Sampdoria struggles but wins in Lecco with a goal from De Luca. You need concentration for the final rush!

Now Pirlo’s men have risen to seventh place. Reggiana arrives on Sunday, then a very tough closure in Catanzaro.

A lot of effort, too much, but Sampdoria in the 82nd minute thanks to Manuel De Luca laboriously won the three points and moved into seventh place in the table.

Only two games left at the end of the championship against Reggiana and Catanzaro before being able to celebrate access to the play-offs.

The first half saw a stuttering Sampdoria but in crescendo against a willing Lecco on a synthetic pitch which created several problems of balance to Pirlo’s men.

In the second half of the gamefirst a miracle of Stankovic, then the right expulsion, thanks to the VAR, of Lepore and finally the entrances of Pedrola and De Luca they allowed the conquest of three golden points.

Following a winning streak from the Spaniard, the Blucerchiati number 9 scored his tenth goal, making the over 3,000 Blucerchiati fans following him rejoice.

Manuel De Luca resolved the match in 25 minutes and reiterated his irreplaceability in the offensive scheme.

The initial lineup surprised everyone with the inclusion of Ricci in the middle of the field at the expense of Darboe or Giordano.

In the presentation article we underlined the importance of experienced men to face such a decisive race but unfortunately Murru, Kasami and Verre they left the pitch early not having a positive impact in the Sampdorian maneuver.

Stankovic, Yepes and Ghilardi performed well; the entrances from the bench were decisive Benedetti, Pedrola and De Luca; disappointing Alvarez.

Brescia was stopped by FeralpiSalò with a draw (2 to 2) and it was overtaken by the Blucerchiati in the standings.

Sunday 5 Mayin the last home match, Sampdoria will face Reggiana coached by Alessandro Nesta only three points away……. How much do the two penalty points weigh!!!

(In the title photo, Lepore’s fallacy on Pedrola which led to the expulsion of the Lecco native)