# 2010–11 US Lecce season

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.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers |
| 24 July 2010 | Nazionale Montepaschi | N | 8 – 0 | Corvia (2) 2', 67', Ferrario 13', Mesbah (2) 19', 68', Munari 26', Falcone 70', Vives 75' |
| 28 July 2010 | Rappresentativa Friuli Venezia Giulia | N | 9 – 0 | Corvia (3) 27', 56', 65', Bergougnoux (2) 37', 45', Munari 44', Giacomazzi 68', Falcone (2) 69', 87' |
| 1 August 2010 | Tamai | N | 5 – 0 | Rubén Olivera 8', Corvia 10', Mesbah 60', Donati 64', Grossmüller 68' |
| 4 August 2010 | Triestina | N | 3 – 1 | Mesbah 12', Corvia 77', Giacomazzi 86' |
| 12 August 2010$^1$ | Pisticci | A | 0 – 1 | Grossmüller 40' |
| 12 August 2010$^1$ | Salernitana | N | 1 – 0 | Grossmüller 8' |
| 22 August 2010 | Valencia | H | 0 – 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Cesena | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 43 | |
| 16 | Bologna | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 42 | |
| 17 | Lecce | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 41 | |
| 18 | Sampdoria (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 36 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Brescia (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 32 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ Bologna were deducted a total 3 points: 1 point because of unpaid taxes, plus 2 points because of unpaid wages.

## 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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Giulio Donati | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | ITA | Alberto Giuliatto | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Gustavo | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Simone Sini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Bryan Bergougnoux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Gianni Munari | 35 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Daniele Corvia | 31 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | URU | Rubén Olivera | 32 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ALG | Djamel Mesbah | 34 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Stefano Ferrario | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Fabiano | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NGA | Edward Ofere | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ITA | David Di Michele | 23 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | URU | Guillermo Giacomazzi | 32 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Ignacio Piatti | 26 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Giuseppe Vives | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | URU | Carlos Grossmüller | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Antonio Rosati | 38 | -64 | 38 | -64 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | URU | Javier Chevantón | 16 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | BRA | Jeda | 26 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ITA | Davide Brivio | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | MLI | Souleymane Diamoutene | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ITA | Manuel Coppola | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ITA | Andrea Rispoli | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | SRB | Nenad Tomović | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | ITA | Luigi Falcone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | MF | ITA | Luca Locci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | ITA | Filippo Falco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | GK | ITA | Massimiliano Benassi | 3 | -6 | 1 | -2 | 2 | -4 |
| 91 | MF | ITA | Andrea Bertolacci | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |

## 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 |