Lecce 1-2 Bologna: Enem's late winner ends a five-match wait
Riccardo Orsolini and substitute Jay Enem scored for Bologna, with Nicolò Cambiaghi setting up both, to win 2-1 at Lecce in Serie A matchday 6, their first league victory of the season after five matches without one.
Bologna had gone five Serie A matches without a win this season, and it ended at the Stadio Via del Mare. Riccardo Orsolini scored on 17 minutes, Amar Ahmed headed Lecce level on 64, and substitute Jay Enem got the winner with 15 minutes left. Nicolò Cambiaghi set up both Bologna goals.
Match facts
- 10' — Ivan Ilic (Lecce) booked
- 17' — GOAL: Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi
- 31' — Francisco Esteban Sánchez (Lecce) booked
- 44' — Torbjørn Heggem (Bologna) booked
- 45'+2' — Youssef Maleh (Lecce) booked
- 64' — GOAL: Amar Ahmed (Lecce), header, assisted by Danilo Veiga
- 75' — GOAL: Jay Enem (Bologna), assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi
- 90'+4' — Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna) booked
| Stat | Lecce | Bologna |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 57% | 43% |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
| Saves | 3 | 4 |
| Corners | 10 | 3 |
| Passes completed | 341 (83%) | 249 (79%) |
| Fouls | 17 | 8 |
| Offsides | 1 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.23 | 1.52 |
Line-ups
- Lecce (4-3-3): Wladimiro Falcone, Tiago Gabriel, Jamil Siebert, Antonino Gallo, Danilo Veiga, Ivan Ilic, Youssef Maleh, Lassana Coulibaly, Francisco Esteban Sánchez, Amar Ahmed, Santiago Pierotti. Came on: Oumar Ngom, Joel Monteiro, Omri Gandelman, Willem Geubbels, Konan N'Dri.
- Bologna (3-4-2-1): Massimo Pessina, Nicolò Casale, Torbjørn Heggem, Matteo Darmian, Tommaso Pobega, Lewis Ferguson, Juan Miranda, Nadir Zortea, Roberto Piccoli, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Riccardo Orsolini. Came on: Eivind Helland, Jay Enem, Rahim Alhassane, Federico Bernardeschi, Oussama El Azzouzi.
Winners on fewer shots and less ball
Lecce had more of the ball and 10 corners to Bologna's 3, and committed 17 fouls to the visitors' 8. But both sides had five shots on target, and Bologna's expected goals, 1.52 to 1.23, were slightly higher on the day. It was a match that went to the team that took its chances, with Cambiaghi's two assists the difference.
Recent form
| Team | Last 5 results before this match |
|---|---|
| Lecce | W L L W L |
| Bologna | L L D L D |
Lecce's form had at least produced two wins in five, including a 3-2 home win over Monza on 13 September. Bologna's had produced none, with two draws and three defeats and only three goals scored across the run. Breaking that sequence on the road, against a side sitting above them in the table, is the kind of result a struggling side needs to build anything from.
What the result changes
Lecce stay on 6 points and are 12th with six matches played, two wins and four defeats. Bologna move to 5 points from six, 13th, with a first win on the board to go with two draws and three defeats.
Corrections
- October 12, 2026: The earlier version gave Lecce's pre-match record as six points from four matches (they had played five) and said the result came at the one ground where Bologna's results had gone against them all season, which we cannot support. The scorers, line-ups and statistics were also missing and have been added.
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