Udinese’s salvation blow in Lecce: first joy for Fabio Cannavaro

Lecce-Udinese 0-2

Monday&#39s first match of the 36th day of Serie A ended with a vital success for Udinese, which beat Lecce with one goal per half and made an important leap forward in the standings, moving considerably closer to salvation.

After a better start by the hosts, it was the guests who found the goal of the lead at 36': Payero crosses to the center for Lucca, who header anticipates Baschirotto and beats Falcone. At the end of the half, è again the former Pisa center forward to make himself dangerous, but this time the Salento defense keeps a good guard.

In the second half, the inertia is still on Udinese side, which manages to manage the advantage and at the 85th minute also finds the goal of safety: Davis concludes a header towards the goal finding an excellent response from the Giallorossi extreme defender, but on the rebound Samardzic is the quickest to rush and deposit the ball in the net.

Thanks to this success, Fabio Cannavaro’s boys reach the 15th place with 33 points, while Lecce, already arithmetically saved, remains stuck at 37 points. In the next round of the championship Udinese è awaited by another crucial salvation clash against Empoli, while the Salentini will receive Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta.