VS
Udinese vs Lecce is a close Serie A matchup in which venue and the first goal carry unusual weight. Lecce won 1–0 at the Via del Mare in April 2023, then Udinese and Lecce drew 1–1 at the Bluenergy Stadium in October 2023. The fixed results show neither side creating a settled hierarchy through these examples. A future meeting will ask which team can turn a narrow edge into separation.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Lecce
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1G
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32G
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3D
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5D
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6M
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8M
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9F
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11F
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14M
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18D
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19M
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36M
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79M
Udinese Substitutes
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G
90
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G
93
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M
6
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F
7
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M
10
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F
18
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M
20
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D
22
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D
27
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M
29
Match events
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5'⚽O. Gandelman Normal Goal
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26'⚽O. Solet Penalty
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64'Nicolò Bertola Yellow Card
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64'I. Gueye V. Bayo
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64'N. Zaniolo L. Miller
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68'L. Banda S. Pierotti
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77'N. Stulic W. Cheddira
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77'K. Ndri R. Sottil
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83'Lameck Banda Yellow Card
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86'O. Zarraga J. Ekkelenkamp
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86'C. Kabasele K. Ehizibue
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89'Idrissa Gueye Yellow Card
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90' +2J. Siebert O. Gandelman
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90' +2A. Buksa J. Karlstrom
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90'⚽L. Banda Normal Goal
Stats for this game
Matchup Udinese VS Lecce
Home ground matters
Lecce beat Udinese 1–0 at the Via del Mare on 28 April 2023 in Serie A, with Gabriel Strefezza’s penalty deciding a tightly weighted contest. The home club’s report confirms the match context, while independent coverage places it in the league’s 32nd round. On 23 October 2023, Udinese and Lecce drew 1–1 at the Bluenergy Stadium. Udinese scored first through Florian Thauvin, but Lecce equalized late, showing how quickly a narrow home advantage can be answered.
Margins define the question
The pairing is interesting because both teams have evidence of making the other work without producing a lasting separation. A first goal can change the risk each side accepts, while the home setting offers a platform rather than a guarantee. Udinese will want to protect its advantage in Udine; Lecce will look to repeat the concentration that earned a result away after conceding first. A new meeting will test whether either side can manage the response phase better than the scorelines above suggest.