Lecce 1-2 Bologna: Enem decides it after Fatah's equaliser
Bologna came from behind to beat Lecce 2-1 at the Via del Mare, with Orsolini opening the scoring, Fatah levelling and Jay Enem netting the winner.
- Orsolini put Bologna ahead in the 17th minute, assisted by Cambiaghi
- Fatah equalised for Lecce in the 64th minute after coming on as a substitute earlier in the match
- Substitute Jay Enem scored the winner in the 76th minute, again assisted by Cambiaghi
Lecce 1-2 Bologna
Goals: Orsolini (17'), Fatah (64'), Enem (76')
Bologna won 2-1 at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare on Sunday, coming from behind after Lecce had equalised early in the second half.
The match
Lecce started with a yellow card for Ivan Ilić in the 10th minute. Bologna took the lead in the 17th minute: Riccardo Orsolini finished off an assist from Nicolò Cambiaghi to make it 0-1.
Paco Esteban was booked for Lecce in the 31st minute. Five minutes later, Lecce made their first change, with Oumar Ngom replacing Ilić.
Just before half-time, Torbjørn Heggem was cautioned for Bologna (45'), and Youssef Maleh picked up a yellow card for Lecce in first-half stoppage time.
Bologna made changes after the break, bringing on Eivind Helland for Heggem (55'), then Oussama El Azzouzi for Tommaso Pobega and Jay Enem for Roberto Piccoli, both in the 62nd minute. Lecce responded with a double substitution of their own in the 63rd minute, sending on Willem Geubbels for Esteban and Konan N'Dri for Santiago Pierotti.
The changes paid off immediately for Lecce. In the 64th minute, Amar Fatah levelled the score at 1-1.
The equaliser did not last long. In the 76th minute, Jay Enem, who had come on as a substitute, scored the winner for Bologna, assisted once again by Cambiaghi, making it 1-2.
Lecce tried to react with further substitutions, sending on Joël Monteiro for Maleh (79') and Omri Gandelman for Fatah (80'). Bologna also made late changes, with Federico Bernardeschi replacing Cambiaghi and Rahim Alhassane coming on for Juan Miranda, both in the 81st minute.
Oussama El Azzouzi was booked in stoppage time (90'+4), and the match ended 1-2 in Bologna's favour.
The numbers
- Corners: 10-3 (Lecce-Bologna)
- Shots: 19-10
- Possession: 57%-43%
- Fouls: 17-8
- Yellow cards: 3-2
- Shots on target: 5-5
Lecce had more of the ball and more shots overall, but Bologna were clinical, scoring twice from five shots on target.
Table and next fixture
Lecce sit 12th with 6 points from 5 games (2 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses, 5 goals for, 10 against). Bologna remain 19th with 2 points from 5 games (0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses, 3 goals for, 6 against).
At the top, Inter lead with 16 points, ahead of Roma (14), Lazio (13) and Cagliari (12).
Next up, Lecce travel to face Udinese on Sunday 18 October at 12:30. Bologna host Inter on Saturday 17 October at 18:00.