“Santiago Pierotti heads home from close range after Antonino Gallo's corner delivery to give Lecce the breakthrough”
Pivotal“Nikola Stulic converts the penalty after VAR confirms Matteo Bianchetti's handball to double Lecce's advantage”
Pivotal“Federico Bonazzoli fires into the bottom right corner from Milan Djuric's header to give Cremonese hope of a comeback”
Pivotal“Giuseppe Pezzella receives a red card for arguing with the referee as tensions boil over in stoppage time”
Lecce
Cremonese
Outstanding performance
Cremonese•AttackerLecce secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Cremonese in a pivotal relegation battle, with Santiago Pierotti's early header and Nikola Stulic's penalty putting the hosts in command before halftime. Pierotti was the standout performer, winning the corner that led to his opener and creating the chance that earned the penalty after Matteo Bianchetti's handball. Despite Federico Bonazzoli pulling one back immediately after the restart with a well-taken finish from Milan Djuric's header, Lecce held firm to claim three vital points. The match descended into chaos in stoppage time with Giuseppe Pezzella's red card and multiple bookings, but Lecce's discipline in the final third proved decisive in what could be a season-defining result for both clubs in their fight against relegation.
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Walid Cheddira from Lecce committed a foul.
A new offensive play unfolds as Federico Bonazzoli from Cremonese takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but Wladimiro Falcone of Lecce makes a save, directing the ball to the right corner.
A fresh offensive play unfolds as Martín Payero from Cremonese takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it’s expertly stopped by the goalkeeper, Wladimiro Falcone of Lecce, who positions himself well in the center of the goal. The assist came from Milan Djuric, who set him up with a header.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Match interruption - Lecce.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
Youssef Maleh from Cremonese earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Ylber Ramadani from Lecce committed a foul.
Substitution for Lecce: Sadik Fofana replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
Offside call against Lecce. Walid Cheddira has been flagged for being offside.
VAR Review: Goal Disallowed - Lecce 2, Cremonese 1.
Martín Payero of Cremonese commits a handball.
GOAL DISALLOWED AFTER VAR REVIEW: Martín Payero from Cremonese finds the back of the net, but the goal is canceled following a VAR check.
Offside call against Lecce. Lassana Coulibaly is caught in an offside position.
Ylber Ramadani from Lecce earned a free kick in an offensive position.
Youssef Maleh from Cremonese committed a foul.
Tommaso Barbieri from Cremonese was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Walid Cheddira from Lecce committed a foul.
Lecce's Lassana Coulibaly earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
Sebastiano Luperto from Cremonese committed a foul.
Substitution for Lecce: Gaby Jean comes on to replace Santiago Pierotti.
Substitution for Lecce: Omri Gandelman replaces Lameck Banda.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce has earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Youssef Maleh from Cremonese committed a foul.
Sebastiano Luperto from Cremonese has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Walid Cheddira from Lecce committed a foul.
Missed opportunity! Youssef Maleh from Cremonese took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed high and to the right after the corner kick.
Corner awarded to Cremonese after a deflection off Antonino Gallo.
Lameck Banda from Lecce committed a foul.
Alessio Zerbin from Cremonese was awarded a free kick on the right flank.
Substitution for Cremonese: Antonio Sanabria comes on to replace Giuseppe Pezzella.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce committed a foul.
David Okereke from Cremonese earned a free kick on the left side of the field.
Opportunity wasted. Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce attempted a left-footed shot from the center of the box but sent it wide to the left. The chance was set up by Lameck Banda, who delivered a cross following a corner.
Corner awarded to Lecce after Francesco Folino allowed the ball to go out.
A fresh offensive play unfolds as Ylber Ramadani from Lecce takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but Emil Audero of Cremonese makes a save, directing the ball to the left corner.
Corner awarded to Lecce after Francesco Folino allowed the ball to go out.
The attempt on goal was thwarted. Walid Cheddira from Lecce took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Santiago Pierotti.
Tiago Gabriel from Lecce has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Martín Payero from Cremonese committed a foul.
Opportunity wasted! Tommaso Barbieri from Cremonese took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed over the crossbar. The assist came from David Okereke.
Substitution for Lecce: Walid Cheddira replaces Nikola Stulic.
Missed opportunity. Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce attempted a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right but failed to find the target.
Oumar Ngom from Lecce was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.
Alessio Zerbin from Cremonese committed a foul.
Lameck Banda from Lecce was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.
Tommaso Barbieri from Cremonese committed a foul.
Substitution for Cremonese: David Okereke replaces Morten Thorsby.
Ylber Ramadani from Lecce was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Morten Thorsby from Cremonese committed a foul.
Sebastiano Luperto from Cremonese earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Nikola Stulic from Lecce committed a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Lecce, following a foul by Sebastiano Luperto.
Missed opportunity. Lameck Banda from Lecce took a right-footed shot from a distance on the left side following a free kick.
Lameck Banda from Lecce has been awarded a free kick on the left side of the pitch.
Alessio Zerbin from Cremonese committed a foul.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Match temporarily halted due to an injury to Tiago Gabriel from Lecce.
Another offensive push. Milan Djuric from Cremonese takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but Wladimiro Falcone from Lecce makes a save in the upper center of the goal.
Corner awarded to Cremonese after Danilo Veiga allowed the ball to go out.
Youssef Maleh from Cremonese committed a foul.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce was awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.
Giuseppe Pezzella from Cremonese was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Lassana Coulibaly committed a foul against a player from Lecce.
Milan DjuricYellow CardMilan Djuric of Cremonese has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Milan Djuric from Cremonese committed a foul.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Giuseppe Pezzella from Cremonese committed a foul.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Milan Djuric from Cremonese committed a foul.
Tiago Gabriel from Lecce was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Oumar Ngom from Lecce committed a foul.
Federico Bonazzoli from Cremonese earned a free kick in an offensive position.
Sebastiano Luperto from Cremonese has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce committed a foul.
assist: Milan Djuric
Goal! Lecce 2, Cremonese 1. Federico Bonazzoli of Cremonese scores with a left-footed shot from the middle of the box into the bottom right corner. The assist came from Milan Djuric, who set him up with a header.
Lassana Coulibaly of Lecce commits a handball.
Ylber Ramadani from Lecce has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Morten Thorsby from Cremonese committed a foul.
Substitution for Cremonese: Milan Djuric comes on to replace Jamie Vardy.
Substitution for Cremonese: Martín Payero comes on to replace Jari Vandeputte.
Substitution for Cremonese: Alessio Zerbin replaces Matteo Bianchetti.
The second half is underway with Lecce leading Cremonese 2-0.
The first half has concluded with Lecce leading Cremonese 2-0.
Jamil SiebertYellow CardJamil Siebert from Lecce has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Jamie Vardy from Cremonese earned a free kick in an offensive position.
Jamil Siebert from Lecce committed a foul.
Cremonese has been called for offside. Jamie Vardy has positioned himself ahead of the last defender.
Tommaso Barbieri from Cremonese has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Lameck Banda from Lecce committed a foul.
Nikola Stulic from Lecce earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Jari Vandeputte from Cremonese committed a foul.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be three minutes of stoppage time.
Matteo BianchettiYellow CardMatteo Bianchetti of Cremonese has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Lecce's Lassana Coulibaly has been awarded a free kick in an attacking position.
Matteo Bianchetti from Cremonese committed a foul.
Tommaso Barbieri from Cremonese earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Oumar Ngom from Lecce committed a foul.
Goal! Lecce leads 2-0 against Cremonese. Nikola Stulic from Lecce successfully scores the penalty, placing a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner.
VAR Review: Penalty awarded to Lecce.
Matteo Bianchetti of Cremonese has given away a penalty due to a handball in the box.
The attempt is thwarted. Nikola Stulic from Lecce takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Santiago Pierotti.
Giuseppe Pezzella from Cremonese was awarded a free kick on the left flank.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce committed a foul.
Youssef Maleh from Cremonese was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce committed a foul.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The game is currently on hold due to an injury to Santiago Pierotti from Lecce.
Match is currently paused due to an injury to Jamie Vardy from Cremonese.
A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Jamie Vardy from Cremonese takes a left-footed shot from the heart of the penalty area, but it's expertly stopped by goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone, who is positioned centrally in the goal. The assist comes from Youssef Maleh.
Francesco Folino from Cremonese earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce committed a foul.
Ylber Ramadani from Lecce has been awarded a free kick on the left side of the pitch.
Fouled by Tommaso Barbieri from Cremonese.
assist: Antonino Gallo
Goal! Lecce takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Cremonese. Santiago Pierotti heads the ball into the high center of the net from close range. The assist came from Antonino Gallo, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
Corner awarded to Lecce after a play that resulted in Sebastiano Luperto giving it away.
The attempt is thwarted. Lassana Coulibaly from Lecce fires a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Santiago Pierotti.
Offside call against Lecce. Lameck Banda has been flagged for being offside.
Opportunity squandered. Morten Thorsby of Cremonese attempted a header from the center of the box following a corner, but it went wide.
The attempt is thwarted. Federico Bonazzoli from Cremonese takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.
Cremonese earns a corner kick after Antonino Gallo allows the ball to go out.
Lameck Banda from Lecce committed a foul.
Federico Bonazzoli from Cremonese was awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Jari Vandeputte from Cremonese committed a foul.
The attempt is thwarted. Jari Vandeputte from Cremonese takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.
Corner kick awarded to Cremonese after Tiago Gabriel allowed the ball to go out of play.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
Giuseppe Pezzella from Cremonese committed a foul.
The pause has ended. The teams are set to resume play.
Match has been paused due to an injury to Lameck Banda from Lecce.
Lameck Banda from Lecce has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Tommaso Barbieri from Cremonese committed a foul.
Tiago Gabriel from Lecce earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Francesco Folino from Cremonese committed a foul.
Youssef Maleh from Cremonese earned a free kick on the left side of the field.
Santiago Pierotti from Lecce committed a foul.
Giuseppe Pezzella from Cremonese committed a foul.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
Morten Thorsby from Cremonese committed a foul.
Danilo Veiga from Lecce was awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.
Tiago Gabriel from Lecce has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Federico Bonazzoli from Cremonese committed a foul.
Tommaso Barbieri from Cremonese committed a foul.
Antonino Gallo from Lecce earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Lameck Banda from Lecce was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Matteo Bianchetti from Cremonese committed a foul.
The first half is underway...
