Lecce secured a large on Sunday, shifting three factors above the relegation zone.
Santiago Pierotti and Nikola Stulic’s objectives allowed Lecce to take all three factors in a house Serie A match towards direct rivals Cremonese on Sunday, placing three factors between them and the Grigiorossi within the Serie A desk.
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Goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone additionally had a giant position in Lecce’s essential victory.
Lecce 2-1 Cremonese match report
Cremonese’s Morten Thorsby had the primary probability within the recreation, however despatched his header huge.
Only a few minutes later, Pierotti scored his first aim this season, profiting from Antonino Gallo’s nook kick from the correct and Emil Audero’s poor determination to come back out.
LECCE, ITALY – MARCH 08: Santiago Pierotti US Lecce scores his crew’s opening aim throughout the Serie A match between US Lecce and US Cremonese at Stadio By way of del Mare on March 08, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photograph by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Pictures)
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The house facet didn’t take lengthy to double their lead. Matteo Bianchetti deflected Stulic’s shot along with his proper arm, which was positioned in an unnatural place. Referee Simone Sozza initially gave a nook kick, however was then urged to the pitchside monitor to evaluate the incident, which led to a penalty kick for the Giallorossi.
Stulic took the penalty and despatched Audero the other method to double Lecce’s lead.
The Giallorossi dominated within the first half, leaving little probability to attain for Cremonese, who additionally needed to cope with a minor damage to Jamie Vardy, who picked up a knock and was pressured to be subbed off throughout the break.
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LECCE, ITALY – MARCH 08: Jamie Vardy of US Cremonese injurie throughout the Serie A match between US Lecce and US Cremonese at Stadio By way of del Mare on March 08, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photograph by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Pictures)
It was, nonetheless, a blessing in disguise for the Lombardy-based membership as Vardy’s substitute, Milan Djuric, instantly contributed to Cremonese’s aim
The ex-Salernitana star used his physique to take place on the fringe of the field and supply a headed help for Bonazzoli, who made a late run and beat Falcone on the far publish along with his first aim for the reason that reverse fixture on December 7.
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Djuric continued to make his presence felt contained in the field and had an opportunity to attain with an overhead kick saved by Wladimiro Falcone.
Areas opened up for Lecce on the counterattack, and regardless of Lameck Banda’s tempo down the left, the Giallorossi did not create many goal-scoring alternatives.
On the opposite finish, Cremonese principally relied on lengthy balls for Djuric to trigger hassle for the house facet.
Emil Audero partially redeemed himself with a save from Ylber Ramadani’s shot from distance.
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Cremonese midfielder Martin Payero by chance despatched the ball inside the online along with his proper arm within the dying minutes. The referee initially confirmed the aim, however a silent VAR examine rapidly, and rightly, disallowed it.
Payero had one other large probability to degree the rating in stoppage time, however Falcone produced a powerful intervention from point-blank vary.
Rigidity skyrocketed within the closing minute as Cremonese demanded a penalty kick for a doable Gaby Jean foul on Antonio Sanabria, who was clear in entrance of Falcone after one other header gained by Djuric and a lucky bounce on the fringe of the field.
Referee Sozza, nonetheless, waved to play on, and VAR confirmed his determination.
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