Atalanta beat Lecce 3-0 to stay in the Serie A top-four race

Atalanta closed the gap on fourth place to just five points and plunged Lecce closer to relegation trouble with Giorgio Scalvini, Nikola Krstovic and Giacomo Raspadori goals.

Read Football Italia Ad-Free and get access to Exclusive News and Content – Free Trial – Click Here La Dea made the trip without Isak Hien and Gianluca Scamacca, so Nikola Krstovic faced his old club . The Salentini were increasingly in danger of the drop after losing four of their last five games, missing Antonino Gallo, Riccardo Sottil, Francesco Camarda, Medon Berisha and Kialonda Gaspar.

There was a mixed atmosphere before kick-off, as while Lecce ultras left the Curva Nord empty for the first 15 minutes in protest at limitations, the players brought out puppies from a local rescue centre as mascots.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

LECCE, ITALY – APRIL 06: Charles De Ketelaere of Atalanta BC battles for possession with Ylber Ramadani of US Lecce during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Atalanta BC at Stadio Via del Mare on April 06, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) Sadik Fofana should’ve done much better on 11 minutes when shinning the half-volley well over from 14 yards relatively undisturbed, so at the other end Wladimiro Falcone made a great one-handed save to deny Charles De Ketelaere on the Krstovic lay-off.

Lameck Banda had an effort charged down, but Atalanta scored on the counter-attack, as Giorgio Scalvini ran from his own box to meet the De Ketelaere pass, shrug off a defender, and smash into the net from 12 yards.

LECCE, ITALY – APRIL 06: Tiago Gabriel of US Lecce battles for possession with Giorgio Scalvini of Atalanta BC during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Atalanta BC at Stadio Via del Mare on April 06, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) It was nearly 2-0, as De Ketelaere rolled across for Krstovic to sweep first time, forcing a sensational save out of Falcone. On the resulting corner, Danilo Veiga charged down Ederson’s scorcher with his face.

Atalanta had the ball in the net again after the restart with Ederson tapping in the De Ketelaere pass to the back post, but the offside flag went up for a very tight decision.

When Lecce did get into promising situations, they were wasteful with rushed crosses from Walid Cheddira and Lameck Banda, and were made to pay for it with a second goal on the counter-attack.

Ederson started the move and De Ketelaere threaded through for Krstovic to fire in from 12 yards. The former Lecce striker did not celebrate, instead bowing in apology to his former fans.

LECCE, ITALY – APRIL 06: Nikola Krstovic of Atalanta BC celebrates after scoring his side second goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Atalanta BC at Stadio Via del Mare on April 06, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) Falcone made another strong save to deny Ederson from close range, but the move kept going and he could do nothing as Giacomo Raspadori rifled it into the roof of the net from 12 yards for 3-0.

Banda was the last to give up for Lecce, curling just over the bar, while Krstovic’s acrobatic overhead kick was off target from a Raspadori assist.

Lecce 0-3 Atalanta Scalvini 29 (A), Krstovic 59 (A), Raspadori 73 (A)

06-04-2026 14:00

MatchDay 31

Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare

Lecce

Atalanta

0 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

29'

Giorgio Scalvini (Assist: Charles De Ketelaere)

2nd half

47'

Berat Djimsiti

59'

Nikola Krstovic (Assist: Charles De Ketelaere)

70'

Davide Zappacosta

73'

Giacomo Raspadori (Assist: Mario Pasalic)

Lecce

Atalanta

Starting lineups

30

Wladimiro Falcone Goalkeeper

3

Corrie Ndaba Defender

17

Danilo Veiga Defender

67'

5

Jamil Siebert Defender

8

Sadik Fofana Defender

46'

44

Tiago Gabriel Defender

79

Oumar Ngom Midfielder

20

Ylber Ramadani Midfielder

68'

19

Lameck Banda Attacker

50

Santiago Pierotti Attacker

99

Walid Cheddira Attacker

78'

29

Marco Carnesecchi Goalkeeper

19

Berat Djimsiti Defender

70'

77

Davide Zappacosta Defender

70'

42

Giorgio Scalvini Defender

47

Lorenzo Bernasconi Defender

23

Sead Kolasinac Defender

13

Éderson Midfielder

15

Marten de Roon Midfielder

63'

59

Nicola Zalewski Midfielder

63'

17

Charles De Ketelaere Attacker

90

Nikola Krstovic Attacker

80'

Substitutes

14

Thórir Jóhann Helgason Midfielder

32

Jasper Samooja Goalkeeper

1

Christian Früchtl Goalkeeper

36

Filip Marchwinski Midfielder

18

Gaby Jean Defender

13

Matías Pérez Defender

28

Olaf Gorter Midfielder

6

Álex Sala Midfielder

16

Omri Gandelman Midfielder

46'

11

Konan N’Dri Attacker

67'

29

Lassana Coulibaly Midfielder

68'

9

Nikola Stulic Attacker

78'

10

Lazar Samardžić Midfielder

57

Marco Sportiello Goalkeeper

5

Mitchel Bakker Defender

6

Yunus Musah Midfielder

69

Honest Ahanor Defender

98

Albert Navarro Defender

99

Piotr Pardel Goalkeeper

8

Mario Pasalic Midfielder

63'

18

Giacomo Raspadori Attacker

63'

16

Raoul Bellanova Defender

70'

3

Odilon Kossounou Defender

70'

7

Kamaldeen Sulemana Midfielder

80'