Udinese wins 2-0 in Lecce today in the match of the 36th matchday and wins three fundamental points in the race towards salvation. The Bianconeri prevailed thanks to goals from Lucca in the 36th minute and Samardzic in the 85th minute and exited the relegation zone with two days to go in the championship, catching Cagliari in 15th place in the standings with 33 points, one less than Verona and one more than Empoli and Frosinone. The Salento team, already safe and beaten after 4 useful results in a row, remain stuck at 37 in 13th position.
The match
The hosts started better and threatened in the 5th minute. Almqvist goes to the right, well primed by a long ball, gains the bottom and serves Krstovic in tow: first turn on which Perez’s closure is decisive. In the 11th minute, another initiative from Krstovic who interacts with Almqvist in the middle of the area: triangle between the two and conclusion with the tip of the Montenegrin center forward, deflected for a corner.
In the 17th minute we see the guests for the first time. Success almost at the edge of the area, in a central position, jumps Blin who puts him down. Yellow card and free kick for Udinese. Samardzic takes the free kick with his left foot. Perfect trajectory but the barrier dirties it just enough to send it over the crossbar.
In the 23rd minute, a great vertical save by Ramadani sees the corridor for Krstovic: the Giallorossi attacker enters the area and tries to swerve to beat Bijol, who however understands everything and stops him. In the 25th minute, a nice conclusion from the edge of Success, a powerful but just high right-footed shot. In the 36th minute the Friulians break the deadlock, Payero hits a great ball in the heart of the area, Lucca stands out above everyone else and heads it into the net. Eighth center in this championship for the 23-year-old from Piedmont. In the 45th minute Kristensen came close to scoring an own goal with a pass towards Okoye who had to recover quickly and reach the ball into the corner with his foot.
At the start of the second half the Giallorossi team pushes in search of an equalizer, exploiting above all the left wing with Gallo but without creating particularly dangerous opportunities for the Juventus defense. At 12′ Gotti inserts Pierotti and Berisha for Blin and Rafia. At 20′ the first real chance of the second half for the Salento team. Central strike by Pongracic who, at the edge of the area, slips between the two before finishing with his left foot: the ball goes just wide. A few minutes later double changes for both teams: Cannavaro puts on Pereyra and Davis for Lucca and Success, while in Lecce Oudin and Gonzalez replace Almqvist and Dorgu.
On the half hour mark, Pierotti’s great right-footed shot from the top left of the area is centralized and then unleashes a powerful shot towards the far post, Okoye with an excellent reflex stretches out and saves. Shortly afterwards a muscle problem forces Ehizibue to ask for a substitution: Ebosele comes on. In the 40th minute the second goal arrived: Pereyra’s cross from the left for the head of Davis, on the rebound Samardzic broke in and fired into the goal from a few steps away and closed the game.
