Junior Messias Inspires Genoa to 2-1 Win Over Lecce
Genoa secured a 2-1 away victory against Lecce in Serie A Round 10 at the Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare on Sunday, 1 November 2026, under clear skies and 14-degree conditions. Daniele De Rossi's side struck twice inside the opening half-hour, with Junior Messias delivering the assist for Milutin Osmajić's opener before adding a goal of his own. Lecce responded through Youssef Maleh's direct free-kick before the break and pushed for an equaliser after the interval, but a disciplined Genoa rearguard held firm to protect the lead. Messias was named Player of the Match for his influential display.
Key Events
11' - Junior Messias delivered the assist for Milutin Osmajić, who opened the scoring to make it 0-1 to Genoa.
28' - Stephan El Shaarawy set up Junior Messias, whose finish doubled Genoa's advantage to 0-2.
40' - Youssef Maleh pulled one back for Lecce with a direct free-kick, making it 1-2.
45' - Nikola Štulić was involved in a VAR review for Lecce in first-half added time; no change to the score.
45' - Half-time: Lecce 1-2 Genoa.
56' - Lecce substitution: Mohamed Kaba replaced Olaf Gorter.
59' - Lecce substitution: Amar Fatah replaced Joël Monteiro.
59' - Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) was shown a yellow card.
60' - Genoa substitution: Vítinha replaced Stephan El Shaarawy.
61' - Genoa substitution: Kingsley Ehizibue replaced Samuel Wiafe.
62' - Hamed Traorè (Genoa) was shown a yellow card.
70' - Jamil Siebert (Lecce) was shown a yellow card.
75' - Lecce made a triple change: Omri Gandelman replaced Youssef Maleh, Ali Dembélé replaced Nikola Štulić, and Paco Esteban replaced Konan N'Dri.
80' - Genoa substitution: Djibril Sow replaced Hamed Traorè.
86' - Genoa substitutions: Franz-Ethan Meichtry replaced Junior Messias, and Lorenzo Colombo replaced Milutin Osmajić.
87' - Lecce head coach Eusebio Di Francesco was shown a yellow card.
90' - Second-half added time signalled.
90' - Full-time: Lecce 1-2 Genoa.
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