocked shots7
- 13Shots inside the box6
- 8Shots outside the box4
- 11Corners3
- 3Offsides1
- 11Fouls14
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves6
- 516Passes253
- 439Accurate passes162
- 85%Pass accuracy64%
- 1.06Goals prevented1.06
Player statistics
Inter
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yann SommerG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Francesco AcerbiD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 25Manuel AkanjiD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 95Alessandro BastoniD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 7Piotr ZielińskiMTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 17Andy DioufM | 57 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Henrikh MkhitaryanM | 72 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Nicolò BarellaM | 57 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Carlos AugustoM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 9Marcus ThuramF | 87 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Ange-Yoan BonnyF | 56 | 6.3 | ||
| 40Alessandro CalligarisG | – | – | ||
| 60Alain TahoG | – | – | ||
| 6Stefan de VrijD | – | – | ||
| 31Yann BisseckD | – | – | ||
| 32Federico DimarcoD | – | – | ||
| 36Matteo DarmianD | – | – | ||
| 43Matteo CocchiD | – | – | ||
| 8Petar SučićM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Davide FrattesiM | 33 | 6.9 | ||
| 44Thomas BerenbruchM | – | – | ||
| 45Leonardo BovoM | – | – | ||
| 10Lautaro MartínezF | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Luís HenriqueF | 33 | 6.9 | ||
| 94Francesco Pio EspositoF | 34 | 7.0 | 1 |
Lecce
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Wladimiro FalconeG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Jamil SiebertD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Danilo VeigaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Antonino GalloD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 44Tiago GabrielD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Omri GandelmanM | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Riccardo SottilM | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Lassana CoulibalyM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 50Santiago PierottiM | 82 | 5.7 | ||
| 93Youssef MalehM | 86 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Nikola ŠtulićF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 1Christian FrüchtlG | – | – | ||
| 32Jasper SamoojaG | – | – | ||
| 3Corrie NdabaD | – | – | ||
| 13Matías PérezD | – | – | ||
| 18Gaby JeanD | – | – | ||
| 21Christ-Owen KouassiD | – | – | ||
| 6Alex SalaM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Þórir Jóhann HelgasonM | – | – | ||
| 28Olaf GorterM | – | – | ||
| 36Filip MarchwińskiM | – | – | ||
| 77Mohamed KabaM | 21 | 6.7 | ||
| 79Oumar NgomM | – | – | ||
| 7Tete MorenteF | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Konan N'DriF | 8 | 6.7 |