LECCE (ITALPRESS) – Lecce places a very important blow in salvation. The men of Eusebio Di Francesco, in fact, exceed 2-1 the Cremonese in the match of the Via del Mare, valid for the twenty-second day of Serie A 2025/2026: decide the goals of Pierotti and Stulic. At the beginning of the Bonazzoli shoot, but it is not enough for the grey-reds that in the recovery they strongly protest for a contact Jean-Sanabria in the Salento area that for Sozza is not a penalty. Given the importance of the challenge, the two teams show a very cautious approach. At 11’ Cremonese tries to be seen from the parts of Falcone with Bonazzoli, but its conclusion is neutralized by the goalkeeper. A few minutes later, Thorsby touches the pole with an insidious blow. After a complicated start, the Giallorossi find the right lightning at 22′ to move ahead with Santiago Pierotti who, on assist of Gallo, exploits the outgoing error of Audero and deposits the ball at the bottom of the bag. Lecce, galvanized by the goal, continues to push and at 35′ goes near the doubling with Stulic, on whose shooting is decisive the intervention of Bianchetti.
But the defender commits a foul of hand, which is found by the Var: Sozza assigns a penalty kick that Stulic transforms with coldness spying Audero, 2-0. In the shooting Nicola changes the Cremo with three changes. Pronti-via, the Lombards rush with Bonazzoli: the former Salernitana, imbeccato dal neo-entrato Djuric, trafigge Falcone in uscita. The Cremonese acquires confidence and begins a forcing phase to go hunting for the tie, so also Di Francesco runs to shelter by inserting fresh forces. For the salentini there are spaces in counterfoot that the very fast Banda tries to exploit, but without picking fruit. At 72′ the Lecce cut out a clamorous chance to close the games, but Coulibaly does not arrive on the ball for a matter of centimeters. In the final, Nicola’s men return to push decisively, and at 87’, they see a payero goal canceled from the Var for an obvious touch of hand. In full recovery a prodigious Falcone performs a miracle on Payero and Bonazzoli. But the final is high voltage. Sanabria wins a rimpallo in the area and, almost to you with Falcone, it is touched by Jean: doubts, but for Sozza there is nothing and the Var does not intervene. Exult the Via del Mare: Lecce wins and leaps at 27 points, +3 on Cremonese.
IL TABELLINO
LECCE (4-2-3-1): Falcone 6.5; Danilo Veiga 6, Siebert 6.5, Tiago Gabriel 6, Gallo 6.5; Coulibaly 6.5 (44’st Fofana sv), Ramadani 6.5; Pierotti 7 (34’st Jean 5.5), Ngom 6, Banda 6 (34’st Gandelman 6); Stulic 7 (20’st Cheddira 5.5). On the bench: Früchtl, Samooja, Ndaba, Sala, N’dri, Perez, Helgason, Sottil, Marchwinski. Coach: By Francesco 6.5
CREMONESE (3-5-2): Audero 5.5; Bianchetti 5 (1’st Zerbin 6), Luperto 6, Folino 6; Barbieri 5.5, Maleh 6.5, Thorsby 6 (17’st Okereke 5), Vandeputte 6 (1’st Payero 6), Pezzella 6 (29’st Sanabria 5.5); Vardy 5 (1’st Djuric 6), Bonazzoli 6.5. On the bench: Silvestri, Nava, Floriani, Ceccherini, Faye, Grassi, Bondo. Coach: Nicola 5.5.
ARBITRO: Dream 5.
RETI: 22’pt Pierotti, 38’pt Stulic (reg.); 2’st Bonazzoli.
NOTES: Serene day, playing ground in good condition. Ammoniti: Bianchetti, Siebert, Djuric, Luperto. Angles: 4-4. Recovery: 3′; 5′.
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