Primavera 1 2026/27 | Lecce beat Verona 0-2

Verona - Hellas Verona-Lecce ended 0-2 in Matchday 6 of the 2026/27 Primavera 1 championship.

Getting into the match report, Verona started strong, creating early danger down the right flank. In the 3rd minute, Garofalo played Bisoffi through; Bisoffi took on and beat Trio with a feint, but his strike was blocked at the crucial moment by a recovery challenge from Palomares.

In the 6th minute, Costa Pisani sent a long throw-in into the box for Buniotto, who flicked it on for Intrabartolo. The number 8 headed from close range but could not find the target.

Lecce made their first foray toward Borghi in the 10th minute, when Vitale went for an overhead kick on a loose ball at mid-height around the edge of the Gialloblù box, without troubling the Brazilian goalkeeper.

In the 14th minute, Casagrande led a Verona counter-attack, driving the ball to the edge of the area before hitting a central left-footed strike safely into the hands of the Lecce keeper.

The Apulian side threatened again in the 16th minute as Laerke slipped past Costa Pisani on the left wing and whipped in a cross for Perrone, who fired over the bar with his left foot from close range.

In the 18th minute, Albertini produced a crucial defensive intervention on Perrone once more, preventing him from getting a clean shot on goal off a through ball from Flies at the edge of the box.

The Gialloblù kept attacking down the right: Albertini hit a long pass to Bisoffi, who teed up the trailing Casagrande. The number 19 finished the move with a low, angled right-footed strike, but Penev was alert and made the stop.

In the 31st minute, Laerke delivered directly from a corner kick to Longo's head at the far post. The central defender nodded it back across the face of goal for Onyemachi, who headed over from the edge of the six-yard box.

Late in the first half, Vitale, from the right edge of the penalty area, delivered an outside-of-the-boot cross for Onyemachi, who made no mistake and headed past Borghi. The deadlock was broken in the 42nd minute with Lecce taking the lead.

After 1 minute of stoppage time, the first half ended 0-1.

In the second half, Lecce came close to doubling their advantage within 120 seconds, as Di Pasquale grazed the top of the crossbar with a central free kick.

In the 54th minute, Vitale made an attacking run to head a cross from the left, narrowly missing the right post of Borghi's goal.

Amid a flurry of substitutions midway through the second half, substitute Zanin caused problems with a left-footed strike from the edge of the box, though he failed to get enough angle on the shot. Zanin fed Casagrande again in the 62nd minute, but the Gialloblù forward couldn't capitalize, sending a curling right-footed effort high and wide of Penev's right post.

In the 63rd minute, Laerke exploited a Lecce break to set up Onyemachi, who fired high from a promising position.

The game's turning point came in the 74th minute when Albertini, already booked, received a second yellow card for dissent, reducing Hellas to 10 men.

In the 81st minute, despite the numerical disadvantage, the Gialloblù threatened when Buniotto rose highest on a free kick delivered by Zanin, but his header missed the target. With both teams stretched, Lecce counter-attacked down the left as the number 11 shot just wide from the left corner of the box.

In the 89th minute, the Giallorossi doubled their lead when Persano met Trio's cross with a header, beating Borghi from close range to make it 0-2.

In stoppage time, a foul inside the Verona box by Mussola on Vitale resulted in a penalty for Lecce. Di Pasquale stepped up to the spot and aimed for the bottom right corner, but Borghi produced a diving save. After 6 minutes of added time, the match ended 0-2.

Verona's next fixture will be on Sunday, October 18 at 1:00 PM, when the Gialloblù travel to face Como in Matchday 7 of the 2026/27 Primavera 1 championship.

MATCH TIMELINE

1' KICK-OFF. Hellas Verona vs. Lecce gets underway at the 'Olivieri' Stadium!
3' Garofalo switches play to Bisoffi, who takes on and beats Trio at the edge of the box, but his shot is blocked in time by Palomares' recovery.
6' A throw-in from the right by Costa Pisani into the center of the box is flicked on by Buniotto for Intrabartolo, who heads over from just yards out.
10' Vitale attempts a bicycle kick from the edge of the box, missing the target.
14' Casagrande takes charge of a Gialloblù counter, striking a left-footed effort from the edge of the area comfortably into the keeper's arms.
16' First big chance for Lecce: Laerke crosses from the right for Perrone, who fails to convert from close range with his left foot.
18' Decisive intervention by Albertini, preventing Perrone from shooting one-on-one against Borghi after being slipped through by Flies.
28' Bisoffi cuts it back from the right for Casagrande's low, angled drive from the edge of the box; Penev gets down well to save.
31' CHANCE FOR LECCE. From a corner, Laerke finds Longo, who heads across for Onyemachi. The striker nods over from the edge of the six-yard box.
40' Garofalo picks out Intrabartolo at the back post from the right; Intrabartolo misses his scissor kick, partly due to a slight touch from Larsen.
42' GOAL FOR LECCE. Onyemachi heads home from Vitale's cross.
1 MINUTE OF STOPPAGE TIME
46' Tagne fails to turn the ball on target at the far post following a corner.
HALF-TIME. Hellas Verona 0-1 Lecce after the first 45 minutes.

46' SECOND HALF BEGINS. Hellas Verona vs. Lecce resumes.
47' CROSSBAR FOR LECCE. Di Pasquale clips the top of the crossbar from a central free kick just outside the box.
54' Vitale makes a run and glances a header inches wide.
58' Newly introduced Zanin receives the ball centrally from Casagrande and fires a central left-footed shot from the edge of the area, held by Penev.
62' Zanin feeds Casagrande again, but the forward's curling right-footed effort toward the far post from the right side of the box misses the target.
63' Lecce counter: Laerke finds Onyemachi on the left, who controls and shoots high from a dangerous position.
67' Peci finishes off a Verona break with a low strike from the edge of the box, met by a sharp save from the Lecce keeper.
74' RED CARD FOR ALBERTINI. A second yellow card for the Verona defender ends his match early following protests.
81' Buniotto beats everyone to a header off Zanin's free kick, but can't hit the target.
83' Onyemachi, put through on goal by Trio, shoots wide one-on-one with Borghi.
89' SECOND GOAL FOR LECCE. Persano heads past Borghi at the far post to make it 0-2.
94' PENALTY FOR LECCE. Mussola brings down Vitale in the box; Di Pasquale steps up to take it.
95' BORGHI SAVES THE PENALTY. Di Pasquale goes across the keeper with his right foot, but Borghi reacts sharply to make the stop.
FULL-TIME. It ends 0-2 to Lecce at the 'Olivieri' Stadium.

HELLAS VERONA 0–2 LECCE
Goals: 42' Onyemachi, 89' Persano

HELLAS VERONA (4-2-3-1): Borghi; Costa Pisani, Albertini, Tagne (69' Moisa), Contarini; Peci (69' Cavazza), Garofalo (57' Zanin); Bisoffi (80' Mussola), Casagrande, Intrabartolo (57' De Rossi); Buniotto.
Substitutes: Molica, Bohomo, Jatta, Compaore, Luchetti, Gardin.
Coach: Massimo Pavanel.

LECCE (4-3-3): Penev; Larsen, Palomares, Longo, Trio; Vitale, Di Pasquale, Flies (88' Parente); Laerke, Onyemachi (85' Milojevic), Perrone (83' Persano).
Substitutes: Fontanarosa, Marrocco, Zovko, Esposito, Fajardo, Dabo, Palamarchuk, Lerga.
Coach: Simone Schipa.

Referee: Mansour Faye (AIA Brescia)
Assistants: Badreddine Mamouni (AIA Tolmezzo), Roberto De Stefanis (AIA Udine)
NOTES. Yellow cards: 8' Albertini, 21' Di Pasquale, 46' Garofalo, 52' Intrabartolo, 72' Flies, 96' Parente. Red card: 74' Albertini (second yellow).