Udinese no longer knows how to win: after the streak of six consecutive wins, the Friulians have run aground and even with Lecce they have to settle for a draw (1-1) that reflects the progress of the match, with a time each of dominance.
The Giallorossi can, however, complain about the two woods hit in the first fraction that could have given a different face to the match.
Udinese-Lecce 0-1 THE MATCH
Sottil has to renounce Udogie in extremis, who stopped in the finish, and replaces him by moving Pereyra to the side and inserting Ehizibue on the right.
Baroni responds by almost completely changing the attacking line that he has faced and lost by measure with Juventus and throwing the millennials Colombo and Banda into the fray.
Lecce starts with his foot on the accelerator and after only 90 seconds Strefezza hits a sensational post, goalkeeper beaten, after having freed himself at the edge of the area.
Guests who take the lead in the 33rd minute.
Everything comes from an unwatchable disengagement of Beto that triggers the Giallorossi restart: on the cross from the left Colombo tries a first conclusion, stopped by Ebosse.
On the rebound, Silvestri is still the fastest and coldest from a few steps away.
The reaction of the Friulians is vehement: a minute later Pereyra runs 40 meters with the ball without anyone opposing him, but when he lets go of a lash from the edge Umtiti saves with his back.
On the resulting corner it is Walace who does not find the undersized paw: he ball just above the crossbar.
In the only minute of recovery, Lecce touches the double: Gallo's missile just within 16 meters and the ball is printed at the intersection of the goalposts.
You go to the locker room with the deserved advantage of the Salento, which the 1-0 is even tight.
The second half starts with the bianconeri forward, but it takes 11 'to become dangerous in the Falcone area: with ten guests due to Umtiti's injury (who will give way to Dermaku), Beto finds himself free in front of the opposing goalkeeper, who first he miscalculates the exit time but then he is able to stop it.
Sottil tries everything and at 20 'inserts Success for a dull Arslan: the move immediately turns out to be spot on, with the Nigerian striker who after only 3' is free on the left and Beto only needs an assist to push on goal.
At half an hour Deulofeu recovers the ball just outside his own area and flies undisturbed up to the opponents 16 meters, when he lets go a shot at a turn that comes out of a whisker.
But it's Pereyra, seconds from the triple whistle,
to have the ball that is worth three points: the Tucu, face to face with Falcone, is hypnotized.
A curiosity: Udinese and Lecce before tonight had drawn only one of the 28 matches played in Serie A, 3.6%: this is the lowest percentage of draws between two teams that have faced each other more than 12 times in the history of the competition.