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Inter vs Lecce – Lineups & Match Details

Inter beat Lecce 1-0. Goals: F. Esposito (78'). Inter had 68% possession against Lecce's 32%. Shots on target: 7-1.

Serie A · Regular Season - 16

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

InterInter

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

LecceLecce

Referee: Fabio Maresca, Italy

Lineups

InterInter3-5-2
Y. Sommer1Y. SommerG
M. Akanji25M. AkanjiD
F. Acerbi15F. AcerbiD
A. Bastoni95A. BastoniD
A. Diouf17A. DioufM
N. Barella23N. BarellaM
P. Zielinski7P. ZielinskiM
H. Mkhitaryan22H. MkhitaryanM
Carlos Augusto30Carlos AugustoM
M. Thuram9M. ThuramF
A. Bonny14A. BonnyF

Substitutes

40A. CalligarisG
60A. TahoG
6S. de VrijD
8P. SucicM
10L. MartinezF
11Luis HenriqueF
16D. FrattesiM
31Y. BisseckD
32F. DimarcoD
43M. CocchiD
36M. DarmianD
45L. BovoM
94F. EspositoF
44T. BerenbruchM
LecceLecce4-2-3-1
W. Falcone30W. FalconeG
D. Veiga17D. VeigaD
J. Siebert5J. SiebertD
Tiago Gabriel44Tiago GabrielD
A. Gallo25A. GalloD
L. Coulibaly29L. CoulibalyM
Y. Maleh93Y. MalehM
S. Pierotti50S. PierottiM
O. Gandelman16O. GandelmanM
R. Sottil23R. SottilM
N. Stulic9N. StulicF

Substitutes

1C. FruchtlG
32J. SamoojaG
3C. NdabaD
6A. SalaM
7Tete MorenteF
11K. NdriF
13M. PerezD
14T. J. HelgasonM
18G. JeanD
21C. KouassiD
28O. GorterM
36F. MarchwinskiM
77M. KabaM
79O. NgomM

Match Events

17'Y

M. Thuram

56'S

N. Barella

Substitution 1

56'S

A. Bonny

Substitution 2

57'S

A. Diouf

Substitution 3

63'Y

Danilo Veiga

69'S

R. Sottil

Substitution 1

69'S

O. Gandelman

Substitution 2

72'S

H. Mkhitaryan

Substitution 4

78'G

F. Esposito

82'S

S. Pierotti

Substitution 3

86'S

Y. Maleh

Substitution 4

87'S

M. Thuram

Substitution 5

90'+3Y

Luis Henrique

Statistics

Inter
68%32%
Lecce
1.83Expected Goals (xG)0.48
21Total Shots10
7Shots on Target1
11Corners3
11Fouls14
3Offsides1
85Pass Accuracy (%)64
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Inter host Lecce on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The kick-off time is 19:45 local. The fixture is part of the Serie A schedule. Inter go into the match 1st in the table; Lecce sit 17th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Inter have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Lecce have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 26 Jan 2025: Inter 4-0 Lecce; 24 Aug 2024: Inter 2-0 Lecce; 25 Feb 2024: Inter 4-0 Lecce. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Inter beat Lecce 1-0. Inter scored through F. Esposito 78'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 78 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Inter held 68% of the ball against 32% for Lecce. Shots on target finished 7-1. Expected goals read 1.83 for Inter, 0.48 for Lecce.

Verdict

The win nudges Inter forward and leaves Lecce with work to do. Inter sat 1st and Lecce 17th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.