The Lecce Sentinel
Squad24 Aug 2026
Wladimiro Falcone keeps Lecce in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 12 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market24 Aug 2026
Konan N'Dri asks to leave Lecce
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market24 Aug 2026
Lecce get their man
The chase for Andrija Novaković ended with $1.3M changing hands and Reggiana out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Lecce rebuffed over Angelo Talia
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Benevento have kept their man, and Lecce go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
5 academy graduates step up at Lecce
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market24 Aug 2026
Lecce promote Renato Tedesco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Renato Tedesco has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market24 Aug 2026
Lecce promote Simone Paganelli from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Simone Paganelli has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Lecce
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lameck Banda was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad24 Aug 2026
No place for Andrija Novaković in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Lecce are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.