Roma vs Lecce LIVE: Serie A result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Roma face Lecce in Serie A today.
Italy’s top flight has seen a rotating cast of teams at the top since the dominance of Juventus was ended, with both Inter Milan and AC Milan claiming a title apiece before Napoli finished top last term.
Jose Mourinho’s Roma, Lazio led by Maurizio Sarri and Atalanta, under Gian Piero Gasperini, are also all exciting clubs with European or trophy ambitions, highlighting the competitive nature of the league.
Meanwhile, the likes of Monza, Salernitana, Empoli and Cagliari all might struggle this season - but are all good enough to trouble the top teams on their day.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Roma vs Lecce
19:00
Match ends, Roma 2, Lecce 1.
Roma vs Lecce
19:00
Second Half ends, Roma 2, Lecce 1.
Roma vs Lecce
18:57
Romelu Lukaku (Roma) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Roma vs Lecce
18:55
Goal! Roma 2, Lecce 1. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Roma vs Lecce
18:54
Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:53
Goal! Roma 1, Lecce 1. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
Roma vs Lecce
18:53
Foul by Marin Pongracic (Lecce).
Roma vs Lecce
18:52
Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:52
Offside, Lecce. Mohamed Kaba tries a through ball, but Roberto Piccoli is caught offside.
Roma vs Lecce
18:52
Attempt blocked. Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Roma vs Lecce
18:52
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
Roma vs Lecce
18:52
Diego Llorente (Roma) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Roma vs Lecce
18:52
Hand ball by Diego Llorente (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:49
Sardar Azmoun (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Roma vs Lecce
18:48
Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
Roma vs Lecce
18:48
Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Roma vs Lecce
18:46
Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Roma vs Lecce
18:42
Ahmed Touba (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Roma vs Lecce
18:42
Substitution, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli replaces Nikola Krstovic.
Roma vs Lecce
18:42
Substitution, Lecce. Ahmed Touba replaces Pontus Almqvist.
Roma vs Lecce
18:42
Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
Roma vs Lecce
18:40
Substitution, Roma. Rasmus Kristensen replaces Gianluca Mancini.
Roma vs Lecce
18:40
Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Rick Karsdorp.
Roma vs Lecce
18:40
Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
Roma vs Lecce
18:40
Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Roma vs Lecce
18:40
Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Roma vs Lecce
18:40
Attempt saved. Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza.
Roma vs Lecce
18:40
Renato Sanches (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Roma vs Lecce
18:40
Foul by Renato Sanches (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:36
Renato Sanches (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Roma vs Lecce
18:36
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
Roma vs Lecce
18:35
Substitution, Lecce. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Lameck Banda.
Roma vs Lecce
18:34
Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Houssem Aouar.
Roma vs Lecce
18:33
Goal! Roma 0, Lecce 1. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Roma vs Lecce
18:32
Substitution, Roma. Renato Sanches replaces Edoardo Bove.
Roma vs Lecce
18:30
Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
Roma vs Lecce
18:29
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
Roma vs Lecce
18:29
Attempt saved. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
Roma vs Lecce
18:27
Offside, Lecce. Wladimiro Falcone tries a through ball, but Nikola Krstovic is caught offside.
Roma vs Lecce
18:26
Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:24
Substitution, Lecce. Joan González replaces Hamza Rafia.
Roma vs Lecce
18:24
Substitution, Lecce. Antonino Gallo replaces Patrick Dorgu.
Roma vs Lecce
18:23
Foul by Paulo Dybala (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:21
Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
Roma vs Lecce
18:22
Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lameck Banda.
Roma vs Lecce
18:18
Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
Roma vs Lecce
18:18
Attempt blocked. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
Roma vs Lecce
18:15
Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:16
Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
Roma vs Lecce
18:15
Attempt saved. Marin Pongracic (Lecce) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Roma vs Lecce
18:14
Attempt missed. Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Kaba.
Roma vs Lecce
18:12
Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Roma vs Lecce
18:12
Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:10
Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:08
Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
18:07
Second Half begins Roma 0, Lecce 0.
Roma vs Lecce
17:49
First Half ends, Roma 0, Lecce 0.
Roma vs Lecce
17:48
Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
17:44
Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
17:42
Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pontus Almqvist.
Roma vs Lecce
17:42
Attempt blocked. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Roma vs Lecce
17:41
Attempt blocked. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Roma vs Lecce
17:40
Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
17:36
Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
17:34
Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Roma vs Lecce
17:34
Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
Roma vs Lecce
17:34
Attempt blocked. Edoardo Bove (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Roma vs Lecce
17:34
Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Roma vs Lecce
17:31
Attempt missed. Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box.
Roma vs Lecce
17:30
Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Roma vs Lecce
17:29
Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Roma vs Lecce
17:30
Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar with a cross.
Roma vs Lecce
17:28
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ylber Ramadani.
Roma vs Lecce
17:28
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
Roma vs Lecce
17:28
Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Roma vs Lecce
17:28
Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Roma vs Lecce
17:28
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
Roma vs Lecce
17:28
Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
Roma vs Lecce
17:22
Attempt missed. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Kaba.
Roma vs Lecce
17:21
Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
17:19
Lameck Banda (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Roma vs Lecce
17:19
Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Roma vs Lecce
17:18
Houssem Aouar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Roma vs Lecce
17:17
Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
17:16
Offside, Roma. Gianluca Mancini tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
Roma vs Lecce
17:13
Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Roma vs Lecce
17:12
Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
17:10
Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
Roma vs Lecce
17:09
Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
Roma vs Lecce
17:08
Penalty saved. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Roma vs Lecce
17:06
VAR Decision: Penalty Roma.
Roma vs Lecce
17:04
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
Roma vs Lecce
17:06
Penalty conceded by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Roma vs Lecce
17:05
Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Roma vs Lecce
17:06
Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Roma vs Lecce
17:02
First Half begins.
Roma vs Lecce
16:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Roma vs Lecce
16:00
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