Result Lazio 0 – 1 Lecce, Sunday 25 May 2025, Serie A Week 38
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Lazio 0 – 1 Lecce 
. 43′ Lassana Coulibaly
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Lazio, 6th position with 65 points and a positive goal difference of +13
Lecce, 18th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -32
Lecce won the Serie A Week 38 match on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy. Lazio only needed a single point to secure their place in Europe, but instead, the home loss to Lecce, combined with Fiorentina’s win in Udine, leaves Baroni’s team without any cup competitions this season. It’s a complete mockery; Coulibaly rescues Giampaolo from Serie B, while the worst-case scenario unfolds for the Biancocelesti in front of a stunned crowd at the Olimpico.
The match ends with nothing but boos, despite Lazio playing with eleven against ten for an entire half after Pierotti received a red card (double yellow) during first-half stoppage time. Baroni’s squad gives it their all, launching a full-on assault, with Pedro and Castellanos coming close to scoring multiple times, but Lecce’s defense holds strong, allowing the Salento team to triumph at the Olimpico and secure three crucial points for their survival. For Lazio, the season concludes in the most disappointing manner, especially as they finish the match with ten players after Romagnoli’s red card (for putting his hands on the linesman during a moment of frustration).
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Lecce gained the advantage in the 43rd minute. Lassana Coulibaly netted a goal with a right-footed strike from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, thanks to an assist from Nikola Krstovic. Lecce opens the scoring! Gila made an error while coming out and lost possession, allowing Giampaolo’s team to recover and advance towards the goal with Coulibaly, who skillfully maneuvered in and outsmarted goalkeeper Christos Mandas.
⚔️ Il gol di Coulibaly ci porta avanti a fine primo tempo: forza ragazzi continuiamo così! pic.twitter.com/uovUZqePOc
— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) May 25, 2025
💛❤️ 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐈 1️⃣ pic.twitter.com/EDpaoDF3LN
— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) May 25, 2025
𝗧𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗘𝗭𝗭𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘: 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜🅰️🅰️🅰️ pic.twitter.com/QLtoWYrYi8
— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) May 25, 2025
Stats before the game
Lazio has hosted Lecce at home 17 times in Serie A, suffering only one defeat (W11 D5); the Biancocelesti have experienced fewer home losses against teams they have faced at least 15 times at home in the league, with only Empoli (W11 D4) having a better record. Lecce managed to win their last league match after enduring a streak of 13 games without a victory (5D, 8L) and have not secured back-to-back wins in Serie A since April 2024. Lecce has netted exactly one goal in each of their last four away matches in Serie A; the Apulians have not gone five consecutive away games without scoring in a single season since September-November 2019.
For the Biancocelesti, a draw would guarantee them sixth place. Lazio has triumphed in their last two Serie A encounters with Lecce and hasn’t achieved three consecutive victories against the Apulians in this competition since the stretch from 2001 to 2004, during which they recorded four straight wins under coaches Alberto Zaccheroni and Roberto Mancini.
𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗜. 𝗧𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗘𝗭𝗭𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘: 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜🅰️🅰️🅰️ pic.twitter.com/56mok5acWP
— U.S. Lecce (@OfficialUSLecce) May 25, 2025
Click the video to watch Lazio 0 – 1 Lecce highlights on Sunday 25 May 2025
Lazio official starting lineup against Lecce
Lecce official starting lineup against Lazio
2024 – 2025 Italian Serie A Week 38
Result ⚪️🔵 Lazio 0 – 1 Lecce 🟡🔴
Sunday 25 May 2025
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: CARBONE – PERETTI
Fourth Official: AYROLDI
VAR: MERAVIGLIA
AVAR: PICCININI
⚽️ Goals: 43′ Lassana Coulibaly (Le)
🟥 Red Card: 39′ Bijol (U) (double yellow cards)
🟨 Yellow Cards: 9′ Bijol (U), 49′ Beltran (F), 59′ Richardson (F), 88′ Karlstrom (U)
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
Lineup LAZIO (4-2-3-1): Mandas; Marusic (46` Hysaj) Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares (73` Pellegrini); Guendouzi, Rovella (76` Vecino); Isaksen (46` Pedro), Dia, Zaccagni (76` Noslin); Castellanos.
Subs.: Provedel, Furlanetto, Gigot, Provstgaard, Belahyane, Dele-Bashiru, Basic, Tchaouna, Ibrahimovic.
Coach: Fabrizio Del Rosso
Lineup LECCE (4-3-3): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Gaspar, Gallo; Ramadani (73` Veiga), Berisha (60` Kaba), Coulibaly; Pierotti, Krstovic (88` Burnete), Karlsson (60` Helgason)
Subs.: Fruchtl, Samooja, Rebic, Rafia, N`Dri, Sansone, Banda, Tiago Gabriel, Pierret, Sala.
Coach.: Marco Giampaolo