Udinese beats Lecce 1-0, Lorenzo Lucca decides on penalty

Udinese surpasses Lecce 1-0 in the match of the Via del Mare which opens the twenty -sixth day of Serie A: a goal by Lorenzo Lucca decides on a penalty kick. The guest training starts immediately strong with Lucca who, after receiving the ball from Lovric, kicks power towards the door finding Falcone’s prompt response. Initially the match does not give particular emotions in the first minutes of play, which are rather chopped.

At 26 ‘comes the first real opportunity from the net for the Salento with a shot by Pierotti who, thanks to Kristensen’s detour, becomes very insidious for Sava who still manages to take refuge in the corner. At 32 ‘Udinese conquers a penalty kick for a gap in Jean against Lovric: Bonacina, after a review at the Var, indicates the spot.

Lorenzo Lucca discusses with his teammates to beat the penalty and, after being also warned, he presents himself from eleven meters by displacing Falcone for the Juventus 1-0. A few minutes later Kosta Runjaic decides to replace the striker, sending Iker Bravo to the field: a change that knows of punishment. In the first half final, Lecce tries to push in search of the tie, but at the end of the three minutes of recovery you go to rest on the partial of 0-1.

In the second half Mister Marco Giampaolo tries to shake his own with a double change, inserting Berisha and Karlsson, but the Friulians are still dangerous: great solo action of Bravo in the 53 ‘, which forces Falcone to an excellent intervention to thwart the threat . The Giallorossi team pours en masse in the half of the opposing field, going to look for Krstovic with various cross, but without getting more than a long series of corner kicks. In the end the two teams stretch a lot, with the hosts who try to catch the 1-1 and the guests who, on the other hand, go close to doubling.

The four minutes of recovery do not change the outcome of the challenge: Udinese passes 1-0. By virtue of this result, Runjaic’s team consolidates the tenth place taking 36 points, while Lecce remains fifteenth at 25. The Bianconeri will return to the field on Saturday 1 March to face Parma at the Bluenergy Stadium, while the Salento will be engaged in the Advance of Franchi against Fiorentina on Friday 28 February.