Lecce-Udinese 0-1, Lucca's penalty (of discord) decides the match

Lecce, February 21, 2025 - At Street of the Sea in the first half little happens, but that 'little' actually influences the whole match. Lecce e Udinese they don't create many goal-scoring opportunities, but a rather dubious contact between Lovric e Jeans bring the referee bonacina, after on field review, to award a rather controversial penalty. The penalty spot goes Lucca, but before doing so he finds himself incurring the wrath of all his companions, with Thauvin, the designated penalty taker, to lead the list of the dissatisfied. In the end, the number 17's line wins, who also scores the penalty but then finds himself celebrating for a short while before being replaced by a furious Runjaic. Although tinged with pathos, it is in fact the shot that means for the Friulians the second victory in a row and, with the lights off, the insertion behind the good train for theEurope, while the Salento team slows down again, not without contesting the refereeing in the second half bonacina, guilty according to the Street of the Sea also to have saved the second yellow card Payero.  

The official lineups

  Giampaolo choose a 4-3-3 open from Falcone, protected by Guilbert, baschirotto, Jeans e Cock: in midfield there are Coulibaly, pierret e Rafia, while in attack it's up to Pierotti, Kristovic e Dying. Runjaic reply with a 4-4-2 that he sees between the posts Sava, with Kristensen, jewelry, Solet e Kamara in defense: on the outside there are Thauvin ed Ekkelenkamp, with Lovric e Karlstrom on the median and the pair Sanchez-Lucca in attack.  

First half

  The first chance of the match comes in the 5th minute and it is a Udinese, with Lovric which goes vertically towards Lucca, which immediately concludes towards Falcone, good at saving himself with his feet before finally extinguishing the Friulian action with a slap with his fists. At 11' Sanchez he tries from outside, but his aim is imprecise. Real opportunities are lacking and so in the 22nd minute a jolt gives him a soft but treacherous cross from Thauvin, who calls Falcone to a careful exit anyway. The first opportunity of the Lecce arrives in the 26th minute when, after a series of corners in their favor, Pierotti a shot explodes which, deflected by Kristensen, who loves Sava to an intervention that was anything but easy and which brought another corner for the home team, who trembled in the 28th minute when, in the other area Lovric goes down after contact with Jeans. After on field review the referee bonacina he points to the disk due to a dubious elbow: Lucca he takes the penalty, which he converts without hesitation despite receiving the yellow card shortly before the penalty was taken due to a heated argument with his teammates, Thauvin in particular, who then after the goal, not by chance, do not celebrate together with their number 17. As if that were not enough, the story becomes even more tinged with mystery when Runjaic it replaces exactly Lucca Bravo. Meanwhile, theUdinese he almost skids on the field after this controversial episode: Sanchez he tries a very dangerous back pass, which jewelry thwarts not without difficulty. At 38' Kamara serves Thauvin, who tries a conclusion without luck and precision. The recovery minutes are 3 closed by a long-range shot from Kristovic which well photographs the difficulties in the offensive zone of the Lecce in a first half devoid of great emotion except for the penalty that was a source of discord for everyone: for the Giallorossi, who complained about a decision that was borderline, and for the Bianconeri themselves, all against Lucca, then replaced.

Second half

  Giampaolo leave in the changing rooms Rafia e Pierotti, detected by Berisha e Karlsson. In reality, it changes little because the preference continues to be given to theUdinese, who in the 53rd minute sends the shot Bravo at the end of a solo action: Falcone he stretches and sends the ball into the corner before repeating himself shortly after, offering the guests another turn from the corner. The guests who at 55' only partially unwrap the gift from the award-winning company Guilbert-Baschirotto: Sanchez serves Kamara, who unleashes a cross-shot instead of directly looking for the goal. From yet another corner Ekkelenkamp he makes a mistake and offers to Dying a counterattack instead wasted. At 61' jewelry anticipates Coulibaly, launched into the net, and in doing so it also falls on him, further fueling the discontent of the Street of the Sea. Runjaic another move is played, this time foreseen and without any yellow card: it goes out Sanchez and enter Payero at a stage where the Lecce try to raise the center of gravity without creating real dangers in the vicinity Sava. THE'Udinese but he is still in the game and in the 68th minute he almost scores with a cross from Lovric which almost reaches the attempt in extirada of Ekkelenkamp, the man on fire of the last few weeks. The match gets tense and yellow cards are flying: among the yellow cards there is the new arrival Payero, which then enters hard on Jeans, taking a big risk. The Friulians save themselves and attack with Thauvin, who puts a cross for Bravo, which goes out. Giampaolo substitute Dying N'Dri e pierret Rebic: Runjaic reply by inserting Atta, Kristensen e Zarraga for Lovric, Heyzibue ed Ekkelenkamp. Perhaps for the first time in the match theUdinese it gets a bit confusing and the Lecce try to take advantage of it, but the maximum dangers created are corners which in turn do not generate dangers in the area of Sava. At 85' Payero slips at the moment of the conclusion, with the result of the same 'worthy' of the preparation: in the 86th minute the black and white tries again, and this time the aim is better, but still just high above the crossbar. He then tries Atta at the end of an enveloping action by the guests: Falcone it curls up and locks. The last move of Giampaolo è Veiga for Guilbert before the recovery signal arrives: the extra minutes are 4 during which nothing else happens, delivering theUdinese a close and controversial victory due to a controversial episode that risks undermining the locker room for the rest of the season.