Frosinone beat Lecce 5-1 as Birligea scores twice off the bench

Frosinone beat Lecce 5-1 in Serie A on Thursday 29 October 2026, with goals spread right through the side and substitute Daniel Birligea scoring twice. The win moves them up to sixth, just one point behind Milan.

How the goals came

The opener arrived in the 25th minute from M. Cichella. For Matteo Cichella, it was his first career goal in Serie A and his first league goal.

G. Calo doubled the lead with a penalty on 45, and A. Raimondo added another on 59. Birligea then struck on 72. J. Monteiro pulled one back for Lecce on 82, but Birligea had the last word in the 90th minute. The full breakdown is on our Frosinone vs Lecce match page.

What it changes in the table

After 9 games, Frosinone have 17 points and sit sixth. AC Milan are fifth on 18, so the gap is one point. Here is a small detail Nito enjoys: Frosinone's goal difference of 8 is already better than Milan's 7.

Below them, Napoli are seventh on 14 points. Frosinone are three points clear of both Juventus and Napoli.

For Lecce, it is a tougher picture. They are 14th on 9 points with a goal difference of -9, sandwiched between Genoa (13th, 10 points) and Sassuolo (15th, 8 points).

Form: goals at both ends

Frosinone's last five league games read W D W L W:

• Lecce 5-1 (W, home)
• Atalanta 4-4 (D, away)
• Sassuolo 4-2 (W, home)
• Napoli 0-3 (L, away)
• Como 2-0 (W, home)

Nito thinks the pattern is worth noticing: most of these matches have been open, with goals flowing for and against. The 4-4 at Atalanta and the 4-2 against Sassuolo suggest this is a side that attacks freely, while the defeat at Napoli shows the other side of that coin. You can follow the full run on the Frosinone team page.

What's next for Frosinone

Next up is Frosinone vs Torino in Serie A, kicking off on Sunday, 1 November 2026, 14:00 UTC.

Our model leans towards goals at both ends again: its pick is Both teams to score – Yes, at a price of 1.48. That is the model's reading of recent patterns rather than a certainty, and football has a habit of ignoring tidy trends. The numbers and the reasoning are on the Frosinone vs Torino match page.

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