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After the blowout suffered against Inter, Lazio found themselves in the middle in Lecce: they left Via del Mare with a precious 2-1 score at the end, but what a struggle given their numerical superiority throughout the second half.
And Marusic's shot just 2 minutes from the equalizer which counted as a defeat with a crossbar from Kaba in full recovery which could have been a deserved 2-2 for Lecce, Lazio returns to victory after the defeat with Inter.
The people of Salento curse the Moon, with 10 of them for the entire second halfnot only that they draw the goal on the penalty after Guilbert's expulsion, but then they give you shivers to a lopsided and nervous Lazio. After a first half with Lecce willing to play rather than close the turning point in the first minute of injury time: Rovella fishing Castellanos (his first half was excellent) in the area. The first conclusion is saved by the excellent Falconebut on the rebound the shot from the Lazio number 11 is the winner. Guilbert saves instinctively on the line. It's not a goal – as certified by the goal line technology — ma red for the Frenchman who leaves Lecce with 10 menwhile Castellanos scores his seventh goal of the championship from the penalty spot.
And deadly one-twowhich seems to direct the match in the second half. But the Lazio returns to the field distracted, Lecce does not change attitude and after 5 minutes finds the draw with Tete Morente that from the edge, after corner action, puts the ball in the corner pocket.
It's a hook to the chin of Baroni's crewwhich as the minutes pass, proves to don't have clarity to overcome a Lecce with many absences and one man less. Up to minute 43, when a cross from Pellegrini was misdirected by Morente into the area, Marusic, who had just entered, got it right the diagonal shot that beats Falcone.
Right at the end of the six minutes of injury time, Lecce's courage hits the crossbar hit by Kaba. The three points are back for Lazio, but in six days against Atalanta they will have to rediscover the game and mentality that were rarely seen yesterday in Lecce.
December 21, 2024 (changed December 21, 2024 | 11:13 pm)
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