A Lecce arrembante only in the final, confirms allergic to the Cittadella and in one blow he loses the game, primacy and slips to fourth place in the standings due to the disadvantage in the direct clashes with Pisa and Cremonese) The internal challenge against the Venetians ends 10-2.
After victory on Sunday afternoon, which returned the lead in the standings, this afternoon the Giallorossi took to the field, for the second consecutive time, on the pitch of the stadium “Via del Mare”, On the occasion of the challenge that saw them against the Citadel.
Captain Lucioni and his teammates tried to take advantage of the setbacks of Pisa and Cremonese, to ensure they maintain the top and, above all, to increase the gap between them and the two teams, against an opponent who, despite a moment of not exciting form, over the years it has always proved to be a true black beast.
On the occasion of the match with the Venetian team, mister Marco Baroni he was forced to do without the usual Dermaku and Faragò, to which Di Mariano was added disqualified, but he found Gargiulo, formerly of the day and made some changes to make some more busy players catch their breath, given the very busy schedule of commitments .
They come back from the first minute, therefore, Gendrey, Gallo, Gargiulo and Listkowski and Calabresi, Barreca and Helgason rest. For the rest, the initial eleven is the same seen at work with Crotone.
Initial training
Lecce, therefore, sided with the usual 4-3-3 with: Gabriel between the posts; defense posed by Gendrey, Lucioni, Tuia and Gallo; Gargiulo, Hjulmand and Majer in the median; Strefezza, Coda and Listkowski to compose the attack trident.
The first half
They spend only 37 seconds and the Citadel goes ahead.
Ready-via Cittadella ahead
Antonucci steals the ball, arrives undisturbed to the limit, Hjumand and Lucioni miss the intervention time and with a very angular low shot he stabs Gabriel.
At the fourth Giallorossi close to draw. Salento counterattack, the ball arrives at Strefezza who throws from the edge, the ball overtakes Kastrati, but crashes on the crossbar, on the rebound of the wood, Listkowski with an empty net sends alel stars. A minute later another opportunity for Baroni’s boys. Gallo’s cross and Majer’s high header from an excellent position. At eighth the roll of Mastrantonio is sent to the crossbar by the Brazilian far, but the ball is printed on the crossbar. At the 16th Coda sends to the stars from outside. At 19mo Coda di testa sends high on a cross from Majer. At the 38th shot from a tight angle by Strefezza he is grabbed by Kastrati.
The second half
The second half begins with a change in the Giallorossi ranks. Outside a dull Gargiuolo and inside Helgason.
At 49th Baldini’s punishment from the edge goes very high.
Doubling of the Citadel
At the 65th the Cittadella doubles. Tounkara ruva the ball on the trocar in Tuia and flies towards the penalty area, once inside, face to face with Gabriel pierces him with a low shot.
At the 70th shot from outside without pretension of Wheelman is saved without problems from the extreme of the Venetians. At 73mo Helgason sent to the side from the edge. At 85th, Coda’s header crashes on the crossbar.
Hispanic shortens
At the 88th comes the goals from Salento. Cross by Hjumand, the ball reaches Coda who controls with the chest and with a full neck shot pierces Kastrati.
In the first minute of recovery Kestrati performs a miracle on the volley of the usual Coda.
The Giallorossi they wake up too late, they give more than 80 minutes to the Citadel and miss the opportunity to confirm themselves at the top. The Salento just fail to win when they appear on the pitch as the first in the standings, so, after the draws with Benevento and Como, both when they were in the lead, this time there is a defeat that makes them slide to the fourth rank. Captain Lucioni and his teammates, for most of the match, let themselves be harnessed by the Venetians, they conceded two goals, the result of carelessness, and played far below their standards. On Sunday we return to the field in the match against Monza by Berlusconi.
Scoreboard
US Lecce: 21 Gabriel, 5 Lucioni ©, 8 Gargiulo (46 st Helgason), 9 Coda, 13 Tuia, 17 Gendrey (60 st Calabresi), 19 Listkowski (68 st Rodriguez), 25 Gallo (78 st Barreca), 27 Strefezza, 37 Majer (60 st Ragusa), 42 Hjulmand. Available. 1 Bleve, 22 Plizzari, 3 Vera, 6 Simic, 7 Ragusa, 14 Helgason, 23 Bjorkengren, 29 Blin, 30 Barreca, 33 Calabresi, 90 Asencio, 99 Rodriguez. All.: M. Baroni
AS Citadel: Kastrati, Perticone © (86 st Del Fabbro), Visentin, Tounkara (86 st Beretta), Vita, Donnarumma, Pavan, Mastrantonio (73 st Vareta), Antonucci (66 st Tavernelli), Cassandro, Baldini. Available: Maniero, Del Fabro, Mazzocco, Beretta, Mattioli, Ciriello, Laribi, Tavernelli, Icardi, Lores Varela. Coach: E. Gorini
Referee: Giacomo Camplone of the section of Pescara; Assistants: Orlando Pagnotta of the section of Nocera Inferiore – Domenico Fontemurato of the sect. of Rome2; IV Officer: Marco Acanfora of the section of Catellammare di Stabia; WHERE: Antonio Giua of the section of Olbia – AVAR: Valerio Colarossi sect. of Rome 2
Markers: 1pt Antonucci (C) 65 st Tounkara 88 st Coda (L)
Note: before the start of the match, President Sticchi Damiani handed Zan Majer a plaque and a commemorative shirt for his 100 appearances for the Giallorossi; yellow cards 20 pt Listkiwski (L) 34 pt Donnarumma (C) 44 pt Mastrantonio (C) 50 ‘st Visentin (C) 61 st Antonucci (C) 75 st Perticone (C) 90 + 3 Ragusa spectators 6,235 collection 66,608.00 corners 4 -2 for the Citadel recovery 1 pt 4 st
