Lecce-Empoli 1-1, Pierotti replies to Pellegri

Lecce, November 8, 2024 - The Lecce to raise one's head after the defeat of Bologna and try to get out of the relegation zone andEmpoli to give continuity to the victory over As an, curiously obtained by scoring the first goal in Castellani: the marker had been Pilgrims, which is also repeated in Street of the Sea, exacerbating the climate of discontent that is felt in SalentoThe Giallorossi approach the restart with a very different spirit and, after so many wastes (in particular by Kristovic), reach a deserved draw with Pierotti. The Lecce dreams of overtaking but hits the woodwork first with Samson and then right with Kristovic, even though the first wood of the evening had hit him from the other side CacaceHe evens out the big chances at the end solbakken, throwing away the tap-in given to him by a faulty save from Falcone on a shot of Columbo: still later, in full recovery, the latter has an excellent ball at his feet to close a counterattack of his team, but Gaspar sacrifices himself. The triple whistle thus sanctions a 1-1 which, net of the comeback achieved, smiles more at theEmpoli: for the Lecce, and above all for Gotti, risks being yet another 'broth'.

The official lineups

  Gotti choose a 4-3-3 open from Falcone, protected by Guilbert, Gaspar, baschirotto e Cock, with Oudin, Ramadan e Rafia at the height of the median and Dorgu, Kristovic e Band to make up the advanced department. D'Aversa reply with a 3-5-2 that he sees between the posts Vasquez, with Goglichidze, Ismaili e Screws to compose the rearguard: on the bands there are gyasi e Cacace, while in the center of the field there are Henderson, Haas e Maybe, with Columbo e Pilgrims in attack.  

First half

  The protagonist of the first minutes is Cacace, who first keeps good watch over an indomitable Kristovic in aid of Ismaili and then he sends a cross towards Falcone which however becomes prey to Falcone. At 9' Haas makes a mistake in midfield and launches the counterattack Band: the ball arrives at Kristovic, who sends it over the crossbar. At 16' it is Dorgu to put in a cross that almost arrives right at Band: gyasi intervenes providentially. It is in fact the last flash of the short game of Band, whose ankle takes the worst of the challenge gyasi: Gotti he is thus forced to insert Pierotti. At 28' it is Dorgu that tries to speed up, but Screws he keeps an excellent guard: on the reversal of the front Pilgrims easy jump Rafia and takes the first shot on goal, weak and central for Falcone. In reality, it is only a dress rehearsal, because in the 33rd minute it is the guest number 9 who unlocks the contest: Cacace cross, Pilgrims tames the ball with elegance, dribbles between Gaspar e Rafia and goes straight into the corner, giving the lead toEmpoli. At 38' the Lecce try to answer immediately with Dorgu, who seeks and finds Kristovic, who from an excellent position badly misplaces the ball, amidst the whistles of the Street of the Sea. The injury time awarded by the referee Bags are 2, the first of which Ramadan tries to do it all by himself: the initiative is good, but the conclusion is definitely less so, as it ends up exacerbating the discontent of the local public. In the second and last one, however, the usual Dorgu he puts in yet another ball which this time falls to Gaspar, launched in an offensive projection: the defender is practically alone but doesn't realise it and the subsequent header is another waste.

Second half

  The teams return with the same protagonists: among them there is Kristovic, who catalyses yet another ball that arrives in the middle and, once again, shoots it out despite the presence of other teammates in the away area. In the 55th minute a cross from Dorgu find again Kristovic, who this time hits the target with his head but finds the great reflexes of Vasquez, at the first intervention of his match. The danger having passed, theEmpoli restarts: Columbo try to close the coast to coast perfectly, but Falcone he tells him no. The challenge heats up and in the 57th minute it is once again the Tuscans who come close to scoring: Pilgrims try to return the favor to Cacace, but the latter, thanks to an almost imperceptible deviation of Falcone, hits the post, with Columbo who sends the possible tap-in wide. Shortly after, the home goalkeeper, however, almost messes up the harmless cross from Maybe, letting it slip from his hands: Cock he takes refuge in the corner and prevents the 'omelette' from being completed. Gotti inserts Coulibaly e Samson for Oudin e Ramadan, while D'Aversa take out the bruised one Goglichidze and inserts The Sciglio. just Samson in the 64th minute he takes a free kick: Vasquez he flies and protects his team's advantage. D'Aversa lancia solbakken for Pilgrims and shortly thereafter Cock arm the umpteenth out of measure gore of Kristovic, good however on the occasion to distance himself from Ismaili. At 71' Guilbert it's providential in sliding on Cacace, a thorn in the side on that side of the pitch today. At 72' he was equally good baschirotto closing on solbakken, the counterattack inserted by D'Aversa precisely for these cases: it was launched by gyasi. Soon after Pierotti it almost serves on the spot Samson, which incredibly shoots the conclusion. The Lecce filters in the equaliser and deservedly reaches it in the 77th minute, when Pierotti he sets out on his own, perfectly turning the great cross of Cock. Not satisfied with equality, Gotti raises the barycentre further by throwing into the fray Rebic for Guilbert: D'Aversa it is covered by inserting Zambia ed Eco for Cacace e Maybe. At 82' Dorgu serves Rafia, who in turn crosses for the head of Rebic, which almost hits the target. In the 85th minute, the crossbar says no to Samson, once again (almost) perfect from a free kick. In the 87th minute the new arrival once again takes centre stage, this time as an assistman: his cross arrives at Kristovic, which I head into the top corner. Lecce attacks but risks a lot in the 89th minute, when Falcone he almost makes a big mistake on a central shot Columbo that slips out of his hands: solbakken has a golden opportunity at his feet, but he spares the home goalkeeper. At 90' Kristovic He tries for the seventh time in his match, this time with his foot, and his missile goes out by a hair's breadth. Bags assign 5' of recovery: an eternity in such a red-hot end of the match after an almost boring first half. In fact at 94' Coulibaly makes a mistake in the setup and gives a sensational counterattack with four against six to theEmpoli: Columbo he seems to be the chosen one to capitalize on it, but Gaspar he sacrifices himself and saves his team, setting the score at the final 1-1.