💥 Stulic nightmare: Bonazzoli VAR drama, penalty, Baschirotto 🫂

At the Giovanni Zini Stadium, Davide Nicola's Cremonese, fresh from an away victory against Bologna, hosts Eusebio Di Francesco's Lecce in a clash between teams fighting to avoid relegation.

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A tense match, technically scrappy, with many fouls and a broken rhythm, almost nonexistent in the first half, between two teams more focused on not conceding goals than scoring them.

RAMADANI-VANDEPUTTE CONTACT. VAR AND BONAZZOLI-GOAL

At the start of the second half, the match opens up: Jari Vandeputte pounces on a loose ball at the edge of the area and Ramadani makes contact. The Belgian falls on the line and after a long VAR review, referee Mucera awarded the penalty.

Bonazzoli steps up to the spot, strikes hard and beats Falcone who had guessed right. 

STULIC HORROR, EMOTIONAL BASCHIROTTO-FANS FAREWELL

Just before the start of the second half, a great moment between Federico Baschirotto and over 2,000 Lecce fans in the away section. The defensive giant, after three years in Salento, bid farewell to his former fans in a touching moment reciprocated by the giallorossi crowd.

The biggest chance of the match also coincides with the first of the game: a cross from the right and Stulic, good in movement but poor in execution.

The missed goal is significant: a 0.45 xG value but with the feeling that with the defense beaten and Audero late, the Salento striker should have done more.

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