Overview
- Inter won 1-0 at San Siro, with substitute Francesco Pio Esposito scoring from a rebound 12 minutes from time.
- The victory lifted Inter to 46 points and a six-point cushion over AC Milan and Napoli, with Milan yet to play at Como on Thursday.
- Lautaro Martínez began on the bench as Ange-Yoan Bonny, Andy Diouf and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were among those handed starts.
- Lecce arrived depleted by suspensions to Kialonda Gaspar, Lameck Banda and Ylber Ramadani plus injuries to Francesco Camarda and Medon Berisha.
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu is expected to be sidelined for several weeks, with a return unlikely before mid-February.