Lecce

American  

[let-che, lech-ey] / ˈlɛt tʃɛ, ˈlɛtʃ eɪ /

noun

1. a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.

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Lecce British  

/ ˈlettʃe /

noun

1. a walled city in SE Italy, in Puglia: Greek and Roman remains. Pop: 83 303 (2001)

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Lecce

That means a defeat for Lecce at the San Siro against title-chasing Milan would push Fiorentina, who less than a month ago looked destined for the drop, out of the bottom three.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

Fiorentina have a superior goal difference than Lecce and only sit below them by virtue of having played a game more.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

Paolo Vanoli's side sit just inside the relegation zone but level on 17 points with Lecce, who are 17th and face AC Milan later on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

The boy who has already scored more than 500 goals in youth football is very close to his parents, who moved from the Milan area to Lecce to support his development.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

He repeats all the observations of Ferdinando, and supports his own assertions by the experience of his father, a physician at Lecce, whose testimony, as an eye-witness, may be admitted as unexceptionable.

From The Black Death The Dancing Mania by Babington, B. G. (Benjamin Guy)