Lecce-Parma ends in a draw after a heart-stopping finale

In the match that closes Saturday of the fifth day of Serie A, Lecce and Parma draw 2-2 after a heart-stopping finale. The Salento team seemed to have the three points in hand, thanks to goals from Dorgu and Krstovic, but in injury time Lecce falls asleep and suffers goals from Almqvist and Hainaut.

A fair draw for what we saw on the pitch and which came after a very balanced match. Both teams faced each other with courage, creating a vibrant match full of goal opportunities. The home team was especially dangerous in counterattacks, while Parma showed up in the opposing half with a more thoughtful ball possession. The Crociati tested Falcone on several occasions, first with Mihaila, then with Bonny.

Lecce showed more cynicism and closed the first half in the lead, taking advantage of a defensive lapse by the Crociati. In the 32nd minute, Coulibaly was surprised by Dorgu’s run: the Dane collected Ramadani’s splendid assist and, all alone in front of Suzuki, scored the 1-0. At the start of the second half, however, Lecce’s evening suddenly seemed to get complicated, due to Guilbert’s expulsion. The French defender was the protagonist of an unsportsmanlike gesture, slapping Cancellieri with the ball far away.
After Guida’s decision, Parma reinvigorates and attacks with their heads down.

In the space of five minutes, the guests take three free kicks with Mihaila, Hernani and Man, but to no avail. Parma’s numerical superiority, however, lasts only eleven minutes. In the 58th minute, Cancellieri knocks down an unstoppable Dorgu who is running towards goal: he is also sent off. From the following free kick, the Salentini double their lead: helped by a deflection off the wall, Krstovic makes it 2-0 and ignites the Lecce fans.

Parma is not having it and desperately launches an attack, but Falcone is in a state of grace and denies the opponents the goal of hope several times. In the 82nd minute, the former Sampdoria player parries Man’s shot and soon after also outdoes himself on Bonny. The match seems over, but in injury time the unbelievable appears. Gotti’s boys are the protagonists of a sensational blackout, conceding two goals in two minutes.

First, in the 93rd minute, Almqvist scores the goal of the former, then, in the 95th minute, on the last ball of the match, Hainaut rises in the area and seals the 2-2. A draw that shakes up the standings of both teams, but that smacks of a deep mockery for the home team who, before the equaliser, wasted at least a couple of opportunities with Krstovic in open play to secure the three points.