Serie A

Matchday 15 kicks off with Lecce vs. Pisa

The next round of fixtures opens with a crucial relegation clash: Lecce and Pisa are separated by just three points.

Matchday 15 in Serie A gets underway at the Via del Mare with a key clash in the battle for survival. The home side come off a defeat to Cremonese and are determined to bounce back to stay clear of the bottom three. The visitors, meanwhile, want to put recent defeats to Inter and Parma behind them, and a win here would see them move level with Lecce in the table.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In the 20 previous official meetings played in Salento, the home side have recorded 12 wins (the most recent a 2–0 victory in Serie B 2021/22), there have been 7 draws (the most recent a 1–1 in Serie B 2007/08), and 1 Pisa win (0–3 in Serie B 2020/21).

DID YOU KNOW?

In a 1–1 Lecce–Pisa draw on 6 April 1986, Antonio Conte made his Serie A debut as a player, when coach Eugenio Fascetti brought him on 10 minutes from the end in place of Rodolfo Vanoli. Lecce are the team that have conceded the most goals scored by opposition substitutes in Serie A 2025/26: 5. Lecce–Pisa is a meeting between two of the three weakest attacks in Serie A 2025/26: both sides have scored 10 goals, the same as Parma.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This is the fourth meeting between Eusebio Di Francesco and Alberto Gilardino as head coaches: in the previous three there have been 2 wins for the Lecce coach and 1 draw; moreover, his teams have always found the net, scoring a total of 5 goals.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Nzola (Pisa) (3) Cautioned: Gaspar (Lecce)

REFEREE

SACCHI J.L. (CECCONI – GIUGGIOLI) IV: DIONISI, VAR: MAGGIONI, AVAR: PAIRETTO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Lecce-Como (Saturday, December 27, 15.00 CET) Cagliari-Pisa (Sunday, December 21, 12.30 CET) (Photo Getty Images)