Lecce beats Monza 3-2 at Via del Mare: first home victory
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- Lecce wins 3-2 against Monza at home, with a brace from Coulibaly and a goal from Tiago Gabriel.
- Monza shortens twice with Mangas and Zeballos, but it's not enough to avoid defeat.
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Why It Matters
Serie A match between Lecce and Monza played at the Via del Mare stadium in Lecce.
The news of Lecce-Monza
Lecce wins 3-2 against Monza. The hosts broke the deadlock after 3 minutes: corner kicked by Ilic, Coulibaly headed the score to make it 1-0. Lecce doubled their lead in the 11th minute: another cross from Ilic from the flag, this time it was Tiago Gabriel who beat Thiam with a header. Monza tries to react and creates dangers with Robinson, Varela and Colpani. The guests close the gap in the 20th minute: cross from the right by Birindelli, Mangas takes the ball and beats Falcone. A minute later, Lecce scores again: Veiga's cross, Coulibaly pushes the ball into the goal from close range and scores a brace that makes it 3-1. Other opportunities followed, but the first half ended without any further goals. The result changes again in the 89th minute: free kick taken by Zeballos, Falcone doesn't hold back and pushes the ball into the net. Monza believes in it and moves forward in recovery. But the score no longer changes: it ends 3-2 for Lecce, their first victory at Via del Mare.
The scoreboard of Lecce-Monza 3-2 (THE HIGHLIGHTS)
3' pt Coulibaly (L), 11' pt Tiago Gabriel (L), 20' pt Mangas (M), 21' pt Coulibaly (L), 44' pt Zeballos (M)
LECCE (4-3-3): Falcone; Veiga, Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; Coulibaly, Ilic (21' st Ngom), Maleh (40' st Kaba); N'Dri (1' st Pierotti), Stulic (29' st Esteban), Monteiro (29' st Fatah). All.: Di Francesco
MONZA (3-4-2-1): Thiam; Kouadio, Lucchesi, Carboni; Birindelli, Akinsamiro (39' st Mout), Folorunsho, Mangas (1' st Bakoune); Colpani (19' st Zeballos), Robinson (19' st Cutrone); Varela (30' st Forson). All.: Juric
Booked: N'Dri for foul play, Veiga for protests.
