Inter dropped another two points in the Serie A title race by only mustering a draw away at Lecce. The youngster Alessandro Bastoni got Inters goal before Lecce equalised through Marco Mancosu. Inter will be very disappointed not to have won the game, in which they had 21 shots, eight of which were on target, and an xG of 1.94 compared to Lecces of 1.0. This tactical analysis will look at some of the tactical aspects of the game, particularly focussing on Lecces defensive tactics and Inters attacking methods.
Lineups
Lecce lined up in a very cautious 5-3-2 as it seemed as though the coach, Fabio Liverani, wanted to condense space centrally with a compact defensive shape. Still, he fielded two out-and-out strikers in Khouma Babacar and former AC Milan striker Gianluca Lapadula.
Antonio Conte stuck to his traditional 3-5-2 which saw Milan Škriniar return at Bastonis expense while Nicolò Barella returned to midfield to finally complete Contes first-choice trio of him, Stefano Sensi and Marcelo Brozović.
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