“Lecce, salvation is around the corner”, is the headline that opens the sports pages of the Salento edition of the Quotidiano di Puglia. Giallorossi will be safe already in the next round in case of victory in Cagliari. As long as Udinese doesn’t win against Napoli on Monday. The team boasts 5 more points in the standings, and 3 fewer defeats, compared to the 34th day of the last championship.
Lecce is also under the safety roof, not yet arithmetically safe – we read in the newspaper -. As Cagliari coach Claudio Ranieri said, under 39 points no one should feel safe. And, numbers in hand, that’s exactly how it is.
Four games remain to be played and Luca Gotti’s Lecce (in the photo) is the closest to the port of salvation. On Monday evening Genoa celebrated as they beat Cagliari, Lecce’s next opponent. The Giallorossi are very close to securing their place in Serie A again this year. And it could even arrive on Sunday in Sardinia. For Blin and his teammates it would be enough to beat Cagliari to celebrate their second consecutive salvation. But Udinese, third from last today, must not win against Napoli. The match between the Friulian Bianconeri and the Neapolitan Azzurri will be played on Monday 6 May at 8.45pm, the day after Cagliari-Lecce. In case of victory, Lecce will make themselves comfortable on the sofa and root for a draw or a defeat for Udinese. Salvation could therefore arrive on Monday evening. Too many bills, however, certainly cause a headache. With four games available, Lecce has its destiny in its own hands and can collect the missing points in the month that begins today.
