Serie A, Udinese conquers Lecce's pitch and sees salvation
Two goals scored by Lorenzo Lucca in the first half and Lazar Samardzic in the second half give three golden points to Fabio Cannavaro who grabs Cagliari in fourth-last place

The Friulian celebration after Lazar Samardzic's goal (Ansa)
Lecce, 13 May 2024. Victory of capital importance for the men coached by Fabio Cannavaro on the field of a Lecce calm that he tried in every way to put a spoke in the wheels of the Friulian team, but failed. For theUdinese these are three golden points that allow the bianconeri to leave the relegation zone and grab the Cagliari at 33 points, while Frosinone and Empoli find themselves one step below tied on 32. A breath of fresh air therefore for the former World Champion who arrives after the equalizer found in injury time at the Dacia Arena last week against Napoli.
First half
An all in all Lecce calm thanks to the salvation already acquired presents itself in front of its fans in Via del Mare, to celebrate the second consecutive salvation. The home team started off strong straight away and became dangerous from the first 10 minutes of the game Kristovic who challenges the Friulian defense twice, the central defender did well jewelry to intervene by averting any type of threat. The Salento team leads the way, but it is Udinese who comes close to scoring in the 20th minute with Kristensen who, taking advantage of a wrong exit of Falcone, wastes it all by sending high. Udinese now attacks relentlessly, first they try from afar with Samardzic and after just 4 minutes he scores the opening goal with Lorenzo Lucca, good at taking advantage of a millimetric cross from his teammate Payero. The first half ends with Cannavaro's men still dangerous against Lucca.
Second half
The second half opens with Lecce trying to make their way down the sidelines of the pitch, but Udinese is good at managing to contain the Salento team, also trying to surprise on the counterattack. Heyzibue he tries from very long distance but his shot goes well above the goal defended by Falcone. In the 65th minute Lecce comes back with Pogracic, but his shot goes wide. In the middle of the second half a real whirlwind of changes took place on the part of both teams. The result, however, does not change, with Lecce trying and Udinese containing without any particular problems. At the moment of maximum pressure from the Salento team, in the 85th minute Udinese found the second goal with Samardzic, quick and precise in managing to take advantage of a clearance in the area by the Lecce goalkeeper. At 2-0 in favor of the Friulians, the match effectively ends with Cannavaro who can celebrate with his fans for the three points that take Udinese back out of the relegation zone.
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