Lecce participant Lameck Banda collapsed through the remaining minutes , however stories from the membership are reassuring on his situation.
The broad ahead was within the beginning XI for the Salentini on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, a sport his workforce had been main by Jamil Siebert earlier than Rasmus Hojlund and Matteo Politano turned it round.
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Banda collapse worrying for Lecce and Napoli
NAPLES, ITALY – MARCH 14: Miguel Gutierrez of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Lameck Banda of US Lecce through the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Lecce at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 14, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
Within the remaining minutes of the Serie A fixture, Napoli coach Antonio Conte noticed that Banda was struggling to breathe, as he was within the neighborhood of the touchline, and instantly alerted the Lecce medical employees.
A hushed silence fell over the gang as medics ran on to supply help, then after a couple of minutes he was stretchered off and brought to a close-by ambulance on the facet of the pitch for exams.
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, Banda sustained a knock to the chest round 40 seconds earlier than he collapsed, so was badly winded and struggling to breathe.
He by no means appeared to lose consciousness, and preliminary stories from the touchline are reassuring on his situation.