Torino-Lecce 1-1 In the 11th matchday of Serie A
THE GOALS
TURIN-Lecce 1-0 in the 60th minute, own goal by Gaspar in the 60th minute Comuzzo cuts for Simeone who from the left ends up with a left-footed shot: his shot is deflected by Gaspar which makes the trajectory unstoppable for Falcone.
Torino-LECCE 1-1 in the 73rd minute N'Dri's goal, Di Francesco's substitutions make the difference! Coulibaly serves the number 11 who is centralized and goes to the conclusion with the left foot: Braganca's deviation is decisive.
The match report
Torino and Lecce put an end to their losing streaks, but the 1-1 draw under the Mole leaves different sensations: Abate's boys get a few whistles, the Salento team comeback to equalise. Gaspar fouls Simeone's shot for the home team's lead, N'Dri enters and scores with a deflection from Bragança, then the Granata's final attacks are not enough.
Abate's surprise is in attack, teaming up with Simeone is not Adams but Kulenovic making his debut as a starter. Fitz-Jim plays in midfield with Vlasic and Bragança, the coach recovers both Cacciamani and Mandragora but only the winger starts from the first minute. Di Francesco chooses the Fatah-Stulic tandem, with the former grenade Dembele and Gallo on the external lanes who stay very low to form a 5-3-2.
At the Grande Torino we start more than a quarter of an hour late which will cost the Cairo club a hefty fine: just as the teams are ready for kick-off, after observing a minute's silence in memory of Jesús de Miguel (footballer who passed away in Spain after a clash, ed.), the referee Feliciani doesn't give the go-ahead due to a problem with the lines of the pitch in the goal under the Maratona curve.
The experts fix the critical issues, the challenge starts at a very slow pace with Toro and Lecce struggling to build and making a lot of mistakes on a technical level. The first ring came in the 22nd minute, when a corner cut by Gallo was dealt with by Perri. Abate's grenades are almost never seen, the only potential opportunities come in the final minutes: Tiago Gabriel slides into the area but is lucky with the deflection towards Falcone, Simeone kicks on a curve just in front of the goalkeeper with the action "cancelled" by a previous handball.
Abate leaves Kulenovic in the locker room to begin the second half with Adams, but the match continues to fail. And, just as the over 22,000 of Grande Torino began to groan, the Granata took the lead: Comuzzo threw a ball forward and found Simeone, his left-footed shot was clearly deflected by Gaspar and the trajectory became uncatchable for Falcone.
Di Francesco uses only one slot to insert Coulibaly, Geubbels and N'Dri, the latter being decisive on the first ball with his shot that deceives Perri following a touch from Bragança. Abate revolutionized the midfield with Ilkhan, Casadei and Aboukhlal, the 2-1 ball fell to the Moroccan's left foot who however kicked at Falcone. The episode lights up Toro, in the same action in the 87th minute Adams hits the post and Simeone counters against the Salento goalkeeper. It ends 1-1, Toro goes into the break with 14 points and Lecce rises to 10.
