Overview

• Lecce's goalkeeper produced the key interventions, notably stopping Carboni before halftime and denying Martin after the break.
• Play was halted in the second half when two smoke flares were thrown from the Nord stand, leading to firefighters intervening before the match resumed.
• Di Francesco's setup featured Gallo pushed high to disrupt Genoa's build-up, while recent arrival Alex Sala was left out after a late trip to Puglia.
• Genoa showed defensive stability but lacked cutting edge in attack, with Frendrup standing out in midfield.
• More than 32,000 attended at the Ferraris, where a pre-match minute's silence honored former Genoa player Sidio Corradi.