Fiorentina defeated Lecce 1-0, with Harrison scoring the only goal of the match in the 30th minute.
Harrison’s First Serie A Goal
Harrison scored his first goal in Serie A with a left-footed shot, assisted by Mandragora, giving Fiorentina the lead. Mandragora had an earlier shot on goal that was saved by Falcone.
Lecce pushed forward, but an attempt by Coulibaly went wide. Cheddira was later caught offside.
Lecce’s Struggles in Front of Goal
Lecce have now gone four games without a point and three without scoring. Di Francesco hoped Gandelman would add more threat up front, whilst awaiting the return of Francesco Camarda.
Team Lineups and Key Moments
Fiorentina’s starting lineup included De Gea, Dodò, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens, Ndour, Fagioli, Mandragora, Harrison, Piccoli, and Gudmundsson, managed by Vanoli.
Lecce’s lineup featured Falcone, Veiga, Tiago Gabriel, Siebert, Gallo, Ramadani, Ngom, Pierotti, Coulibaly, N’Dri, and Cheddira, under the management of Di Francesco.
Gosens suffered a muscular problem, leading to Balbo warming up. Dodò put a cross in, but Piccoli missed the ball. Fagioli cleared a header from Cheddira off the line.
- The referee for the match was Maresca.
- Assistants were Colarossi and Dei Giudici.
- The fourth official was Perri.
- VAR was handled by Doveri, with Avar by Campione.
Fiorentina’s League Position
Fiorentina are fifteenth in the league, eight points ahead of Lecce. They secured a win against Lazio in the previous match. Fiorentina were without Moise Kean, as well as Parisi and Fortini.
Lecce are in a relegation battle, having lost against Bologna in the last round.
The match was available on Dazn and Sky (channel 215 for Zona Dazn subscribers), and via streaming on the Dazn app.