PISA, Italy (Interstat) — Walid Cheddira scored one goal and set up another Friday as Lecce defeated Pisa 2-1 at Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani.

Lameck Banda opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Mehdi Léris doubled Lecce’s lead four minutes later with a goal assisted by Cheddira. Cheddira then netted himself in the 65th minute, with Henrik Meister providing the assist, to make it 3-0. Pisa pulled one back for the final margin.

The match featured six yellow cards: Antonio Caracciolo in the 43rd minute, Michel Aebischer in the 61st, Cheddira in the 66th, Rafiu Durosinmi in the 82nd, Santiago Pierotti in the 88th and Meister in the 90th.

Lecce improved to 11 wins, 23 losses and 10 draws across all competitions, including a 9-22-9 mark in Serie A. Pisa fell to 4-22-8 overall and 2-21-7 in league play.

The result reversed the teams’ previous meeting Dec. 12, 2025, when Lecce won 1-0 in Pisa.