The decline has already begunUdinese after a sprint start? The camp suggested other avenues. After the defeats against Roma and Inter, there was the possibility that the Friulian team would return to the ranks, abandoning any European ambitions. It is still too early to understand how the Bianconeri’s season will continue, but certainly thanks to the narrow victory at home against Lecce, important responses have arrived and the ranking remains interesting. Runjaic’s men took to the field with great concentration, conceding little or nothing to the Apulians and coming close to scoring – two hits on the woodwork – already in the first half. In the end, the 3-point goal came thanks to a masterful free kick from Zemura.
If Udinese laughs, Lecce have the diametrically opposite morale. Gotti’s team remained consistent until the end, but did not create the opportunities they had in previous outings in which they probably deserved something more. The team is with the coach and the season is still in its early stages, but after the break a decisive change of direction is needed.
The words of Runjaic and Gotti
“It was an important match, it was important to give an answer and find the three points in front of our fans. We showed that we can be an uncomfortable team for everyone, but I didn’t like some things in the first half, we were slow in turning the ball over and we could have gone behind. After that we grew,” Runjaic said at the end of the match. The coach, who does not want to leave anything to chance, also highlights the negative aspects going beyond the victory.
Gotti chews bitterly: “I don’t know if we lacked determination, we created less trouble for Okoye than I hoped. I don’t know if it’s a problem of determination or the characteristics of the players, we never lacked determination, in the 75th minute we were looking for balance To bring home points, we tried to bring in some attackers but the spark didn’t come.” On Dorgu playing forward: “He was less brilliant, but I don’t think it’s a positional problem. In fact, he had a chance in front of the goalkeeper, something he tried in training.”