Serie A: Ekkelenkamp drags Udinese, Monza-Lecce goalless
Serie A: Ekkelenkamp drags Udinese, Monza-Lecce goalless
Udinese folds Empoli 3-0 at home in a match valid for the 25th day of Serie A: the Friulians immediately return to victory thanks to Ekkelenkamp’s sumptuous performance and climb to 10th place with 33 points, while the Tuscans remain stuck at 21. In the other 3 p.m. match, the challenge between Monza and Lecce ends in a draw: the Brianzoli do not budge from last place in the standings, the Salentini have a five-point margin over the relegation zone.
Monza-Lecce 0-0
Balanced first half between two very contracted teams due to the tension over the stakes. The guests hit a crossbar with Helgason and created another great chance with Krstovic, the Brianzoli, back under Nesta orders, had a chance with Pedro Pereira but were unlucky. The balance is not broken even in the resumption, the rhythms are low and only in the end of the game we see something more, especially from the Salento side.
Udinese-Empoli 3-0
19' Ekkelenkamp (U), 65' Ekkelenkamp (U), 90' Thauvin (U)
The Friulians got off to a better start and went through on 19' with Ekkelenkamp, who deflected a shot from Atta’s distance into the Tuscans’ goal. The Azzurri reacted, Kouamé è dangerous but not accurate. In the second half after Lucca’s goalpost Ekkelenkamp conceded an encore by scoring his first double in Italy: at 65' è he was the quickest of all to collect Silvestri’s short rebound to Lucca’s earlier shot. The guests didn't give up but still lacked precision under the goal, Udinese on the other hand è concretely and found the third goal with a Thauvin header, sealing the result.
