Genoa vs. Lecce: season opener at the Marassi

At the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, in the neighbourhood of Marassi, Serie A Enilive returns with a clash between Genoa and Lecce. Both sides got off to a good start in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa: Genoa convincingly beat Vicenza 3-0, while the Salentini ran out 2-0 winners over Juve Stabia. The Rossoblù, now in their third consecutive top-flight season, are aiming to improve on last year’s 13th-place finish. Lecce, meanwhile, begin their fourth straight Serie A campaign, which represents a club record.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 22 official matches between the two teams in Genoa: 14 wins for the Rossoblu (the last one 2-1 in last year's Serie A), 7 draws (the last one 0-0 in Serie A 2011/12) and 1 win for Lecce (1-0 in Serie B 1998/99). However, in the last 5 matches, Grifone has always emerged ictorious, 3 times in Serie A Enilive and twice in Coppa Italia Frecciarossa. This is the second Genoa-Lecce match in the history of Serie A Enilive on the first day of the championship. In 1989, again at the Rossoblù's home ground, Genoa won 1-0 with the decisive goal scored by Fontolan.

DID YOU KNOW?

Il Lecce ha vinto una sola volta nella gara inaugurale del campionato in Serie A nelle ultime 19 stagioni, due anni fa, superando 2-1 la Lazio al “Via del Mare”. 6 pareggi e 12 sconfitte a completare il bilancio.

COACHES

Patrick Vieira has been confirmed as Genoa's manager after taking over last November. Under the Frenchman, the Rossoblù secured safety thanks to an average of 1.26 points per game. Eusebio Di Francesco has been appointed as Lecce's head coach for the 2025/26 season, returning to Lecce after 14 years, having led the Salento side in the 2011/12 season – also in Serie A.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Pierotti (Lecce) Cautioned: none

REFEREE

MASSA (COSTANZO – BIANCHINI) IV: ZANOTTI, VAR: ABISSO, AVAR: MARESCA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Genoa-Juventus (Sunday 31 August, 18.30 CEST) Lecce-Milan (Friday 29 August, 20.45 CEST) (Photo Website Genoa CFC)