Inter Milan 1-0 Lecce
- P. Esposito 78'
Match summary
Inter Milan beat Lecce 1-0 in Serie A on Wed, 14 Jan 2026.
Goals — Inter Milan: P. Esposito 78'.
Inter Milan had 68% of the possession and 21 shots (7 on target) against 10 (1) for Lecce; corners 11-3, yellow cards 2-1.
In their last 13 meetings Inter Milan won 10, Lecce won 1 and 2 ended level.
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Referee: F. Maresca.
Match timeline
- 17'ThuramYellow card
- 56'⇄In P. EspositoOut A. BonnySubstitution
- 57'⇄In FrattesiOut BarellaSubstitution
- 57'⇄In HenriqueOut A. DioufSubstitution
- 63'VeigaYellow card
- 68'⇄In TeteOut SottilSubstitution
- 69'⇄In M. KabaOut GandelmanSubstitution
- 72'⇄In MartinezOut MkhitaryanSubstitution
- 78'P. EspositoGoal1-0
- 82'⇄In N’DriOut PierottiSubstitution
- 86'⇄In SalaOut MalehSubstitution
- 87'⇄In SučićOut ThuramSubstitution
- 90'HenriqueYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
P. EspositoInter Milan · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.85
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes35
StulicLecce · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.03
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
ZielinskiInter Milan · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.05
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
MalehLecce · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.08
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes85
BastoniInter Milan · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
SiebertLecce · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Lecce 4-2-3-1Inter Milan 3-5-2
Inter Milan
Coach: Cristian Chivu
Substitutes
- 16Davide FrattesiMidfielder6.4
- 8Petar SucicMidfielder
- 11Luis HenriqueMidfielder6.5
- 94Pio EspositoAttacker8.0
- 10Lautaro MartinezAttacker6.7
- 40Alessandro CalligarisGoalkeeper
- 60Alain TahoGoalkeeper
- 31Yann BisseckDefender
- 6Stefan de VrijDefender
- 36Matteo DarmianDefender
- 43Matteo CocchiDefender
- 32Federico DimarcoDefender
- 44Thomas BerenbruchMidfielder
- 45Leonardo BovoMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Hakan CalhanogluMuscle injury
- Denzel DumfriesAnkle injury
- Tomás PalaciosMuscle injury
Lecce
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco
Substitutes
- 77Mohamed KabaMidfielder6.3
- 6Álex SalaMidfielder
- 11Konan N’DriAttacker6.6
- 7Tete MorenteAttacker6.2
- 1Christian FrüchtlGoalkeeper
- 32Jasper SamoojaGoalkeeper
- 18Gaby JeanDefender
- 13Matías PérezDefender
- 21Christ-Owen KouassiDefender
- 3Corrie NdabaDefender
- 28Olaf GorterMidfielder
- 79Oumar NgomMidfielder
- 14Thórir HelgasonMidfielder
- 36Filip MarchwinskiMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Lameck BandaRed Card
- Kialonda GasparRed Card
- Ylber RamadaniYellow Card
- Francesco CamardaShoulder injury
- Medon BerishaKnee injury
- Balthazar PierretBack injury
Statistics
Inter MilanLecce
Key statistics
68%Possession32%
1.83Expected Goals0.48
21Total Shots10
7Shots On Target1
2Big Chances Created0
11Corners3
11Fouls14
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
3Offsides1
1Goalkeeper Saves6
439Passes Completed162
All statistics
9Shots Off Target2
5Shots Blocked7
2.06Expected Goals On Target0.57
13Free Kicks10
13Shots Inside The Box6
516Total Passes253
8Shots Outside The Box4
1Big Chances Missed0
1.72Expected Assists0.17
11/40 (28%)Crosses Completed1/9 (11%)
215Passes Own Half109
341Passes Opposition Half153
14/38 (37%)Long Passes Completed17/62 (27%)
25Throw-Ins15
16Key Passes9
126Passes Into Final Third34
58Backward Passes35
3Goal Kicks13
3Interceptions3
0.48Expected Goals Conceded1.83
9/18 (50%)Tackles Won11/16 (69%)
24Clearances46
65Duels Won49
26/44 (59%)Aerial Duels Won18/44 (41%)
39/70 (56%)Ground Duels Won31/70 (44%)
13Was Fouled10
8/18 (44%)Successful Dribbles6/16 (38%)
10Was Dribbled Past10
5Final Third Possession Won4
150Possession Lost139
5Substitutions4
Previous meetings
10 Inter Milan2 draws1 Lecce
Match information
- Competition
- Serie A
- Round
- Round 16
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
- Capacity
- 80,018
- Attendance
- 69,321
- Referee
- F. Maresca