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71% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 29% Ball Possession LECCE
          Napoli 1 – 1 Lecce 
27′ Eljif Elmas                                       31′ Lorenzo Colombo
.                                                                  ❌ 25′ Lorenzo Colombo (pen)
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👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Lecce, 15th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -2

Napoli failed big time ending the Serie A Week 2 game against Lecce with a draw on Wednesday 31 August 2022 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Napoli, Italy.  Lecce caused an upset claiming at least 1 point to climb the Standing while stopping Napoli.  The draw sees Napoli dropping from the 1st position to the third position. Ouch!

In the next round, Napoli will play the away game against Lazio at the Olimpico Lecce will play at home against Torino.

Lecce failed to take the lead in the 25th minute after Lorenzo Colombo failed to convert a penalty. Ironically, the first attempt was a goal, yet, Referee Matteo Marcenaro decided to repeat the penalty and this time was saved by goalkeeper Alex Meret.

👉Napoli 0 – 0 Lecce, 25th minute, ❌ Lorenzo Colombo failed to convert a penalty for @USLecceEN goalkeeper Alex Meret saved in the bottom right corner. https://t.co/wpAClACYyF

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 31, 2022

Napoli opened the score in the 27th minute. Eljif Elmas defeated Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Matteo Politano.

👉Napoli 1 – 0 Lecce, 27th minute, ⚽️ goal by Eljif Elmas for @en_sscnapoli with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Matteo Politano. https://t.co/xEnUeHzLuZ

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 31, 2022

Elif Elmas makes it 1-0!

How quickly a match changes, a saved penalty for Napoli and now a goal. 🔵 pic.twitter.com/1Tv6vivGtC

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 31, 2022

Lecce equalized for the 1-1 in the 31st minute. It is the redemption moment for Lorenzo Colombo this time scoring after failing the penalty. Colombo defeated goalkeeper Meret with a left footed shot to the top left corner. The headed assist is by Morten Hjulmand.

👉Napoli 1 – 1 Lecce, 31st minute, ⚽️ goal by Lorenzo Colombo equalized for @USLecceEN with a left footed shot to the top left corner. The headed assist is by Morten Hjulmand. https://t.co/7GomRSMeQc

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 31, 2022

⚽️ The goal by Lorenzo Colombo equalizing for the 1-1 against Napoli. Redemption! https://t.co/5bMjbnwy8a

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 31, 2022

✅    Stats before the game. Napoli and Lecce have met 22 times in Serie A (10 wins for Napoli, 7 draws, 5 wins for Lecce): in the last four matches an average of 4.5 was achieved per game (18 in total), practically double that recorded in the first 18 games (43 goals, 2.3 per game).  Napoli have won seven of their 11 Serie A home matches against Lecce, but lost the last one on 9 February 2020 with Gennaro Gattuso on the bench (2-3). The Salento have never won twice in a row at the Azzurri’s home in the top flight. Napoli have not won any of the last nine Serie A matches played on Wednesday (4N, 5P) – the latest success dates back to 8 July 2020, thanks to a 2-1 over Genoa with Gennaro Gattuso on the bench. After the 4-0 win against Monza on Matchday 2, Napoli could keep a clean sheet in both their first two home games of the season in a Serie A championship for the second time in the last 39 years (they also managed it in 2013 / 14). Napoli have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six Serie A matches, as many times as in the previous 24 – from May onwards, in the top five European leagues, only Real Betis have obtained more clean sheets than the Neapolitans (six vs five).

👉 Lineup NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Kim, Olivera, Anguissa, Ndombele, Politano, Raspadori, Elmas, Osimhen.

👉 Lineup LECCE (4-3-3): Falcone; Gendrey, Tuia, Baschirotto, Pezzella; Helgason, Hjulmand, Askildsen; Banda, Colombo, Di Francesco.

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📺 Click the video to watch Napoli 1 – 1 Lecce highlights including all goals on Wednesday 31 August 2022.

🇮🇹   Referee Matteo Marcenaro from the section of Genova will be assisted by Alessandro Lo Cicero from the section of Brescia and Domenico Palermo from the section of Bari.  The Fourth Official will be Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma 1.  The VAR will be Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo.  The AVAR will be Mauro Galetto from the section of  Rovigo.

Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli

Photo via twitter.com/USLecceEN

🇮🇹 👉 Napoli – Lecce, Match Officials
Serie A Week 4

🗓️ Wednesday 31 August 2022
🏟️ Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
⏲️ 20:45

🙍‍♂️Referee: MARCENARO
🚩Assistants: LO CICERO – PALERMO
4⃣ Fourth Official: DOVERI @FarFromVesuvius @Domii_Torello @en_sscnapolihttps://t.co/Qbj4aw0ZiA pic.twitter.com/iRbaFK3kqL

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 30, 2022

👉First half is over. Napoli 1 – 1 Lecce

⚽️ Goals: 27′ Eljif Elmas (N), 31′ Lorenzo Colombo (L)

❌ 25′ L. Colombo (pen)

🟨 Yellows: 13′ Politano (N), 33′ Hjulmand (L), 40′ Colombo (L)

✍️ Ball Possession 68% @en_sscnapoli and 32% @USLecceEN

✅ https://t.co/ziXpd82PUl https://t.co/l9ifJUn2MT

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 31, 2022

👉Result Napoli 1 – 1 Lecce

⚽️ Goals: 27′ Eljif Elmas (N), 31′ Lorenzo Colombo (L)

❌ 25′ Lorenzo Colombo (pen)

Corners: Napoli 6, Lecce 4

✍️ Ball Possession 71% @en_sscnapoli and 29% @USLecceEN

✅ https://t.co/ziXpd82PUl@Domii_Torello @ForzaNapoliPod @FarFromVesuvius https://t.co/NIOcw1Bagn

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 31, 2022

Photo via twitter.com/OfficialUSLecce

2022 – 2023 Italian Serie A Week 4

Napoli 1 – 1 Lecce
Wednesday 31 August 2022
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Napoli, Italy

20:45

Referee: MARCENARO
Assistants: LO CICERO – PALERMO
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: GALETTO

Goals: 27′ Eljif Elmas (N),  31′ Lorenzo Colombo (L)

🟨 Yellows: 13′ Politano (N), 33′ Hjulmand (L), 40′ Colombo (L), 96′ Joan Gonzàlez (L), 97′ Valentin Gendrey (L)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

👉 Lineup NAPOLI (4-2-3-1): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Minjae, Olivera, Anguissa (85′ Simeone), Ndombele (46′ Lobotka), Politano (72′ Lozano), Raspadori (46′ Zielinski), Elmas (56′ Kvaratskhelia), Osimhen.

Subs.: Martella, Sirigu, Jesus, Mario Rui, Rrahmani, Zanoli, Gaetano, Zerbin.

Coach:  Luciano Spalletti.

👉 Lineup LECCE (4-3-3):  Falcone; Gendrey, Pezzella, Baschirotto, Tuia, Helgason (46′ Gonzalez), Hjulmand, Askildsen (62′ Blin), Banda (75′ Listkowski), Di Francesco (62′ Strefezza), Colombo (70′ Ceesay).

Subs: Bleve, Samooja, Frabotta, Umtiti, Gallo, Pongracic, Bistrovic, Rodriguez.

Coach:  Marco Baroni