In a rescheduled match from Round 16 of the Italian league, Inter edged Lecce 1–0 at home. The game at Giuseppe Meazza looked “locked” for a long time, but a decisive strike finally arrived — the only goal, scored in the 78th minute, secured the win for the Milan side.
Throughout the match, Inter had more of the initiative, applied pressure and raised the tempo. Lecce tried to respond with disciplined defending: they “packed” the midfield and mainly looked for attacking chances through counterattacks. The key moment, however, came after the substitutions.
Around the 58th minute, Inter made several changes and the team’s play became more lively. In the decisive episode, Esposito made the most of his chance and opened the scoring in the 78th minute — 1:0. That goal delivered another three points for the Nerazzurri.
Inter — Lecce 1:0
14 January, Giuseppe Meazza
Goal: Esposito (78).
Inter — Sommer, Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni, Diouf (Enrique, 57), Barella (Frattesi, 56), Zielinski, Mkhitaryan (Martinez, 72), Augusto, Bonny (Esposito, 56), Thuram (Suchich, 87).
Lecce — Falcone, Danilu, Siebert, Gabriel, Gallo, Koulibaly, Maleh (Sala, 86), Pierotti (Ndri, 82), Gandelman (Kaba, 69), Sottil (Morente, 69), Stulich.
Bookings: Thuram (17), Enrique (90+3).
After this win, Kivu’s team moved up to 46 points and further strengthened its comfortable position in the standings. The gap to one of the closest chasers, second-placed Milan, also grew to 6 points. Lecce, meanwhile, stayed 17th with 17 points — at the bottom of the table, every point is worth its weight in gold.
In short, for Inter this was a classic “tough but valuable” win: no extra talk, just the result. Lecce once again felt that in matches like these, even a single mistake is not forgiven. Both teams now face even tougher and more nerve‑racking rounds ahead — there is no such thing as a “quiet life” in Serie A.
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