🔥 Lecce edge 2-1, Cremonese furious 😡 Was it a 95' penalty? | OneFootball

Massive victory in the relegation battle for Lecce, who at the Via del Mare beat Cremonese 2-1 in the 28th round of Serie A.

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Eusebio Di Francesco's team set the tone for the match already in the first half: at the 23rd minute, Pierotti unlocked the game with a header from a Gallo corner, while just before the break, Nikola Stulic doubled the lead with a penalty after a handball by Bianchetti.

In the second half, Davide Nicola's Cremonese reacted immediately thanks to substitutions: Milan Djuric came on and provided the assist for Bonazzoli, who narrowed the gap. The grigiorossi pushed until the end and even found an equalizer with Payero, but the VAR disallowed it for a handball.

In the decisive finale, goalkeeper Falcone made two extraordinary saves on Payero and Bonazzoli, while there remains doubt over a possible penalty on Sanabria not given for a double contact in the area with Jean.

Lecce earned three golden points and climbed to 27 points, while Cremonese remains deep in the relegation zone with 24 points and only one point in the last five games.

😱 Audero HORROR, Pierotti goal after 13 months 🔙

Lecce unlocks the relegation clash against Cremonese at the 23rd minute. From a corner taken by Gallo, Audero misses his exit and Pierotti takes advantage: a winning header and the ball is in the net.

A goal that breaks the deadlock at the Via del Mare and brings Pierotti back to scoring, who hadn't scored since January 2025.

🧨 Penalty with VAR, Stulic COOL: 2-0 Lecce

Key moment at the 37th minute of Lecce–Cremonese. Santiago Pierotti serves Stulic in the area, who shoots first time: in an attempt to block, Matteo Bianchetti touches the ball with his arm.

The referee awards the penalty and from the spot, Stulic does not miss, sending Emil Audero the wrong way and signing the 2-0 for Lecce.

🔥 Impact Djuric, Bonazzoli REOPENS it!

Cremonese immediately reopens the match against Lecce at the start of the second half. On a long ball from the back, the newly entered Djuric anticipates Thiago Gabriel with a header and sets up Federico Bonazzoli.

The forward controls and strikes with a left-footed volley, beating Wladimiro Falcone: at the 47th minute, it's 2-1 and the match is suddenly back in the balance.

🔙 Okereke returns 191 days LATER

After 191 days, David Okereke returns to the field.

Davide Nicola brings him on in the second half of the match between Lecce and Cremonese: he hadn't played since Cremonese-Sassuolo on August 29th, when he played the final quarter of an hour.

🧨 Payero makes it 2-2, but VAR ❌ handball!

In the final moments of Lecce–Cremonese, the visiting team finds the goal for 2-2. Bonazzoli delivers a perfect ball into the area, Milan Djuric sets it up, and Payero beats Falcone from close range.

However, after a VAR check, the goal is disallowed for a handball by Payero in controlling the ball.

A sigh of relief for Lecce, who remain ahead 2-1 with only a few minutes left.

💥 Jean-Sanabria contact and NO penalty: Cremo FURY 😡

Heated finale at the Via del Mare between Lecce and Cremonese. Wladimiro Falcone saves the giallorossi with two decisive interventions: first on Payero and then on Bonazzoli.

In injury time, Cremonese's protests increase for a possible penalty on Antonio Sanabria after a contact with Jean in the area, but the referee lets it go and the VAR does not intervene. In the final chaos, a yellow card is also shown to Luperto.

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