Series A
Serie A | Lecce 3-2 Fiorentina – Dorgu first senior goal wins it at the death
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Lecce snatched all three factors within the dying embers of the sport towards Fiorentina in Serie A on Friday night, with harm time strikes from Roberto Piccoli and Patrick Dorgu and a first-half free-kick from Remi Oudin bettering Rolando Mandragora and Lucas Beltran’s efforts in a 3-2 thriller.
Fiorentina had been main 2-1 with 89 minutes gone, and had quickly been within the Champions League positions, however crumbled on the demise and are nonetheless with no win in Serie A because the flip of the brand new yr.
The house aspect registered the primary actual alternative of proceedings. Pontus Almqvist received a questionable free kick off Fiorentina’s Duncan, which allowed Oudin to ship an attractive supply in from the proper channel. Nikola Kristovic and Federico Baschirotto weren’t fairly in a position to make contact with the cross.
Lecce struck the woodwork three minutes later. Antonin Gallo delivered a depraved cross from the left flank, which Mohamed Kaba slammed onto the crossbar together with his head. Almqvist then headed the rebound straight down the center, which nonetheless required fast reactions from Pietro Terracciano to maintain the scores at 0-0.
Lecce capitalised on their vibrant begin by successful what initially regarded like a penalty after 13 minutes. Krstovic launched Almqvist, who regarded to burst into the realm, earlier than being introduced down by Lucas Martinez Quatra proper on the sting of the field. Referee Antonio Giua did level to the spot at first.
There had been some questions as as to if the deal with was made inside or outdoors the realm. A prolonged VAR evaluation deemed {that a} free-kick was in reality the right determination, which saved Martinez Quatra from a sending off.
Confusingly, Giua then reached for a pink earlier than realising he had taken the flawed colored card out of his pocket. A yellow was then appropriately awarded. After a number of minutes of confusion and Fiorentina protests, Oudin lined up his free-kick, which he subsequently bent via a spot within the wall and into the again of the online for 1-0.
Lameck Banda despatched in yet one more harmful ball from the left flank, this time a sluggish, low cross into the center of the realm. Krstovic took a few touches to get the ball out of his ft earlier than rolling an effort onto the publish.
35 minutes into proceedings, Fiorentina had not managed to register a shot on Wladimiro Falcone’s purpose. Davide Faraoni despatched a wayward header comfortably vast of the purpose from a Giacomo Bonaventura cross with round 10 minutes of standard time left to play within the first half.
Terracciano was referred to as into motion as soon as extra earlier than the half-time whistles, stretching out to stop an Alexis Blin header after a good nook from Oudin.
Vincenzo Italiano referred to as for wholesale adjustments on the interval, and the gamers he introduced on signalled a swap to all-out assault.
Nikola Milenkovic got here on to exchange the already booked Martinez Quatra at centre-back, Mandragora got here on for Duncan, whereas Andrea Belotti got here on for his Fiorentina debut instead of Bonaventura. With Beltran and M’bala Nzola nonetheless on the pitch, La Viola successfully had three strikers on at the start of the second half.
Krstovic one way or the other managed to smash the ball over the crossbar from about seven yards out two minutes into the second interval. The choice was offside, however the participant was unaware and truly, the officers might not have made the right determination.
Fortuitously for Fiorentina, the scores had been again degree nearly instantly. And, it was one among Italiano’s subs who made the distinction.
Out of virtually nothing, Mandragora smashed a low, pushed effort into the far nook from 25 yards out on the left-hand aspect. That was Fiorentina’s first shot on course all recreation and Mandragora’s first purpose in any competitors since August.
Lecce technical coach Salvatore Sullo was proven a pink card for dissent simply shy of the hour mark.
63 minutes in, Milenkovic received his legs in a muddle and allowed Banda to sneak via, racing in the direction of Terraciano’s internet with no one else to cease him. The Fiorentina keeper did very properly to maintain the scores degree.
Nico Gonzalez was referred to as as much as change Riccardo Sottil shortly afterwards.
Beltran then capitalised on a calamitous error from Lecce’s Falcone. The ‘keeper had performed a one-two with Baschirotto from a free-kick simply outdoors the six-yard field. Beltran got here dashing in to shut him down, just for Falcone to play the ball immediately onto his foot, which bounced straight into the again of the online.
There had been some preliminary confusion, as TNT cameras had been displaying a replay of Banda’s missed alternative when the purpose went in.
Belotti got here inside inches of a purpose on his debut with three minutes of standard time left to play, swivelling and sending a looping effort from shut vary excessive of Falcone and onto the crossbar. Fabiano Parisi ought to have buried his effort within the following part.
Then, chaos ensued on the Stadio Giardiniero. A deep Lecce free-kick was despatched into the Fiorentina space, which Nzola managed to go backwards and into hazard, for substitute Roberto Piccoli to stab into the again of the online for 2-2.
Lecce received the ball again nearly instantly from kick-off, sending 4 gamers off on the break. Krstovic’s preliminary effort was parried by Terraciano into the trail of Dorgu, who bent a candy effort in off the upright to ship the Stadio Giardiniero right into a frenzy.
That was the 19-year-old’s first Serie A purpose, and it couldn’t have come at a extra vital time.
Lecce have managed to raise themselves into thirteenth place within the Serie A desk on 24 factors after 23 video games, whereas Fiorentina stay in seventh. Their Champions League aspirations have simply suffered a relatively hefty blow.
LIMBS.
Lecce followers had been nonetheless celebrating the considered some extent after they scored once more instantly to say a large dwelling win 👏 pic.twitter.com/bW3gZQSj8I
— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) February 2, 2024
Full-time: Lecce 3-2 Fiorentina
Oudin (L) 17′, Madragora (F) 50′, Beltran (F) 67′, Piccoli (L) 90′, Dorgu (L) 90+1′.
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