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Italian Soccer Serie A
42% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA and 58% Ball Possession LECCE
Hellas Verona 2 – 0 Lecce
40′ Fabio Depaoli
54′ Darko Lazovic
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 18th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -16
Lecce, 14th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Hellas Verona with an added boost after winning the Serie A Week 19 game against Spezia on Saturday 21 January 2023 at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, Italy. Verona reached 12 points, though, are still in the relegation zone. A goal in each half, Fabio Depaoli and Darko Lazovic, give Hellas Verona three fundamental points, which are relaunched in the standings. Lecce tries to react in the second half but the hosts double up and close the match.
Hellas Verona reached a landmark record making 1,002 points in Serie A.
I PUNTI 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣, 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ E 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ DELLA STORIA DEL VERONA E DI VERONA IN SERIE 🅰️🟨🟦 pic.twitter.com/MYQ0E3B06a
— Hellas Verona FC (@HellasVeronaFC) January 21, 2023
Hellas Verona opened the score in the 40th minute. Fabio Depaoli defeated Lecce goalkeeper with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Josh Doig.
Verona with a second goal in the 54th minute. Darko Lazovic scored with a right footed to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Ivan Ilic.
Photo via twitter.com/hellasveronafc
✅ Stats before the game. Verona are unbeaten in their last five Serie A matches against Lecce (W3, D2) and have won the last two in chronological order (2019/20 season) – the last Salento victory against Hellas in the top tournament dates back to 4-2 of 7 January 2001 (two goals from Cristiano Lucarelli, Vugrinec and Osorio for the Giallorossi, Emiliano Bonazzoli and Adailton for the Gialloblù). Verona have never lost at home against Lecce in Serie A: four wins for Hellas (including the last one dated 26 January 2020 – 3-0 with the signatures of Dawidowicz, Pessina and Pazzini) and three draws in seven matches at the Bentegodi. Verona have taken nine points so far, registering Hellas’ second worst result in their first 18 games played in a Serie A championship, after eight in 2015/16; in the era of three points for a win and considering the 20-team tournaments, only one team was saved by collecting less than 10 points at the end of the first leg (Crotone 2016/17, which after the first 19 had just nine) . Lecce have scored 20 points so far and with a victory they would register their second best result in the first 19 days of Serie A: so far, the Salento have in fact exceeded the 20 mark at this stage of the tournament only three times (22 points in 2004/05, 22 points in 2000/01 and 27 in 1999/00).
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📺 Click the video to watch Hellas Verona 2 – 0 Lecce highlights on Saturday 21 January 2023
🇮🇹 Referee Federico La Penna from the section of Roma 1 will be assisted by Pietro Dei Giudici from the section of Latina and Christian Rossi from the section of La Spezia. The Fourth Official will be Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi from the section of Livorno. The VAR will be Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma 1. The AVAR will be Gianluca Manganiello from the section of Pinerolo.
Photo via twitter.com/hellasveronafc
Photo via twitter.com/OfficialUSLecce
👉 Hellas Verona vs Lecce Match Officials
Serie A Week 19🗓️ Saturday 21 January 2023
🏟️ Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
⏲️ 15:00🙍♂️Referee: LA PENNA
🚩Assistants: DEI GIUDICI – ROSSI C.
4⃣ Fourth Official: FERRIERI CAPUTI
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: MANGANIELLOhttps://t.co/mgvmiJ2PLN pic.twitter.com/bRfKTWHqZk— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 21, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/OfficialUSLecce
Photo via twitter.com/hellasveronafc
2022 – 2023 Italian Serie A Week 19
Hellas Verona 2 – 0 Lecce
Saturday 21 January 2023
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy
15:00
Referee: LA PENNA
Assistants: DEI GIUDICI – ROSSI C.
Fourth Official: FERRIERI CAPUTI
VAR: DOVERI
AVAR: MANGANIELLO
Goals: 40′ Fabio Depaoli, 54′ Darko Lazovic
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Dawidowicz (29′ Magnani), Hien, Ceccherini; Depaoli, Ilic, Tameze (82′ Terracciano), Doig; Lazovic (69′ Sulemana), Lasagna (69′ Kallon); Djuric (82′ Henry)
Subs: Berardi, Perilli, Zeefuik, Piccoli, Günter, Braaf, Ngonge, Cabal, Coppola, Joselito
Coach: Marco Zaffaroni
Lineup Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Gendrey, Baschirotto, Umtiti (72′ Tuia), Gallo (46′ Pezzella); Gonzalez (64′ Maleh), Hjulmand, Blin; Strefezza (82′ Voelkerling), Colombo (64′ Banda), Di Francesco
Subs: Bleve, Brancolini, Askildsen, Helgason, Listkowski, Oudin, Ceesay, Lemmens, Cassandro
Coach: Marco Baroni