This page follows the Serie A match between Udinese and Lecce live. It is round 7 of the 2026/2027 season, played on 18 October at 12:30 at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, which holds 25144 people. The referee is Marco Guida and the VAR is Aleandro Di Paolo. At half time Lecce lead 0-2.
Before the game, the page sets the scene. Udinese started the season well but then stopped, and they come in after four defeats in a row. Lecce are also struggling, with two losses behind them. Udinese have won only one of their last eight home league games. Under coach Kosta Runjaic, they have lost five league games in a row only once, in March and April 2025.
Udinese line up in a 3-4-2-1 with Okoye in goal. The defence is Solet, Alaba and Ebosse, with Alaba starting for the first time. The midfield is Vojvoda, Karlstrom, Zarraga and Kamara. Ekkelenkamp and Chakvetadze play behind Davis, the lone striker. Lecce use a 4-3-3 with Falcone in goal. Their back four is Veiga, Gaspar, Tiago Gabriel and Gallo. The midfield is Coulibaly, Ngom and Maleh, and the front three is N'Dri, Geubbels and Fatah. The page also lists the substitutes for both sides.
The game starts at a fast pace, and both teams try to take control. In the 7th minute Chakvetadze shoots from distance with his right foot, and Falcone holds it safely. In the 9th, Vojvoda sends a good ball to Ekkelenkamp, who controls it but cannot shoot.
In the 11th minute Lecce score. Gallo takes a corner, and Gaspar heads it past Okoye for 0-1. Udinese seem shaken by the goal, and Lecce try to take advantage. In the 19th, a long ball finds Coulibaly, who sets up Geubbels in the box, but the striker just fails to reach it. In the 23rd, Solet tries a shot from far out, and Falcone again saves it with ease. Around the 28th minute, Lecce pass the ball around from midfield to use up time.
In the 33rd minute Lecce make it 0-2. Gallo takes another corner, and Gaspar flicks it on. Tiago Gabriel touches it with his head, and N'Dri, standing near the goal, turns it in with his chest and beats Okoye.
In the 36th, Lecce hit the crossbar. They break fast, N'Dri finds Fatah, and Fatah shoots from the edge of the box. The ball clips the bar. In the 38th, Davis shoots from a tight angle and hits the side of the net. In the 41st, Coulibaly has a problem and goes off, and Kaba comes on for him. In the 43rd, Kamara is late with a tackle on N'Dri and gets a yellow card.
In the 44th, N'Dri shoots and Okoye reacts well. Geubbels hits the loose ball first time, but the Udinese keeper saves it by instinct. Two minutes of extra time are announced. In the 45th minute plus 2, Fatah plays Geubbels through. He is alone against Okoye but shoots wide. The half then ends 0-2.
The page sums up the half this way. The start was even, but the visitors slowly took control and went ahead through Gaspar. Udinese did not respond, and Lecce got the second goal through N'Dri. They also came close to a third goal several times.
The page then gives background. Guida has refereed two games this season, Genoa-Como 1-4 and Bologna-Torino 1-1. In total he has called 45 fouls, 10 offsides and 6 yellow cards, with no penalties and no red cards.
The standings sections are not fully consistent. They say Udinese are 18th with 4 points, from 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses. Lecce are 11th with 9 points, from 3 wins and 4 losses. At home, Udinese have 1 point. Away from home, Lecce have 3 points. In their last three games Udinese faced Inter, Cagliari and Torino and got no points, losing the last one 2-1. Lecce faced Monza, Milan and Bologna and got 3 points, losing the last one 1-2. The top scorer for Udinese is Jurgen Ekkelenkamp with 3 goals. For Lecce, coached by Eusebio Di Francesco, it is Tiago Gabriel with 2.
The two clubs have met 36 times in the league. Udinese won 21, Lecce won 12 and 3 games were drawn. Lecce won the last meeting, and they have won two in a row against Udinese only once, in 2001. Udinese have scored in 17 of 18 home games against Lecce, 36 goals in all. The one exception was a 0-1 loss on 23 December 2001.
Other facts the page points out: Lecce have gone 10 rounds without a draw, the longest wait in the league. Their last draw was 0-0 against Hellas Verona on 25 April. Udinese, Lecce and Inter have each scored three goals from corners this season. Ekkelenkamp has been involved in 11 goals in 2026, 7 scored and 4 assisted. Amar Fatah has made 13 successful dribbles this season, seven of them in the last game against Bologna.
The page ends with a table of season numbers for the two teams, and it says the match can be followed live on Virgilio Sport from 15:00.
Text and photos: sport.virgilio.it — original →
Udinese and Lecce meet at the Bluenergy Stadium, and both want a win to leave a rough spell behind. Udinese, the home side, must stop a run of four defeats in a row, against Lazio, Inter, Cagliari and Torino. Lecce come to Friuli with two points more than their hosts. But they lost their last two games, to Milan and Bologna. The page says highlights come about an hour after the final whistle.
The two teams have met 27 times in official games in Udine. Udinese won 19, the last one 3-2 in Serie A 2025/26. There were 5 draws, the last 1-1 in Serie A 2023/24. Lecce won 4, the last 1-2 in Serie A 2019/20.
Udinese have scored at home against Lecce in 13 meetings in a row, with 24 goals in that time. The last time they scored nothing was on 23 December 2001, when Lecce won 1-0 in Serie A.
Udinese have lost four league games in a row. Their only win this season came on 29 August, 3-2 at Monza. They also lose more points in the second half than their half-time results would suggest, a gap of 6. At home they took 1 point from their last 4 league games. Their last home win was 2-0 against Torino on 2 May 2026.
Lecce have a few numbers of their own. They have let in the most goals from opposing substitutes, 4, the same as Sassuolo. They have also conceded 7 of their 12 goals in the first 30 minutes. On the other side, they score the most headed goals, 4, the same as Juventus.
The coaches, Kosta Runjaic and Eusebio Di Francesco, meet for the 4th official time. Each has won twice. Di Francesco started his Serie A coaching career in a Lecce-Udinese game. Udinese won it 2-0 at Via del Mare on 11 September 2011.
Some players stand out. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scored against Torino, his 3rd goal this season, and the page calls it his 5th goal in a row away from home. Amar Fatah scored against Bologna, the first Serie A goal for the Swedish centre-forward. Wladimiro Falcone has made the most saves of any goalkeeper in Serie A 26/27, with 31.
Before the game, Udinese shared words from Runjaic, who said: "Domani dobbiamo invertire la rotta" [Tomorrow we must turn things around]. Lecce shared a video of Di Francesco previewing the match. Mokhtar is named among the officials. Bonacina is the fourth official, Di Paolo is on VAR and Baroni is assistant VAR.
Text and photos: legaseriea.it · 18.10 — original →
