Serie A

Torino and Lecce look to bounce back

Torino and Lecce are both aiming for all three points after recent defeats.

Both teams will be aiming to get back to winning ways and put their respective seasons back on track when Torino host Lecce at the Olimpico Grande Torino on Serie A Matchday 11. The Granata need to bounce back from defeats to Como and Frosinone, which ended a run of three consecutive victories. Lecce, four points further down the table, have lost their last three matches and are desperate to turn things around.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 17 previous competitive meetings between the two sides in Turin: 11 wins for Torino (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 2025/26), 4 draws (most recently 2-2 in Serie A 2024/25) and 2 wins for Lecce (most recently 2-1 in Serie A 2019/20).

Lecce have gone 428 minutes without scoring away to Torino: their last goal there was scored by Stępiński in the 22nd minute of Torino-Lecce 3-1 on 28 October 2020 in the Coppa Italia.

The meeting on 25 June 1989 at the Via del Mare was a historic one: on the final Matchday of Serie A 1988/89, in a situation very similar to the current one with both sides fighting for survival, Lecce won 3-1. Benedetti, Barbas and Paciocco scored for the hosts, while Fuser found the net for Torino. Lecce stayed up, while Torino were relegated to Serie B.

DID YOU KNOW?

Torino have gone 7 consecutive home matches without a draw: 3 wins and 4 defeats in 7 competitive matches. Their last home draw came on 24 May (Torino-Juventus 2-2, Serie A 2025/26).

Torino have conceded more goals than any other team in the final 15 minutes, including stoppage time (7).

Only Cagliari (143) and Sassuolo (163) have attempted fewer crosses than Torino (164).

Lecce have lost 3 consecutive matches: scoring 2 goals and conceding 9 over that run. Their last victory came on 18 October (Udinese-Lecce 0-3).

Lecce have conceded more first-half goals than any other team (13).

Lecce lose possession more often than any other team on average (78.4 times per match).

Only Cagliari (40.41%) and Parma (40.62%) have a lower average possession percentage than Lecce (42.07%).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the 2nd official meeting between Ignazio Abate and Eusebio Di Francesco: the Lecce coach won their only previous encounter (Lecce-Juve Stabia 2-0, Coppa Italia 2025/26).

Youssef Maleh scored against Genoa: it was the Moroccan midfielder’s 1st goal of the season and his 4th overall in Serie A. His previous goal had come on 21 March (Parma-Cremonese 0-2, Serie A 2025/26).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

FELICIANI (COSTANZO – GARZELLI) IV: CALZAVARA, VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: CAMPLONE

UPCOMING MATCHES

Napoli-Torino (21/11, 20.45)

Lazio-Lecce (21/11, 15.00)

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