Football Video Highlights: Roma vs Lecce 2-1 Highlights #ROMLEC .
Roma vs Lecce 2-1 Highlights Download: Italian Serie A – October 9th, 2022.
Roma beat 10-man Lecce 2-1 to go fifth in Serie A, just four points off top spot.
Chris Smalling continued his recent heroics when he gave Roma the lead after just six minutes.
An excellent Lorenzo Pellegrini cross found Smalling waiting in the air to head home.
Lecce lost captain Morten Hjulmand 15 minutes later to a red card for a studs-up challenge which left Andrea Belotti writhing in pain.
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The challenge was initially deemed only a foul, but VAR upgraded it to a red.
Roma battered the visitors after that but couldn’t extend their lead.
In the 39th minute, Lecce got an unexpected equaliser when Gabriel Strefezza scrambled home a loose ball after a short-corner routine.
Jose Mourinho introduced Tammy Abraham at half-time and the England striker won a penalty within a minute of coming on.
Paulo Dybala converted the spot-kick to restore Roma’s lead, but suffered a thigh injury in doing so and had to be withdrawn.
Lecce defended desperately and countered gamely, but Roma were never really threatened and held on for a comfortable victory.
