Konan N’Dri’s equaliser earns Lecce a 1-1 draw at Torino

N’Dri’s equaliser earns Lecce a 1-1 draw

Torino and Lecce finished 1-1 in Serie A, with Konan N’Dri’s second-half goal cancelling out an own goal by Kialonda Gaspar. The draw came despite Torino controlling possession and producing the stronger attacking numbers.

Torino lead, but Lecce respond

Torino opened the scoring in the 60th minute when Kialonda Gaspar scored an own goal, giving Torino a 1-0 lead. Lecce responded in the 73rd minute through Konan N’Dri, whose normal goal made it 1-1 after an assist from Lassana Coulibaly.

N’Dri had entered in the 72nd minute for Ali Dembélé and made an immediate impact. He was the match’s highest-rated player at 8.2, with 18 minutes played, one goal and two shots on target. Torino had also brought on Che Adams for Sandro Kulenović at half-time.

Youssef Maleh was booked for Lecce in the 45th minute, while Amar Fatah received a yellow card in the 84th. Lecce finished with two yellow cards to Torino’s zero.

Control without a winning finish

Torino held 64% possession, completed 545 accurate passes and had 10 shots to Lecce’s six. Their expected-goals figure was 0.94 against Lecce’s 0.31, while Torino recorded nine shots inside the box compared with Lecce’s one. Both teams managed two shots on goal, helping explain how Lecce secured a point despite Torino’s territorial advantage.

Torino moved from 13 points to 14 after 11 matches, while Lecce rose from nine to 10. Torino remain four points ahead of Lecce, with Torino’s post-match position unsettled by a points tie. Lecce are provisionally 14th. The result ended Torino’s listed run of two losses, while Lecce added a draw to their pre-match form.