Roma starting XI (3-4-2-1): Svilar, Mancini (subbed for Ghilardi), Ndicka, Hermoso, Rensch, Cristante, El Aynaoui (subbed for Vaz), Tsimikas (subbed for Angelino), Pisilli, Pellegrini (subbed for Venturino), Malen (subbed for Arena)

Bench: De Marzi, Gollini, Ziolkowski, El Shaarawy, Zaragoza

Lecce starting XI (4-2-3-1): Falcone, Veiga, Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo, Ramadani (subbed for Sala), Ngom, Pierotti (subbed for Helgason), Gandelman (subbed for Fofana), Banda (subbed for N'Dri), Stulic (subbed for Cheddira)

Bench: Früchtl, Samooja, Ndaba, Pérez, Jean, Marchwinski

Despite dominating possession (67 per cent) and created more chances (nine shots on goal to six), Roma had an expected goals score of 0.88 to Lecce’s 1.08.

The match’s lone goal came in the 57th minute through Robinio Vaz, who rose at the back post to head in a looping cross from Mario Hermoso.

Lecce went close to equalising in the 73rd minute, but Santiago Pierotti’s header was cleared off the line by Hermoso.

Roma sit in sixth place, three points behind Como in fourth. Lecce are in the relegation zone, but only one win separates them from Cagliari in 15th.