Roma confirmed their strong start to the campaign with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Lecce at the Stadio Ettore Girardiego on Sunday afternoon. The result extends the visitors' unbeaten run to eight games across all competitions and leaves them top of the Serie A table after two rounds.
D. Malen opened the scoring after just four minutes, a strike that set the tone for the afternoon. By then the visitors looked comfortable, and he doubled his tally with a second goal in the twenty-third minute. M. Soule added a third five minutes later before the break, and R. Mora completed the scoring in the sixty-fifth minute. Roma were dominant in the air from set plays, but the away end never stopped even when the game was effectively decided.
Lecce made changes in quick succession, bringing on Tiago Gabriel and O. Gorter at half-time. W. Geubbels came on in the fifty-fourth minute, while Wesley Franca and M. Soule were replaced together at the hour mark. Roma turned to the kids as they brought on fresh legs, with M. Kone and D. Malen coming off in the sixty-seventh minute. To be fair, Lecce tried to respond but found the visitors' defence well organized.
The statistics tell the story of a one-sided encounter. Roma controlled 65 per cent of possession and registered eight shots on target compared to Lecce's three. The hosts managed only two corners and failed eighty-two passes throughout the match. Roma's goalkeeper made just two saves, while Lecce's keeper was called into action four times. And here's the thing — despite the comfortable victory, Roma had nine offsides recorded, suggesting they were pushing forward regardless.
Roma sit top of the table with six points from two wins, while Lecce remain in thirteenth place on three points after one victory and one defeat. The visitors extend their winning streak to two matches in the league, having beaten Fiorentina 4-0 in their opening fixture. Lecce's recent form has been mixed, with a 2-0 win over Venice followed by a 2-2 draw with Istria 1961 in their last outing. By then the result had settled the matter, and Roma showed no signs of running out the clock.
