Serie A’s sporting judge has confirmed that Lazio’s Curva Nord will be closed for one match following the racist abuse aimed at Lecce players Samuel Umtiti and Lameck Banda. The pair were singled out during Lecce’s 2-1 comeback victory over the Biancocelesti…
Maurizio Sarri believes Lazio ‘switched off’ in a second half he’d like to forget, following their 2-1 defeat to Lecce. The Biancocelesti took an early lead through Ciro Immobile but were left stunned when the home side fought back to secure a…
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini concedes that his side threw away the first half, but concedes that Lecce were worthy winners. La Dea slumped to a second consecutive defeat, losing 2-1 to I Giallorossi, and struggling to get a foothold in the…
With Atalanta set to face Lecce away from home tomorrow evening, Gasperini previewed the fixture in the press. Despite obtaining the lead against Napoli at the Gewiss Stadium as a result of a converted penalty from Ademola Lookman, the Lombardy club fell…
Juventus youngster Nicolo Fagioli was ecstatic after scoring his first Bianconeri goal: ‘I’d been waiting my whole life for this moment’. The 21-year-old scored a wonderful solo effort to decide the game and explained to DAZN why it meant so much to…
Max Allegri was pleased with Juve’s 1-0 win over Lecce but offered a reminder that ‘young players will not become experienced overnight.’ The Bianconeri put in an ultimately convincing performance, with a wonder-goal courtesy of Juve youth product Nicolo Fagioli. Speaking to…
Samuel Umtiti says he recognizes himself in Lecce’s values as a club following his high-profile loan move from Barcelona. The World Cup winner touched down yesterday and was met by a throng of Lecce supporters, reducing the Frenchman to tears: ???? Samuel…
Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti is very close to agreeing a move to newly-promoted Serie A side Lecce. The former French international is no longer part of the clubs plans and is one of a number of players that is being allowed to…