Result Inter – Lecce, Serie A Week 2, Referee Davide Di Marco👉2024 – 2025 Serie A

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      Inter 2 – 0 Lecce
5′ Matteo Darmian
70′ Hakan Çalhanoglu (pen)
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 7th position with 1 point and a positive goal difference of “0”
Lecce, 20th position with 0 points and a negative goal difference of -4

🇮🇹  Inter Milan celebrated their first home victory of the season by defeating Lecce in the Serie A Week 2 match on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. The match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of Inter. Certainly, this victory marked Inter’s first three points of the league after their previous draw in Week 1, while Lecce remains at the bottom with no points and a goal difference of -6.   In their next match, Inter will host Atalanta, while Lecce will take on Cagliari at home.

The opening goal came early in the 5th minute when Darmian scored with a header. Later, in the 70th minute, Hakan Calhanoglu secured the win by converting a penalty kick.  Çalhanoglu has successfully converted all 17 of his penalty attempts in Serie A. As of the 2023-24 season, he leads the big 5 European Leagues with the highest number of goals from the penalty spot, netting 11, while Cole Palmer follows with nine.

From a technical standpoint, Inter holds an advantage over Lecce. Having said that, Inter demonstrated they can secure victories without solely depending on Lautaro Martinez.  In sum, it was a solid test for Inzaghi.  Surely, Hakan Calhanoglu delivered as expected. Overall, it’s great for Inter to return to their winning form.

The start of the game.

Inter got off to a great start by scoring an early goal in the 5th minute. Matteo Darmian found the net with a well-placed header from close range, targeting the upper center of the goal. The assist came from Mehdi Taremi.

🇮🇹👉⚫️🔵 Inter Milan 1 -0 Lecce 🟡🔴 5th minute, goal by ⚽️ Matteo Darmian for @Inter_en with a close-range header aimed at the upper center of the goal, thanks to an assist from Mehdi Taremi. https://t.co/OIxhKiksLm

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 24, 2024

Matteo Darmian left all alone and he doesn’t miss 🎯 pic.twitter.com/3lKIiLyOnc

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 24, 2024

Captain Bare ©️🖤💙#ForzaInter #InterLecce pic.twitter.com/WN5oWNnwcX

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) August 24, 2024

Hakan Çalhanoglu is ready to take the spotlight!

In the 70th minute, Lecce gave away a penalty when Kialonda Gaspar fouled Marcus Thuram inside the box. Hakan Çalhanoglu stepped up and confidently struck the ball with his right foot, sending it into the top right corner of the net. The fans in the stadium were cheering on the Nerazzurri with great enthusiasm.

🇮🇹👉⚫️🔵 Inter Milan 2 – 0 Lecce 🟡🔴 70th minute, ⚽️ Hakan Çalhanoglu scores from the penalty spot with a powerful right-footed shot into the top right corner. The penalty was awarded after Kialonda Gaspar fouled Marcus Thuram in the box. https://t.co/wTL2o0L5Pr

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 24, 2024

🫶 @hakanc10 #InterLecce 2-0 pic.twitter.com/K8PUSszIMT

— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) August 24, 2024

Thank you #InterFans, you were amazing again today 👏

See you at the 🏟️ for #InterAtalanta #ForzaInter pic.twitter.com/XxM2CpDYe6

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) August 24, 2024

Who wants to hug them? 🫂👇#ForzaInter #InterLecce pic.twitter.com/tYC4UpkwVV

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) August 24, 2024

Stats before the game

Inter started this championship with a draw in their first match. In the era of three points for a win, only three defending champions have failed to secure a win in their first two games of the season: Roma in 2001/02 (the only one to draw both), Milan in 2011/12, and Juventus in 2015/16.  Lecce, who were promoted from Serie B, are in the last position.

Inter holds the record for the most victories against Lecce in Serie A, boasting 28 wins, 4 draws, and just 4 losses. They also lead in goals scored against the Salento side, netting 85 times in the league.

In the past 11 seasons of Serie A, Inter has maintained an impressive record, never losing their opening home match, achieving nine victories, including five in their last five attempts. The last time they faced defeat in their first home game at San Siro was back in September 2012, under the management of Andrea Stramaccioni.

From the 2022/23 to the 2023/24 season, Inter has triumphed in all four encounters with Lecce, scoring 10 goals while conceding just one, resulting in a remarkable goal difference of +9. The only team they performed better against during this stretch was Salernitana, with a +10 goal difference.

In their 18 home matches against Lecce in Serie A, Inter has claimed victory 17 times, with only one loss (a 1-0 defeat on January 12, 2000, courtesy of a goal from Vugrinec). They have achieved 12 clean sheets and allowed just six goals, never conceding more than one in a game. Lecce is among only four teams that have played at Inter’s home ground at least 10 times without ever scoring two goals, alongside Novara (13), Foggia (11), and Avellino (10).

Since the end of last season and the beginning of this one, Inter has drawn three consecutive matches. The Nerazzurri have not experienced back-to-back draws since December 2017 to February 2018 in the league, when they had five draws during that period under Spalletti’s management.
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🇮🇹 Referee Davide Di Marco from the section of Ciampino will be assisted by Fabiano Preti from the section of Mantova and Gamal Mokhtar from the section of Lecco. The Fourth Official will be Francesco Fourneau from the section of Roma. The VAR will be Rosario Abisso from the section of Palermo. The AVAR will be Francesco Meraviglia from the section of Pistoia.

The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium is ready for Inter vs Lecce

🔙🏠🖤💙 (and who better than @vascorossi to accompany us 🎶)#ForzaInter pic.twitter.com/TWPiCqmbFo

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) August 23, 2024

The start of a new adventure together ⚽🏟️@gate_io is the new Official Sleeve Partner 🖤💙👕#ForzaInter #IMPartner

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) August 24, 2024

Let’s goooo 🔥🔥@qatarairways#ForzaInter #InterLecce pic.twitter.com/AeUl1X4xRS

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) August 24, 2024

Today in ⚫️🔵#ForzaInter #InterLecce pic.twitter.com/1QZHTl3kP6

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) August 24, 2024

Photo via x.com/OfficialUSLecce

👉⚫️🔵 Inter Milan vs 🟡🔴Lecce
Match Officials Serie A Week 2

🗓️ Saturday 24 August 2024
🏟️ Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
⏲️ 20:45

🙍Referee: DI MARCO
🚩Assistants: PRETI – MOKHTAR
4⃣ Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: MERAVIGLIA@SerieA_EN https://t.co/U6vtNIxC1r pic.twitter.com/CTWS1LLWMY

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 24, 2024

Photo via x.com/OfficialUSLecce

🇮🇹👉 First half⚫️🔵 Inter Milan 1 – 0 Lecce 🟡🔴

⚽️ Goals: 5′ Matteo Darmian (I)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 31′ Antonino Gallo (L)

Corners: Inter 5, Lecce 2

✍️Ball Possession: 61% @Inter_en and 39% @OfficialUSLecce@InterClubDC @InterClubLA @InterClubLondon https://t.co/93jY0Ga6FH

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 24, 2024

🇮🇹👉 Result⚫️🔵 Inter Milan 2 – 0 Lecce 🟡🔴

⚽️ Goals: 5′ Matteo Darmian (I), 70′ Hakan Çalhanoglu (I)(pen)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 31′ Antonino Gallo (L), 60′ Lameck Banda (L)

Corners: Inter 10, Lecce 6

✍️Ball Possession: 61% @Inter_en and 39% @OfficialUSLecce

✅… https://t.co/FecsDA5lc8

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) August 24, 2024

Credit photo via x.com/Inter_en

2024 – 2025 Italian Serie A Week 2

⚫️🔵 Inter Milan 2 – 0 Lecce 🟡🔴
Saturday 24 August 2024
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy

20:45

Referee: DI MARCO
Assistants: PRETI – MOKHTAR
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: ABISSO
AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

⚽️ Goals: 5′ Matteo Darmian (I), 70′ Hakan Çalhanoglu (I)(pen)

🟨 Booked: 31′ Antonino Gallo (L), 60′ Lameck Banda (L)

✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:

⚫️🔵 Lineup INTER:  Sommer, Thuram (76′ Arnautovic), Acerbi, Calhanoglu (81′ Asllani), Mkhitaryan, Barella © (72′ Frattesi), Pavard, Dimarco (72′ Carlos Augusto), Darmian (72′ Dumfries), Bastoni, Taremi.

Subs: Di Gennaro, J. Martinez, Zielinski, Correa, Bisseck, Fontanarosa.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi

🟡🔴 Lineup LECCE: Falcone, Gaspar, Baschirotto ©, Rafia (64′ Pierotti), Krstović (85′ Coulibaly), Dorgu, Gendrey, Ramadani, Banda (64′ Morente), Gallo, Pierret (85′ Berisha).

Subs: Früchtl, Samooja, Borbei, Pelmard, Oudin, Helgason, Burnete, McJannet, Marchwiński.

Coach: Luca Gotti