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Lecce pre-season friendly matches 2026

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Italian Serie A club U.S. Lecce began its 2026 pre‑season with a 1‑0 win over Hungarian side Haladás VSE in Szombathely on 19 ~~July. The victory, secured~~ July, followed by a ~~goal from 19‑year‑old Hjalte Laerke, was~~ 2‑2 draw against Croatian top‑flight team Istra 1961 in Fürstenfeld, Austria, on 25 July. The fixtures were used by coach Eusebio Di Francesco to ~~assess~~ evaluate fitness, tactical balance and the integration of new ~~sign‑ings ahead of the Serie A campaign. Six days later,~~ sign‑ings. Lecce ~~travelled to Fürstenfeld, Austria, for a final preparation match against Croatian top‑flight team Istra 1961. The game ended~~ closed its Austrian camp on 29 July with an emphatic 5‑2 victory over Slovenian second‑division club NK Bistrica in ~~a 2‑2 draw after Lecce took the lead through~~ Bad Loipersdorf. Young forward Paco Esteban scored twice, Youssef Maleh ~~but Istra equalised twice, with Hamza Jaganjac~~ added a penalty, and ~~Dukan Ahmeti scoring.~~ goals came from Kovac and Onyemachi, while an own‑goal by Jean increased the tally. NK Bistrica’s sole reply was a strike from Vrdoljak. Di Francesco rotated the squad, giving significant minutes to several youth players and noting the absence of Danilo Veiga, Berisha and Gandelman. The ~~two~~ three friendlies ~~completed~~ complete Lecce’s pre‑season ~~schedule, setting the stage~~ schedule. The team will return to Italy for ~~the league start~~ a Coppa Italia match in Palermo on 16 August before opening its Serie A campaign on 23 ~~August.~~ August in Venice.

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