Lecce-Lazio 1-2: Taty and Marusic three-point goals, but what a struggle against the Salento team

Lecce 21 December 2024 – The Lazio must use all his resources, but in the end he manages to triumph. At the Via del Mare the Biancocelesti have the better of a splendid Lecce, who fight blow for blow, only to fall in the final 1-2. The Capitoline team unlocked the game in the first half thanks to the penalty converted by Castilians, with Guilbert also got the red card for a handball save on the goal line. In the second half he equalised with a super goal Tete Dying, but three minutes from the ninetieth Marusic ruins the Salento party, scoring the goal for the final 1-2. He despairs Giampaolo for the double chance missed by his team in injury time, including the crossbar KabaThe three points immediately restore rhythm to the race Lazio, now alongside Inter in third place, the Salento team, on the other hand, are unable to emerge from the large group just outside the relegation zone.  

First half

For the challenge against Lazio, Giampaolo largely confirms the forecasts of the day before. In the line ahead of Falcone then make room for baschirotto e Jeans in the center, with Guilbert e Dorgu on the lanes to complete the department. In the median Berisha wins the runoff with Ramadani and supports Coulibaly e Rafia in midfield. In attack Kristovic acts as a central reference supported Pierotti e Dying. For the challenge against his former team Baroni hugs again Castilians at the center of the attack, while Isaac, Day e Weather in Zaccagni I am the three-quarter line. In the middle rovella e Guendouzi they dictate the tempo, while in defense he is recovered Romagnoli, in the center of the department with Crazy, while Lazzari e Tavares they complete the line in front of Provedel.

The Biancocelesti start strong, immediately aggressive with high pressure and rapid descents into the Salento half of the pitch. It takes the Capitoline players only 6 minutes to warm up their gloves Falcone, which must reject the attempt to Lazzari on the suggestion of the colleague on the opposite band TavaresThe Portuguese puts a great ball in tow for the attempt of the 1993 class, but the goalkeeper of the Lecce. It will not be the first time that the goalkeeper with the number 30 will be the protagonist in this match. Lecce but he is not giving up and when he manages to overcome the resistance of the Lazio midfield, he knows how to be dangerous in attack. At 15' the first chance of the home team arrives: he tries Tete Dying on the turn after the corner kick initially rejected by the Lazio defence; attentive Provedel to punch away the powerful but central shot.

La Lazio however, it grows and after half-time it becomes an increasingly threatening presence in the Salento half of the pitch. At 26' it is Isaac which seemed to be able to overcome in his head Falcone, but Coulibaly shields his own goalkeeper. Three minutes later he thinks about it anyway Falcone to send back to sender the Dane's attempt again, served by a magnificent high and filtered pass from Castilians between the defenders' shirts. The Lecce he is struggling more and more to find space and his exits into the Lazio half of the pitch are becoming more and more sporadic.

The guests seem to be able to give up a little bit of pace at the end of the half, with a small negative decline in performance. The Giallorossi from Salento regain the field after having suffered in the first 30-35 minutes of the first half and seem to be able to even create some danger at the end of the half. It is only an impression because right at the end of the first half the guests take the lead. At 42' it is super Falcone to save on Castilians, but three minutes later the Argentine gets his revenge. Taty first comes up against another save from the Lecce goalkeeper, but on the rebound he seems to find the goal, with only Guilbert to stop the attempt: the ball is safe on the line but the defender touches it with his hand and then it's a red card and a penalty for the Biancocelesti. The same player steps up to take the penalty Castilians, who displaces the opposing goalkeeper and scores the opening goal. It's 0-1 for the Lazio right at the end of the time, while the Lecce is down by a goal and a man, with Manganiello to blow the half-time whistle a few seconds after the South American's celebration.

Second half

No changes at half-time, the two teams resume with the same twenty-one protagonists of the first half, given the expulsion of Guilbert. The Lazio starts with the aim of managing the pace and the result, but the sprint start of the Salento team ruins the Biancocelesti's plans, also putting the match back into question. In fact, at 50' on the developments of a corner kick for the Lecce, Guendouzi rejects the first attempt on the fly Dorgu, but also on the rebound Morente head he coordinates and kicks splendidly: the result is a rocket that travels a few centimetres from the ground, until it ends up in the corner to the left of Provedel. Surprisingly, it's 1-1 at Via del Mare, thanks to a wonderful goal from the Spaniard. 

Hit cold and by surprise the Lazio, try to react immediately, but Falcone he is attentive and does not encounter any particular problems with his door. Giampaolo wants to maintain the draw and in the 60th minute he makes the first changes of his match: they come in pierret e Rebic, they leave the field Rafia e KristovicThe guests clearly try to raise the pace to make the most of the extra man and in the 63rd minute Dia would also find the equaliser, but the action is marred by an offside at the start of the move by Castilians. Baroni records the moment of confusion of his boys and tries to add experience by inserting Pedro precisely for Day.

The competitive spirit on the pitch increases, but the goal opportunities decrease. The yellow cards also arrive with Dorgu e Rebic to end up in the villains' notebook Manganiello, in the middle also two other substitutions of Lazio brand: the entries of Luca Pellegrini e Tchaouna for Nuno tavares e Isaac. We thus enter the last ten minutes of the match, with the first card of the match also for the Lazio, the newcomer himself Tchaouna to get the yellow, a warning that anticipates the entries of noslin e Marusic, to Weather in Zaccagni e LazzariThe confusion in the Lazio camp is evident: they are unable to make the most of their numerical superiority, thanks to a poorly managed offensive maneuver.

La Lazio he attacks headlong in the final minutes of the match and seems to hit the Salento wall every time, but in the 87th minute he manages to make them capitulate.

On the left the corner hits Pedro: the defense rejects and tries on the fly Pellegrini on the rebound, but he answers present FalconeThe action continues with a new chance for Pedro, who breaks through on the left and puts the ball into the area. Dying moves away, but coordinates on the fly Marusic and diagonally pierces the Lecce: the joy of the explodes Lazio for the 1-2 that came a few seconds from the ninetieth minute. During the six minutes of injury time the Giallorossi tried bravely, but the crossbar denied the equaliser to Kaba, with Pierotti then to miss the potentially winning tap-in.