LECCE, Italy (Interstat) — Lameck Banda scored in the sixth minute Sunday and Lecce defeated Genoa 1-0 in Serie A play at Stadio Comunale Ettore Giardiniero.

The victory gave Lecce a 1-0 record in both the league and across all competitions this season. Genoa fell to 0-1 in Serie A and overall.

Banda’s goal, the only score of the match, came early. The forward collected a pass and beat the Genoa goalkeeper from inside the area. It was his first goal of the season.

Yellow cards were issued to Lecce midfielder Ylber Ramadani in the 45th minute and to Genoa defender Tiago Gabriel in the 76th minute. No other cautions were recorded.

Genoa’s defense held Lecce scoreless for the remainder of the match, but the visitors could not find an equalizer. The Grifone mustered few clear chances, with Lecce’s back line and goalkeeper preserving the clean sheet. The home side had the majority of possession and generated several opportunities in the second half but failed to add to their lead.

The match saw no red cards and no substitutions of note in stoppage time. The only stoppage-time action came in the first minute of added time, with neither team able to produce a meaningful threat.

Lecce’s win marked a strong start to their Serie A campaign, while Genoa will look to rebound in their next fixture. The result was a reversal of pregame projections.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Lecce 1, Genoa 1. Interstat’s ELO system had given Genoa a 51.00 percent probability to win the match.