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02 August 2020 Lecce is the third relegated to Serie B, after Spal and Brescia. The last verdict of the championship arrives at the end of the last day and smiles at Genoa, the only team at risk together with the Salentines. Nicola's rossoblù, one step ahead in the standings, had destiny in their hands. And they take full advantage of this by beating Verona 3-0. Lecce had to overcome Parma and hope that Genoa would not win: double failure, given that the ducals won 4-3 in Puglia.Ninety minutes from inside or outside, the emotions at Via del Mare and Marassi unfold with an intriguing cadence, at least in the first half. At 11 'we start in Salento, where Parma passes for Lucioni's own goal, hit by the ball that had hit the post on Hernani's shot. At 12 'Genoa can thus celebrate twice when Sanabria crowns Lerager's cross. Same sequence at 24 'and at 25': doubling of Parma with Caprari finalizing a counterattack; brace for Sanabria, on a post by the inspired Pandev. The remote confrontation is clearly aimed in favor of Nicola's team. Lecce have a blaze of pride in the final, the head shots of Barack (40 ') and Meccariello (45') fix the equal of the interval. But in the meantime Genoa made three with the detachment of Romero (44 ') on the corner.
The news gets worse for Lecce at the start of the second half. At 54 'Cornelius brought Parma back on Barillà's assist. Genoa remain ten in the 62nd minute for Romero's second yellow card. The advantage of the rossoblùs is still comfortable and it 'increases' because (66') English makes poker for Parma deflecting Barillà's cross on the fly. Lecce tries to feed hope with Lapadula (68 ') who pounces diving on the loose ball in the area after the pole hit by Shakov. But it's the last gasp before relegation. In Marassi, meanwhile, Genoa resists with the man less (he closes in nine against ten for the simultaneous expulsion of Cassata and Amrabat in the 91 ') and earns the permanence in A.
In the other three games that have closed the last day of the championship, Fiorentina's 3-1 success at Spal's side. Viola ahead with Duncan on 30 ', quick equal of the Este by D'Alessandro on 39'. The game seems to be channeled towards 1-1, but at 89 'Kouame brings the guests forward. Pulgar's penalty closes on 94 '. In Reggio Emilia the Udinese win 1-0: Okaka stretches Sassuolo in the 53rd minute. A goal in time and equal to Dall'Ara between Bologna and Turin: Svanberg at 18 'and Zaza at 66' set 1-1.