A comeback victory for Lecce, who after falling behind inside a couple of minutes, overcame Di Francesco’s staff and secured the win due to a brace from Belotti.
Belotti responds to Tiago Gabriel’s objective after simply 5′ of play together with his first objective within the pink and blue jersey, breaking down the wall that Falcone had erected in entrance of the Lecce objective till then. Then within the second half, it is Belotti once more who decides the match with a penalty.
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For the pink and blues, there’s a unusual short-term third place within the standings, behind Napoli and Juventus, whereas a disaster opens up at Lecce, with Di Francesco already on the recent seat after bringing residence just one level in 4 matches. A big victory for Pisacane, on the bench towards his former coach.
The match is unlocked after simply 5′ of play, on the first helpful alternative: it is Tiago Gabriel who finds the decisive conclusion, with a header on a cross from Sottil following a free kick.
First Serie A objective for the twenty-year-old Portuguese defender, and the yellow and reds instantly take the lead.
Cagliari tries to react, discovering some vital alternatives shortly after the quarter of an hour of play: Gaspar grazes the put up with a header at 16′, then at 18′ Esposito hits the put up and Belotti is hit within the face by a robust cross from Obert, with out having the ability to flip it right into a objective.
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It is Falcone, nevertheless, who defends the outcome with some glorious saves, till Cagliari finds the equalizer at 33′ with Andrea Belotti: Folorunsho’s vertical go for Palestra, who serves Il Gallo for the 1-1 objective.
First objective for Belotti with the Cagliari jersey: Il Gallo hadn’t scored in Serie A since final December (Venezia-Como). First Serie A help for Palestra.
Within the remaining moments, Palestra once more poses a risk, beating Gallo and serving Esposito, however his conclusion is thwarted by Coulibaly.
On the ensuing nook, one other nice alternative for Esposito, who nevertheless hits a surprising put up.
At the beginning of the second half, Lecce is aggressive: at 55’ Caprile has to save lots of on a foul clearance by Luperto, whereas at 67’ Pierotti serves an impressive ball for Tete Morente, who grazes the put up with a diving header.
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At 69’ a vital episode sees the 2 scorers of the primary half in motion: Tiago Gabriel slides in on Belotti.
Referee Zufferli blows the penalty and it is Belotti himself who takes the shot from 11 meters, slipping it to Falcone’s proper and placing Cagliari forward.
For Belotti, it is his first brace since June 2024, when he scored two objectives towards Atalanta carrying the Fiorentina jersey.
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.
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