Lecce extends their positive streak to 4 useful results and part of the credit goes to Nikola Krstovic’s seventh goal of the season, scoring for the second day in a row after returning to the net last round. For the second time, Krstovic’s goals yield only one point at Lecce. After Monza’s immediate equalizer on the 34th matchday following the bomb dropped in the 92nd minute, the tap-in on an assist from Almqvist served to regain the lead for Cagliari with Mina in the first half.
GOAL PLUS OWN GOAL. After four goals in his first eight appearances (and three in his first three with Fiorentina, Salernitana and Monza), Krstovic starved for 13 games, returning to score in Genoa after the penalty saved by Martinez. Between D’Aversa’s last period and Gotti’s debut, Krstovic had his hand in in two own goals, decisive for 4 points: that of Cerofolini on the other penalty kicked in Frosinone-Lecce 1-1 and, in Salerno, on the rebound with Gyomber. Betraying the official statistics, we could talk about 9 goals “in fact”.
9 WITH TWO MESH. The seventh goal made him the top scorer for the Giallorossi in Serie A of Corvino-bis. Last year Ceesay had stopped at 6 and Piccoli, disqualified with Udinese, is chasing at 5. With three games still to be played, double figures in the year of debut in Serie A for Krstovic, who arrived from Dunajska Street where he relaunched himself following the ‘cut’ from the Red Star squad, it is a dream that is difficult to achieve. To be precise, in the 23/24 season there is only one goal missing from reaching double figures for Nikola, scorer of 2 goals in the first 3 games of the current Slovakian championship (double scored in the 5-2 win Kosice of August 5).
MYTHS. The last Lecce striker to finish the Serie A championship in double figures was Lapadula, author of 11 goals in 2019/2020 behind Mancosu’s 14 (with 9 penalties). Before them, Di Michele (11) in 2011/2012, Tiribocchi (11) in 2008/2009. And the best? Vucinic (2004/2005) e Chevanton (2003/2004) a 19 more than Lucarelli to 15 in 1999/2000.
