Lecce surprises Lazio in comeback

Second consecutive defeat for Sarri’s men

Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio’s 2023 begins as 2022 had closed: with a defeat. The biancoceleste team got a comeback from Lecce, after taking the lead through the returning Ciro Immobile.

First half in control for the capitolini, who in the 14th managed to unlock the result with the goal of the number 17, perfectly served by Casale on the offside line. The hosts, despite a promising start, after going into a disadvantage could no longer get close to Provedel’s goal.

The script changed completely in the second half: the Salentini re-entered the field with great conviction and in the 57th succeeded in equalizing with a goal by the usual Strefezza, in his fifth Serie A goal. The comeback was completed in the 71st, with the Apulians finding the 2-1 with Lorenzo Colombo, also in goal on the last day of 2022 against Sampdoria.

Lecce moves up to 18 points in the standings, earning its third consecutive victory in Serie A, while Sarri’s Lazio is hooked by Roma, victorious at the Stadio Olimpico against Bologna.