Malen strikes early as Roma lead at Lecce, Atalanta host Bologna later | OneFootball

According to Football Italia, Roma took an early lead at Lecce as the final Serie A Week 2 fixtures got under way, with Atalanta later hosting Bologna.

The evening began at 17.30 UK time with Lecce vs Roma. At 19.45 UK time, Atalanta celebrate Conference League qualification and face a Bologna side that has struggled so far this season.

After one minute, the match was under way. At four minutes, Lecce 0-1 Roma, Donyell Malen scored after defensive errors, a poor clearance reached Hermoso, he found Dybala, then Danilo Veiga presented Malen with the chance.

At nine minutes, a Lecce set play ended with a header over the bar. Roma then broke, Dybala flashed an angled drive across the face and Malen tried to connect with his hand, earning a booking.

At 12 minutes, Roma should have doubled it, as Soulé shot straight at Falcone from a Kone assist.

Roma were forced into a late change when Evan N’Dicka suffered a right thigh adductor issue in the warm-up. Daniele Ghilardi came in, with Gianluca Mancini central, Hermoso left and Ghilardi right.

Source: Football Italia

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