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Riccardo Sottil’s first-half goal was enough for Lecce to secure their first win this season, in an away game at Parma.

Serie A strugglers Lecce beat direct rivals Parma 1-0 at the Stadio Tardini on Saturday, securing their first victory in 2025-26.

Parma dominated possession, especially in the early phases.

Adrian Bernabé had the first chance in the game, but his shot from the edge of the box was wide of the near post.

Lecce replied with a tricky Medon Berisha free kick, which Mateo Pellegrino deflected to give the Salentini a corner kick.

Parma striker Patrick Cutrone sent his volley from inside the box wide of the near post, while Zion Suzuki denied Berisha’s close-range attempt.

Sottil’s first Serie A goal in 2025-26

Suzuki was not so reactive at minute 38 when Lecce took the lead with Sottil’s first goal this season. A cross from the left by the Italian winger went all the way across the box and entered at the far post, catching the Parma goalkeeper off guard.

The second half began with a poor Cutrone attempt from the edge of the box. Parma kept the ball possession for longer than Lecce, but the visitors seemed more dangerous with counter-attacks.

In the final minutes, Wladimiro Falcone produced a full-stretch fingertip save on Alessandro Circati, while Adrian Benedyczak did not find the big target with a header.

Lecce have now reached Parma and Torino outside the drop zone with five points in six games.

04-10-2025 14:00 MatchDay 6 Parma Store (Stadio Ennio Tardini)

Lecce 0 - 1

Player statistic

1st half
    38'
Riccardo Sottil (Assist: Antonino Gallo) 2nd half
Abdoulaye Ndiaye 82'    
    90+7' Kialonda Gaspar
    90+2'
Lameck Banda

Match statistic

63 Possession % 37 10 Total shots 7 2 Shots on target 3 6 Shots off target 3 2 Blocked shots 1 4 Corners 9 2 Offsides 2 16 Fouls 16 Parma Lecce

Starting lineups

31 Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper 3 Abdoulaye Ndiaye Defender 39 Alessandro Circati Defender 14 Emanuele Valeri Defender 26' 15 Enrico Delprato Defender 27 Sascha Britschgi Defender 46' 10
Adrián Bernabé Midfielder 84' 16 Mandela Keita Midfielder 22
Oliver Sörensen Midfielder 67' 9 Mateo Pellegrino Attacker 32
Patrick Cutrone Attacker 30
Wladimiro Falcone Goalkeeper 25
Antonino Gallo Defender 17 Danilo Veiga Defender 4 Kialonda Gaspar Defender 44 Tiago Gabriel Defender 29
Lassana Coulibaly Midfielder 88' 10 Medon Berisha Midfielder 88' 20
Ylber Ramadani Midfielder 9 Nikola Stulic Attacker 76' 23
Riccardo Sottil Attacker

68' 50 Santiago Pierotti Attacker

Substitutes

66 Filippo Rinaldi Goalkeeper 40 Edoardo Corvi Goalkeeper 19 Tjas Begic Attacker 63 Nicolas Trabucchi Defender 65 Elia Plicco Midfielder 24 Christian Ordoñez Midfielder 37 Mariano Troilo Defender 11 Pontus Almqvist Attacker 46' 7 Adrian Benedyczak Attacker 67' 30
Milan Djuric Attacker 84' 8
Nahuel Estévez Midfielder 84' 18 Mathias Løvik Midfielder 14 Thórir Jóhann Helgason Midfielder 32 Jasper Samooja Goalkeeper 1
Christian Früchtl Goalkeeper 11
Konan N’Dri Attacker 21 Christ-Owen Kouassi Defender 80 Niko Kovač Midfielder 5 Jamil Siebert Defender 6 Álex Sala Midfielder 19
Lameck Banda Attacker 68' 22 Francesco Camarda Attacker 76' 77 Mohamed Kaba Midfielder 88' 3
Corrie Ndaba Defender

88'

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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