The 2010–11 season was Lecce's 102nd in existence. Lecce returned to the top flight of Italian football, for the first time since the 2005–06 season after completing the 2009–10 Serie B season in first place.
Pre-season and friendlies
Lecce began a pre-season training camp in Tarvisio on July 15.
DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers24 July 2010Nazionale MontepaschiN8 – 0Corvia (2) 2', 67', Ferrario 13', Mesbah (2) 19', 68', Munari 26', Falcone 70', Vives 75'28 July 2010Rappresentativa Friuli Venezia GiuliaN9 – 0Corvia (3) 27', 56', 65', Bergougnoux (2) 37', 45', Munari 44', Giacomazzi 68', Falcone (2) 69', 87'1 August 2010TamaiN5 – 0Rubén Olivera 8', Corvia 10', Mesbah 60', Donati 64', Grossmüller 68'4 August 2010TriestinaN3 – 1Mesbah 12', Corvia 77', Giacomazzi 86'12 August 20101PisticciA0 – 1Grossmüller 40'12 August 20101SalernitanaN1 – 0Grossmüller 8'22 August 2010ValenciaH0 – 2
1 45 minute matches played during "Memorial Gaetano Michetti".
Serie A Lecce will return to Serie A action on August 29. They will start the season away to Milan.
League table
Coppa Italia Based on their finish in the 2009-10 Serie B season, Lecce will enter the 2010–11 Coppa Italia in the third round. Their first opponent in the competition will be Serie B club Siena.
Squad statistics
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name From Fee 2 July 2010 MF Rubén Olivera Peñarol Free 22 July 2010 GK Massimiliano Benassi Perugia Free 30 July 2010 MF Carlos Grossmüller Schalke Free 4 August 2010 MF Ignacio Piatti Independiente Undisclosed
References