AS Roma vs Lecce Highlights and Objectives
Serie A
5:00 PMMarch 22, 2026
Common Season – 30
Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi, Italy
AS Roma
Lecce
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0.84
Anticipated objectives (xG)
1.08
Passing
470 (82%)
Correct passes
185 (66%)
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99
G
Mile Svilar
D
Mario Hermoso
57′
5
D
Evan Ndicka
23
D
Gianluca Mancini
12
M
Konstantinos Tsimikas
8
M
Neil El Aynaoui
4
M
Bryan Cristante (C)
2
M
Devyne Rensch
7
F
Lorenzo Pellegrini
F
Niccolò Pisilli
89′ Roughing
14
F
Donyell Malen
Coach
Piero Gasperini Gian
30
G
Wladimiro Falcone (C)
25
D
Antonino Gallo
44
D
Tiago Gabriel
5
D
Jamil Siebert
D
Danilo Veiga
90′ Foul
79
M
Oumar Ngom
20
M
Ylber Ramadani
19
M
Lameck Banda
16
M
Omri Gandelman
M
Santiago Pierotti
81′ Roughing
9
F
Nikola Štulić
Coach
Eusebio Di Francesco
Serie A Standings – Serie A
Qualification/Relegation
- Promotion – Champions League (League part)
- Promotion – Europa League (League part)
- Promotion – Convention League (Qualification)
- Relegation – Serie B
Robinio Vaz emerged as AS Roma’s hero, securing a slender however important 1-0 victory over Lecce on the Stadio Olimpico.
The Giallorossi solidified their place within the high half of Serie A, battling previous a resilient Lecce aspect combating laborious in opposition to relegation. Roma, sitting sixth with 51 factors, sought to keep up their European qualification hopes. In the meantime, 18th-placed Lecce, on 27 factors, desperately wanted factors to climb out of the drop zone.
The primary half noticed AS Roma dominate possession, dictating play with 67% of the ball. Nevertheless, they struggled to interrupt down Lecce’s disciplined defence. Regardless of their territorial benefit, clear-cut possibilities remained elusive for the house aspect.
Lecce remained compact, absorbing stress and in search of alternatives on the counter. Their defensive solidity ensured a goalless first 45 minutes, irritating the house crowd.
Each managers made tactical changes at halftime. Roma launched D. Ghilardi for Gianluca Mancini in central defence. Additional adjustments have been swiftly made by Roma coach because the second half started.
The second half introduced extra urgency from the hosts. Simply six minutes after the restart, Roma made a big substitution, bringing on Robinio Vaz for Neil El Aynaoui within the 51st minute. This transformation proved to be decisive.
Vaz made a right away impression, discovering the online within the 57th minute. The substitute striker guided house a medical end. Mario Hermoso offered wonderful work and a exact cross, sending the Olimpico into raptures.
With a objective conceded, Lecce responded with a flurry of substitutions, introducing N. Stulic and O. Gandelman within the 61st minute, adopted by L. Banda within the 67th minute, aiming to inject recent attacking impetus. Roma countered these adjustments with substitutions of their very own, bringing on Okay. Tsimikas and D. Malen within the seventy fifth minute to shore up their strains.
The match grew extra fractious within the closing phases, marked by a sequence of yellow playing cards. Angeliño, who had come on for Roma, obtained a reserving within the 77th minute. Lecce’s Santiago Pierotti adopted go well with within the 81st minute. Additional cautions got here for Roma’s N. Pisilli within the 89th minute and Lecce’s D. Veiga within the ninetieth minute. This mirrored the sport’s excessive stakes and rising rigidity.
Regardless of Roma’s dominance in possession (67%), Lecce truly edged the Anticipated Objectives (xG) metric, posting 1.08 xG. Roma recorded 0.84 xG. The guests additionally managed extra pictures heading in the right direction (3 to 2) from fewer complete pictures (8 to 14). This highlighted their effectivity in assault, although they couldn’t convert their possibilities.
The hard-fought win sees AS Roma consolidate their maintain on sixth place, holding their European aspirations alive. For Lecce, the defeat means they continue to be mired within the relegation zone, dealing with an uphill battle to safe their Serie A standing for subsequent season.
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