Serie A: Lecce steals a draw versus Bologna
LECCE. Lecce was able to clinch a late draw against Bologna with a late goal from R. Piccoli.
LECCE. Lecce managed to clinch a draw against Bologna with a late goal from R. Piccoli scored in the (90′) after Bologna got a lead with a goal from C. Lykogiannis (68′). Bologna couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare stadium in Lecce on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Doveri with the assistance of Alessio Tolfo and Federico Longo. The 4th official was Kevin Bonacina. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.39 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 65%.
Match Statistics
Bologna was in firm control of the ball 57% while Lecce was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Lecce was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Lecce to win the match.
Lecce shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Bologna shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lecce received 3 yellow cards (Nicola Sansone, Marin Pongracic and Ylber Ramadani). Regarding the opposition, Bologna received 2 yellow cards (Charalampos Lykogiannis and Victor Kristiansen).
After this match, Lecce will have 15 points like Sassuolo and Genoa to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Bologna will have 21 points like Roma to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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45'45'
Ylber Ramadani
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50'50'
Alexis Saelemaekers
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57'57'
Roberto Piccoli
Nikola Krstović
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58'58'
Joshua Zirkzee
Sydney van Hooijdonk
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58'58'
Remo Freuler
Michel Aebischer
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58'58'
Charalampos Lykogiannis
Alexis Saelemaekers
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58'58'
Nikola Moro
Giovanni Fabbian
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63'63'
Nicola Sansone
Lameck Banda
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63'63'
Alexis Blin
Rémi Oudin
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68'68'
Charalampos Lykogiannis
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77'77'
Hamza Rafia
Ylber Ramadani
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77'77'
Pontus Almqvist
Gabriel Strefezza
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84'84'
Marin Pongracic
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85'85'
Kacper Urbanski
Dan Ndoye
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89'89'
Nicola Sansone
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90'90'
Riccardo Calafiori
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90'90'
Patrick Dorgu (Penalty confirmed)
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90'90'
Roberto Piccoli (Penalty)
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Lecce will play away with Empoli on the 11th of December with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Empoli (1 draw).
Bologna will play away against Salernitana on the 10th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bologna (3 draws).
Lecce: Formation and Lineups
Lecce started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roberto D\’Aversa chose to play with the following team: Wladimiro Falcone , Valentin Gendrey , Marin Pongračić , Federico Baschirotto , Patrick Dorgu , Joan González , Ylber Ramadani , Gabriel Strefezza , Rémi Oudin , Lameck Banda and Nikola Krstović .
Substitutes
Lecce made 5 changes: Nikola Krstović for Roberto Piccoli (57′), Rémi Oudin for Alexis Blin (63′), Lameck Banda for Nicola Sansone (63′), Gabriel Strefezza for Pontus Almqvist (77′) and Ylber Ramadani for Hamza Rafia (77′).
Top player: Patrick Dorgu
Probably the most impressive player in Lecce was Patrick Dorgu.
His rating is with 38 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Bologna: Formation and Lineups
Bologna started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Thiago Motta played with: Łukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Jhon Lucumí , Riccardo Calafiori , Victor Kristiansen , Lewis Ferguson , Michel Aebischer , Giovanni Fabbian , Dan Ndoye , Sydney van Hooijdonk and Alexis Saelemaekers .
Substitutes
Bologna made 5 changes: Sydney van Hooijdonk for Joshua Zirkzee (58′), Michel Aebischer for Remo Freuler (58′), Alexis Saelemaekers for Charalampos Lykogiannis (58′), Giovanni Fabbian for Nikola Moro (58′) and Dan Ndoye for Kacper Urbanski (85′).
Top player: Stefan Posch
The player who no doubt impressed Bologna the most was Stefan Posch.
His rating is with 69 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brian Pempus
born and raised in India's Goa region. Football was a natural affection from infancy, even though most of the population considered cricket to be a religion. has an IT diploma, but when it came time to choose a job, her love of football easily won out. has worked with LOOTRS since February 2022 and has been connected to football teams like Sporting Club de Goa and FC Goa before focusing more on Indian football and other sports.
