Bologna Edge Lecce 2-1 for Palladino's First Serie A Win

Bologna snatched their first victory of the Serie A season with a Riccardo Orsolini scissor-kick volley and Jay Enem, but Lecce had more than a few chances to equalise.

This was a relegation tussle already, but surprisingly one where the Rossoblu were still winless. Raffaele Palladino earned a 1-1 draw with Torino on his debut after replacing sacked Domenico Tedesco, but here missed Samuel Mbangula, Jens Odgaard and long-term absentee Emil Holm. Matteo Darmian was in the squad for the first time after signing on as a free agent and thrown straight into the starting XI.

Lecce had two victories this season against Venezia and Monza, but lost Nikola Stulic and Medon Berisha to injury, with Willem Geubbels and Paco Esteban not at 100 per cent either.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

ITALY – OCTOBER 11: Head coach of US Lecce Eusebio Di Francesco pose for photo with head coach of Bologna FC Raffaele Palladino prior the Serie A match between US Lecce and Bologna FC at Stadio Via del Mare on October 11, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images) Nicolò Cambiaghi couldn’t keep his early finish on target from a tricky angle, but Bologna took the lead in truly spectacular fashion. Cambiaghi floated a ball in from the left to the back post, finding an acrobatic Riccardo Orsolini scissor-kick volley from seven yards.

ITALY – OCTOBER 11: Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna FC celebrates after scoring his team’s opening goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Bologna FC at Stadio Via del Mare on October 11, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images) Nadir Zortea saw his daisy-cutter smothered by Wladimiro Falcone, but Lecce lost Ivan Ilic to injury after 36 minutes.

A decisive Juan Miranda interception prevented Esteban going clear on the Lassana Coulibaly through ball, then almost scored at the other end, forcing Falcone into a tricky save at the base of the near post.

There was controversy straight after the restart, as Paco Esteban was brought down by goalkeeper Matteo Pessina, but the referee awarded a free kick for the earlier Esteban push on Nicolò Casale instead.

Orsolini came sliding in a second too late to meet the Cambiaghi roll across from the left, then his corner was flicked on by Casale beyond Tommaso Pobega at the back post.

Konan N’Dri made the most of a Miranda slip only to be blocked off by Casale at the near post, but moments later Lecce got the equaliser.

Young goalkeeper Massimo Pessina was a little too confident coming out to pluck a Danilo Veiga ball out from the air, as he didn’t realise Amar Fatah was hovering and snuck in for the header into an empty net from 12 yards.

ITALY – OCTOBER 11: Amar Fatah of US Lecce celebrates with his teammate Oumar Ngom after scoring his team’s equalizing goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Bologna FC at Stadio Via del Mare on October 11, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images) Pessina pushed the Omar Ngom free kick over the bar, the Bologna goalkeeper almost made another mess of a cross and was saved by the Helland clearance.

Falcone showed his experience and rushed off his line to slap the long Zortea ball off the feet of Orsolini, but Bologna did manage to restore their lead.

Orsolini’s cross-field pass sent Cambiaghi down the left, he rolled across and Jay Enem flicked in off the outside of the right boot from five yards for his first Serie A goal.

Bologna went down to 10 men at the 84 th minute, as they had completed all their substitutions when Orsolini went down with a new muscular injury.

Lecce poured forward, Pessina flying to claw the Coulibaly header out of the top corner from a Konan N’Dri cross, then flailing on another cross for Willem Geubbels to nod over.

Lecce 1-2 Bologna Orsolini 17 (B), Fatah 64 (L), Enem 75 (B)

11-10-2026 14:00

MatchDay 6

Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare

Lecce

Bologna

1 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

Ivan Ilić

10'

17'

Riccardo Orsolini (Assist: Nicolò Cambiaghi)

Paco Esteban

31'

44'

Torbjørn Heggem

Youssef Maleh

45+2'

2nd half

Amar Fatah (Assist: Danilo Veiga)

64'

75'

Jay Enem (Assist: Nicolò Cambiaghi)

90+4'

Oussama El Azzouzi

Match statistic

57

Possession %

43

19

Total shots

10

5

Shots on target

5

8

Shots off target

4

6

Blocked shots

1

10

Corners

3

1

Offsides

4

17

Fouls

8

Lecce

Bologna

Starting lineups

30

Wladimiro Falcone Goalkeeper

25

Antonino Gallo Defender

17

Danilo Veiga Defender

5

Jamil Siebert Defender

44

Tiago Gabriel Defender

20

Ivan Ilić Midfielder

36'

29

Lassana Coulibaly Midfielder

14

Youssef Maleh Midfielder

79'

7

Amar Fatah Attacker

79'

22

Paco Esteban Attacker

62'

50

Santiago Pierotti Attacker

62'

25

Massimo Pessina Goalkeeper

33

Juan Miranda Defender

81'

Matteo Darmian Defender

20

Nadir Zortea Defender

16

Nicolò Casale Defender

14

Torbjørn Heggem Defender

55'

19

Lewis Ferguson Midfielder

4

Tommaso Pobega Midfielder

62'

28

Nicolò Cambiaghi Attacker

81'

7

Riccardo Orsolini Attacker

91

Roberto Piccoli Attacker

62'

Substitutes

1

Marco Bleve Goalkeeper

32

Alexandru Borbei Goalkeeper

4

Kialonda Gaspar Defender

2

Ali Dembélé Defender

77

Mohamed Kaba Midfielder

18

Gaby Jean Defender

8

Sadik Fofana Defender

3

Corrie Ndaba Defender

28

Olaf Gorter Midfielder

79

Oumar Ngom Midfielder

36'

69

Willem Geubbels Attacker

62'

11

Konan N’Dri Attacker

62'

16

Omri Gandelman Midfielder

79'

99

Joel Monteiro Attacker

79'

29

Lorenzo De Silvestri Defender

1

Lukasz Skorupski Goalkeeper

6

Nikola Moro Midfielder

41

Martin Vitik Defender

9

Artem Dovbyk Attacker

72

Ukko Happonen Goalkeeper

8

Mikel Amondarain Midfielder

18

Marco Libra Midfielder

5

Eivind Helland Defender

55'

17

Oussama El Azzouzi Midfielder

62'

22

Jay Enem Attacker

62'

10

Federico Bernardeschi Attacker

81'

23

Rahim Alhassane Defender

81'