Serie A · Sun, 23 Aug 2026 ·
Venezia vs Lecce — 0 - 2
Stadio Pierluigi Penzo · Referee: Antonio Rapuano, Italy
Match report
Lecce win 2-0 at Venezia
Venezia were beaten 2-0 by Lecce at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo on Sunday, 23 August 2026 in Serie A matchday 1. O. Gorter (46') and Tiago Gabriel (80') scored for Lecce. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Venezia had 71% of the ball and 19 shots (7 on target) against Lecce’s 12 (5 on target). Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce) was the top-rated player with 9.9. The result leaves Venezia 20th in the Serie A table on 0 points and Lecce 12th on 6.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 3'yellow cardKialonda GasparYellow Card
- 16'VAR decisionThierry CorreiaGoal cancelled
- 46'substitutionA. GalloOff: C. Ndaba
- 46'goalO. GorterAssist: L. Coulibaly
- 59'yellow cardOumar NgomYellow Card
- 61'substitutionO. GorterOff: Y. Maleh
- 64'substitutionT. CorreiaOff: R. Haps
- 70'substitutionK. PerezOff: M. Dagasso
- 71'yellow cardDanilo VeigaYellow Card
- 74'substitutionK. NdriOff: Tiago Gabriel
- 74'substitutionW. GeubbelsOff: N. Stulic
- 78'yellow cardMatteo DagassoYellow Card
- 80'goalTiago GabrielNormal Goal
- 85'substitutionA. HainautOff: R. Sagrado
- 85'substitutionT. BasicOff: A. Rrahmani
- 90+1'substitutionS. PierottiOff: O. Gandelman
Lineups
Venezia
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Giovanni Stroppa
Starting XI
- 1F. StankovicG
- 3J. SchingtienneD
- 17A. Bella-KotchapD
- 4B. FranjicD
- 18A. HainautM
- 71K. PerezM
- 6G. BusioM
- 26T. BasicM
- 14T. CorreiaM
- 10J. YeboahF
- 45A. AdamsF
Substitutes
- 96L. MontipoG
- 5R. HapsD
- 25R. HalhalD
- 20R. SagradoD
- 95A. GomesD
- 21T. J. HelgasonM
- 30M. DagassoM
- 19S. SohmM
- 55S. PanadaM
- 90A. OkoroF
- 8L. FanneM
- 29L. LauberbachF
- 11M. FarjiF
- 56K. LismanF
- 7A. RrahmaniF
Lecce
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eusebio Di Francesco
Starting XI
- 30W. FalconeG
- 17D. VeigaD
- 4K. GasparD
- 5J. SiebertD
- 25A. GalloD
- 29L. CoulibalyM
- 79O. NgomM
- 28O. GorterM
- 50S. PierottiF
- 69W. GeubbelsF
- 11K. NdriF
Substitutes
- 1M. BleveG
- 33P. PenevG
- 8S. FofanaM
- 3C. NdabaD
- 44Tiago GabrielD
- 14Y. MalehM
- 16O. GandelmanM
- 34H. LaerkeF
- 9N. StulicF
- 22P. EstebanF
Match statistics
- 71%Possession29%
- 2.05Expected goals (xG)2.70
- 19Total shots12
- 7Shots on target5
- 10Shots off target6
- 2Blocked shots1
- 12Shots inside the box7
- 7Shots outside the box5
- 5Corners3
- 2Offsides2
- 8Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves6
- 632Passes260
- 548Accurate passes189
- 87%Pass accuracy73%
- 1.82Goals prevented1.82
Player statistics
Venezia
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Filip StankovićG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Joel SchingtienneD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 4Bartol FranjićD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Armel Bella-KotchapD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Gianluca BusioM | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 14Thierry CorreiaM | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Antoine HainautM | 85 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Toma BašićM | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| 71Kike PérezM | 70 | 6.7 | ||
| 10John YeboahF | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 45Akor AdamsF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 96Lorenzo MontipòG | – | – | ||
| 5Ridgeciano HapsD | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Richie SagradoD | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 25Redouane HalhalD | – | – | ||
| 95Ale GomesD | – | – | ||
| 8Lamine FanneM | – | – | ||
| 19Simon SohmM | – | – | ||
| 21Þórir Jóhann HelgasonM | – | – | ||
| 30Matteo DagassoM | 20 | 6.2 | ||
| 55Simone PanadaM | – | – | ||
| 7Albion RrahmaniF | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Marko FarjiF | – | – | ||
| 29Lion LauberbachF | – | – | ||
| 56Kornel LismanF | – | – | ||
| 90Alvin Obinna OkoroF | – | – |
Lecce
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Wladimiro FalconeGTop rated | 90 | 9.9 | ||
| 4Kialonda GasparD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 5Jamil SiebertD | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 17Danilo VeigaD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 25Antonino GalloD | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Olaf GorterM | 61 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 29Lassana CoulibalyM | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 79Oumar NgomM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 11N'Dri KonanF | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| 50Santiago PierottiF | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 69Willem GeubbelsF | 74 | 5.6 | ||
| 1Marco BleveG | – | – | ||
| 33Plamen PenevG | – | – | ||
| 3Corrie NdabaD | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 44Tiago GabrielD | 16 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 8Sadik FofanaM | – | – | ||
| 14Youssef MalehM | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Omri GandelmanM | 1 | – | ||
| 9Nikola ŠtulićF | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Paco EstebanF | – | – | ||
| 34Hjalte LærkeF | – | – |
