Torino vs Lecce ends level after a delayed start and two deflections

Torino vs Lecce finished 1-1 after a 16-minute delay, with officials needing to correct the goal-line markings before kick-off. The match never settled into much of a rhythm after that. Giovanni Simeone put Torino ahead in the 60th minute, then Konan N'Dri levelled for Lecce in the 73rd.

The delay and the two goals

The opening delay was the first oddity, and it set the tone for a game that was decided by deflections rather than clean strikes. Simeone's shot took a huge touch off Kialonda Gaspar before beating the goalkeeper. Thirteen minutes later, N'Dri's effort looped in off Daniel Bragança and brought Lecce back level.

Simeone's goal came in the 60th minute, which meant Torino had to wait through the delay and then more than an hour of stoppages and loose sequences before they finally broke through. N'Dri's equaliser arrived in the 73rd minute, and he was the highest-rated player on the pitch at 8.2.

Torino's late chance

Che Adams nearly nicked it for Torino in the 88th minute with an acrobatic overhead kick that rattled the crossbar, and Simeone was denied on the follow-up. Adams finished with a 6.59 rating, which fits a night that had more frustration than reward for Torino.

The 1-1 draw leaves both sides with a point from a match defined by stoppage before it started, then by two goals that both changed direction on the way in. The only clean detail came at the final whistle, when the scoreline stayed 1-1.