It was a dramatic, chaotic and unexpected relegation dogfight at Marassi, as Genoa squeezed past Lecce 2-1 with a missed penalty haunting Marco Mancosu.
There was only one point separating these sides going into the weekend, with Lecce third from bottom and the Grifone the nearest to the drop zone.
This result could well prove decisive for who goes down into Serie B along with SPAL and Brescia, so the stakes could not have been higher.
It was a dramatic, chaotic and unexpected relegation dogfight at Marassi, as Genoa squeezed past Lecce 2-1 with a missed penalty haunting Marco Mancosu.
There was only one point separating these sides going into the weekend, with Lecce third from bottom and the Grifone the nearest to the drop zone.
This result could well prove decisive for who goes down into Serie B along with SPAL and Brescia, so the stakes could not have been higher.
The game had it all, from VAR drama to a missed penalty, a wayward cross that turned into a goal and a bizarre winner that ricocheted in off the goalkeeper’s back.