Stefano Pioli is facing mounting pressure after Fiorentina suffered a stunning home defeat to relegation-threatened Lecce. The visitors snatched a crucial 1–0 victory thanks to a 23rd-minute strike from Medon Berisha, and the Viola never managed to find a response.

The result leaves Fiorentina second from bottom in the Serie A table, with just four points from their opening ten matches of the 2025–26 season. Frustration is growing among the fans, and speculation over Pioli’s future in Florence is intensifying with every passing week.

2025–26 Serie A standings

2025-26, Italy - Serie A

Fiorentina - Lecce 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: Berisha M., 23 (0:1)

Fiorentina: de Gea; Dodo; Pongracic; Ranieri; Comuzzo (Fazzini, 77); Ndour (Sohm S., 46); Fortini; Fagioli (Gudmundsson A., 46); Dzeko (Piccoli R., 59); Nicolussi (Mandragora, 46); Kean M.
Substitution: Sohm S. (from 46); Mandragora (from 46); Gudmundsson A. (from 46); Piccoli R. (from 59); Fazzini (from 77)
Bench: Lezzerini; Martinelli; Pablo Marí; Kospo; Kouadio; Parisi; Richardson
Yellow Cards: Nicolussi 14; Fagioli 15; Kean M. 66; Ranieri 87

Lecce: Falcone; Gaspar; Veiga; Tiago Gabriel; Berisha M. (Maleh, 76); Banda L. (Pierotti, 73); Ramadani; Gallo A.; Tete Morente (Kaba M., 89); Štulić (Camarda, 89); Coulibaly L.
Substitution: Pierotti (from 73); Maleh (from 76); Kaba M. (from 89); Camarda (from 89)
Bench: Früchtl; Samooja; Ndaba; Siebert; Kouassi C-O; Sala Alex; Helgason; N'Dri; Sottil
Yellow Cards: Veiga 41