Lazio vs. Lecce: three points on the line

Lazio will host Lecce at the Olimpico for matchday twelve of Serie A. Maurizio Sarri’s team are hoping to secure all three points to move on from their defeat to Inter, which ended a run of six back-to-back positive results, and return to the race for European qualification. Whereas Lecce have amassed a total of four points from their last two matches against Fiorentina and Verona, and hope to keep the momentum going.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In Rome, there have been 24 official meetings between the two sides: 14 Lazio wins (the most recent a 1–0 in Serie A 2023/24), 8 draws (the last a 2–2 in Serie A 2022/23) and 2 Lecce victories (the most recent a 1–0 in Serie A last season).

DID YOU KNOW?

Lazio are the team with the most red cards in Serie A 2025/26: 2 in 11 games, like Como and Parma. Lecce are one of the five teams with the most 0–0 draws in Serie A 2025/26: 3, like Pisa, omo, Verona and Torino. Lecce have not conceded a goal for 201 minutes: the last one was scored by Anguissa in the 69th minute of Lecce–Napoli 0–1 on 28 October.

COACHES and PLAYERS

There have been 12 official meetings between Maurizio Sarri and Eusebio Di Francesco: the Lazio coach leads 5–4, with 3 draws completing the record. Di Francesco is on 199 positive results in Serie A, thanks to 106 wins and 93 draws in 344 matches as a coach. The first dates back to 18 September 2011, Bologna–Lecce 0–2. Mattia Zaccagni is the player who has suffered the most fouls in Serie A this season, 41.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: Gaspar (Lecce)

REFEREE

ARENA (MASTRODONATO – LUCIANI) IV: MARINELLI, VAR: SERRA, AVAR: PICCININI

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Milan-Lazio (Saturday, November 29, 20.45 CET) Lecce-Torino (Sunday, November 30, 12.30 CET) (Photo Getty Images)