Lecce fought again to earn a 1-1 draw at residence to Empoli in on Friday night, as Santiago Pierotti cancelled out Pietro Pellegri’s first-half opener on the Stadio Va del Mare.
Lecce got here into Friday evening’s affair ranked final within the Serie A desk after selecting up eight factors from their opening 11 matches of the season, whereas Empoli had been in twelfth with six factors greater than their hosts.
Nikola Krstovic was by Luca Gotti, whereas Roberto D’Aversa, in his most well-liked 3-5-2 went with Lorenzo Colombo and Pellegri, who scored his first purpose for Empoli in opposition to Como final trip.
Pellegri rewarded his coach’s determination by opening the scoring after 33 minutes with one other unstoppable effort , firing into the underside nook of the online previous Wladimiro Falcone from the sting of the world.
He celebrated his second purpose in as many video games with Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres’s trademark celebration.
Krstovic virtually bought Lecce again into it with a goalbound header from Patrick Dorgu’s attractive cross.
Libero Cacace then virtually double the Empoli lead with a well-hit effort that required a robust hand to tip it onto the submit.
Pierotti began and completed the transfer that bought Lecce again into it. He timed his run into the world to perfection to get onto the tip of Antonio Gallo’s cross to go previous Denis Vasquez.
Nicola Sansone additionally struck the body of the purpose from a good free-kick from 25 yards out. The woodwork was rattled once more shortly afterwards, Krstovic’s header struck the bar from a Lecce nook.
Friday night’s consequence briefly lifts each groups two locations up from their positions initially of the night. Lecce are nonetheless within the relegation zone, albeit in 18th, whereas Empoli have briefly crept into the highest half of the Serie A desk, now in tenth. Each positions are more likely to change by the tip of the weekend.
Full-time: Lecce 1-1 Empoli
Pellegri (E) 33’, Pierotti 77’ (L).
