Lecco lost at home against Sampdoria 0-1 in a Rigamonti-Ceppi full as an egg: 5,431 spectators, of which around 1500 Dorians, witnessed a match dominated by Lecco until the expulsion, probably generous, of Lepore at 27′ st A match in which Lecco came close to taking the lead several times with Bianconi, Caporale, Parigini, Buso in the first half and, in the second half, Inglese, the latter a sensational opportunity. But the law of football “missed goal – goal conceded”, and the help given to the Dorians on the occasion of the expulsion corrected only by the VAR, punished the Blucelesti beyond any of their mistakes.
The generous finish with ten against eleven was not enough to equalize a match which was decided by the returning (from injury) De Luca with a malicious strike and return in front of Melgrati in the 36th minute or 9′ from the end, which ended in the net from two steps away. Lecco comes out beaten but not morally defeated after offering a match of great athletic and technical-tactical depth. Once again, however, good fortune did not favor the home team. A very bitter epilogue for a match that restored footballing dignity to Lecco and a lot of energy to its fans who, with their own Curva, shouted “Only the Curva does not relegate”. And it really is like that.
GOALSCORERS De Luca (S) in the 36th minute
LECCO (4-3-3) Melgrati; Lepore, Celjak, Bianconi, Caporale; Ionita (from 32′ st Lemmens), Degli Innocenti (from 21′ st Crociata), Sersanti; Buso (from 32′ st Lunetta), Novakovich (from 11′ st Inglese), Parigini (from 21′ st Guglielmotti). (Saracco, Salomaa, Capradossi, Frigerio, Louakima, Ierardi, Galli). Annex Malgrati.
SAMPDORIA (3-5-2) Stankovic; Leoni, Ghilardi, Gonzalez; Stojanovic, Yepes, Ricci (from the 33rd st Ntanda), Kasami (from the 1st st Benedetti) Murru (from the 8th st Giordano); Alvarez (from the 19th st De Luca), Verre (from the 19th st Pedrola). (Tantalocchi, Ravaglia, Piccini, Conti A., Ntanda, Darboe) Coach Pirlo
REFEREE Paride Tremolada from Monza
NOTES rainy day, mild temperature; 3,491 paying spectators, 1940 season ticket holders, total 5,431 for a taking of 74,532.88 euros; guests in the South 1,220; booked: Ricci, Degli Innocenti, Crusade for unfair play; Lepore sent off for violent play in the 27th minute; corners 2-3. Recoveries: 0 in the 1st game. and 4′ in the 2nd half.
