LEC Vs NAP Highlights, Serie A 2024-25: Giacomo Raspadori's Goal Helps Napoli Beat Lecce 1-0

The live-action of the Lecce vs Napoli fixture of matchday 35 of the Serie A 2024-25 will start at 9:30 pm IST. The match will be played at the Stadio Via del Mare in Lecce, Italy, on Saturday, 3 April 2025.

Napoli travel to the Stadio Ettore Giardiniero on Saturday to face Lecce, leading the Serie A summit by three points to Inter with four games of the campaign remaining. And Conte highlighted the importance of McTominay in Napoli's success this term. 

"He feels more complete and knowledgeable, and he's reaching a key stage in his career where he needs to decide his direction," Conte told reporters on Friday. "He never had a primary role at Man United, while here we gave him one. He's worked hard and now he's a complete player. "His improvement has been shared by the whole team. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain how we've earned 74 points."

The Serie A 2024/25 Matchday 35 fixture of Lecce Vs Napoli will be shown live on the GXR website and app in India for free. However, there are no TV broadcasters of Serie A in India.

Napoli defender Alessandro Buongiorno is reportedly set to miss the rest of the season due to an adductor injury. The Italian started their 2-0 home win against Torino on Sunday, but was forced off in the 64th minute through injury, just over six minutes after Frank Anguissa had also had to go off the pitch.

Italian media reported that the injury puts an end to Buongiorno's season, which will leave Antonio Conte unable to call on him for the last four games of the title race.

"Alessandro Buongiorno underwent instrumental tests today at the Pineta Grande Hospital, which revealed a destructive lesion of the long adductor muscle of the right thigh," Napoli said in a statement.

The club added that the 25-year-old has already begun his rehabilitation process.

Heidenheim goalkeeper Kevin Muller and Bochum forward Philipp Hofmann are both recovering in hospitals after sustaining serious injuries during their teams’ Bundesliga relegation battle on Friday. Muller suffered a concussion after being knocked unconscious in a collision with Bochum’s Ibrahima Sissoko, according to Heidenheim's statement on Saturday. He received extensive treatment on the field and was shielded from view before being taken off on a stretcher.

Hofmann sustained a broken rib, which led to a collapsed lung following his collision with Heidenheim’s Marvin Pieringer. Bochum described his injury as “quite life-threatening.”

The players from both sides are on the field. The referees are also out of the field and are doing the pre-match rituals. The match will start in a few minutes. Both teams are in a huddle and discussing their strategies for the match.

The game began slightly late because of a one-minute silence. Romelu Lukaku scored just two minutes into the match, giving Napoli an early lead. He demonstrated excellent awareness inside the box, reacting quickly to a brilliant pass and firing a first-time shot into the bottom right corner of the net. Matteo Politano provided the assist for the goal.

2' - LEC 0-1 NAP

The Napoli players stopped their celebrations as referee Davide Massa signalled for a VAR review of the goal, likely to determine if there was an offside during the build-up play. After the review, the referee seemed satisfied and disallowed the goal for offside. The Napoli players looked devastated.

5' - LEC 0-0 NAP

Frank Anguissa of Napoli won a header inside the box after a cross and directed it towards the goal, but Wladimiro Falcone made a fantastic reflex save. Shortly after, Nikola Krstovic from Lecce was caught offside. Giovanni Di Lorenzo from Napoli managed to skip past his defender but was unable to keep the ball in play. As a result, the ball went out of bounds, leading to a goal kick for Lecce.

20' - LEC 0-0 NAP

Giacomo Raspadori of Napoli took a free kick just outside the box and curled the ball into the right post. What a brilliant goal! Currently, the number of shots on target for both teams stands at 1 for Napoli and 3 for their opponent. The total number of shots on goal is 0 for Napoli and 2 for their opponent.

30' - LEC 0-1 NAP

Leonardo Spinazzola of Napoli was involved in a controversial moment when he appeared to handle the ball in the penalty area. Despite Lecce’s appeals for a penalty, the referee waved play on. However, he then made the VAR signal and decided to review the incident. After the review, referee Davide Massa confirmed that there would be no penalty awarded to Lecce.

40' - LEC 0-1 NAP

Eight minutes were added in the first half, but Lecce was unable to score the equaliser, leaving Napoli in the lead with one goal at halftime. Romelu Lukaku of Napoli made an effort to connect with a crossfield pass, but it was too long and went out of play. The ball is now behind the touchline, and Lecce will take a throw-in.

Half-Time - LEC 0-1 NAP

Goal disallowed! Mathias Olivera of Napoli scored, but referee Davide Massa blew his whistle for a foul. Frederic Guilbert of Lecce should know that this behaviour is against the rules. He was too careless with his challenge, leaving Massa no choice but to blow the whistle.

Thorir Johann Helgason of Lecce received a clever pass and took a shot from mid-range. His shot appeared to be heading for the roof of the net, but Alex Meret had other ideas and made a brilliant save. Lecce then forced their opponents to concede a corner.

54' - LEC 0-1 NAP

Romelu Lukaku of Napoli was caught offside once again during the match. Subsequently, Marco Giampaolo made a substitution for Lecce, replacing Balthazar Pierret with Medon Berisha. Nikola Krstovic received a yellow card, marking his first booking of the match.

67' - LEC 0-1 NAP

In the 82nd minute, Davide Massa issued a yellow card to Tete Morente of Lecce for a blatant foul. Shortly after, Lassana Coulibaly received a precise pass and launched an impressive shot from distance, but it soared just over the crossbar. The goalkeeper likely would not have been able to save that one. Six minutes of stoppage time were added in the second half.

90' - LEC 0-1 NAP

Six minutes of stoppage time were added in the second half, but no goals were scored during that period. Napoli displayed impressive teamwork and executed precise passing moves throughout the match. Tete Morente of Lecce delivered a cross that caused no trouble for the opposing defence. Ultimately, Napoli secured the victory with a score of 1-0.

Full Time - LEC 0-1 NAP

Napoli won the match 1-0 against Lecce and increased the gap between them and Inter Milan. That's all from our side. Thank you for joining. Goodbye and take care!