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LECCE, ITALY – APRIL 06: Nikola Krstovic of Atalanta BC scores his side second goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Atalanta BC at Stadio Via del Mare on April 06, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
Atalanta closed the gap on fourth place to just five points and plunged Lecce closer to relegation trouble with Giorgio Scalvini, Nikola Krstovic and Giacomo Raspadori goals.
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La Dea made the trip without Isak Hien and Gianluca Scamacca, so Nikola Krstovic faced his old club. The Salentini were increasingly in danger of the drop after losing four of their last five games, missing Antonino Gallo, Riccardo Sottil, Francesco Camarda, Medon Berisha and Kialonda Gaspar.
There was a mixed atmosphere before kick-off, as while Lecce ultras left the Curva Nord empty for the first 15 minutes in protest at limitations, the players brought out puppies from a local rescue centre as mascots.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
Sadik Fofana should’ve done much better on 11 minutes when shinning the half-volley well over from 14 yards relatively undisturbed, so at the other end Wladimiro Falcone made a great one-handed save to deny Charles De Ketelaere on the Krstovic lay-off.
Lameck Banda had an effort charged down, but Atalanta scored on the counter-attack, as Giorgio Scalvini ran from his own box to meet the De Ketelaere pass, shrug off a defender, and smash into the net from 12 yards.
It was nearly 2-0, as De Ketelaere rolled across for Krstovic to sweep first time, forcing a sensational save out of Falcone. On the resulting corner, Danilo Veiga charged down Ederson’s scorcher with his face.
Atalanta had the ball in the net again after the restart with Ederson tapping in the De Ketelaere pass to the back post, but the offside flag went up for a very tight decision.
When Lecce did get into promising situations, they were wasteful with rushed crosses from Walid Cheddira and Lameck Banda, and were made to pay for it with a second goal on the counter-attack.
Ederson started the move and De Ketelaere threaded through for Krstovic to fire in from 12 yards. The former Lecce striker did not celebrate, instead bowing in apology to his former fans.
Falcone made another strong save to deny Ederson from close range, but the move kept going and he could do nothing as Giacomo Raspadori rifled it into the roof of the net from 12 yards for 3-0.
Banda was the last to give up for Lecce, curling just over the bar, while Krstovic’s acrobatic overhead kick was off target from a Raspadori assist.
Lecce 0-3 Atalanta
Scalvini 29 (A), Krstovic 59 (A), Raspadori 73 (A)
06-04-2026 14:00
MatchDay 31
Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via del MareLecceAtalanta
Live0 – 3
Player statistic
| 29' | Giorgio Scalvini(Assist: Charles De Ketelaere) |
| 47' | Berat Djimsiti |
| 59' | Nikola Krstovic(Assist: Charles De Ketelaere) |
| 70' | Davide Zappacosta |
| 73' | Giacomo Raspadori(Assist: Mario Pasalic) |
Lecce
Atalanta
Starting lineups
30
Wladimiro Falcone
Goalkeeper
3
Corrie Ndaba
Defender
17
Danilo Veiga
Defender
67′
5
Jamil Siebert
Defender
8
Sadik Fofana
Defender
46′
44
Tiago Gabriel
Defender
79
Oumar Ngom
Midfielder
20
Ylber Ramadani
Midfielder
68′
19
Lameck Banda
Attacker
50
Santiago Pierotti
Attacker
99
Walid Cheddira
Attacker
78′
29
Marco Carnesecchi
Goalkeeper
19
Berat Djimsiti
Defender
70′
77
Davide Zappacosta
Defender
70′
42
Giorgio Scalvini
Defender
47
Lorenzo Bernasconi
Defender
23
Sead Kolasinac
Defender
13
Éderson
Midfielder
15
Marten de Roon
Midfielder
63′
59
Nicola Zalewski
Midfielder
63′
17
Charles De Ketelaere
Attacker
90
Nikola Krstovic
Attacker
80′
Substitutes
14
Thórir Jóhann Helgason
Midfielder
32
Jasper Samooja
Goalkeeper
1
Christian Früchtl
Goalkeeper
36
Filip Marchwinski
Midfielder
18
Gaby Jean
Defender
13
Matías Pérez
Defender
28
Olaf Gorter
Midfielder
6
Álex Sala
Midfielder
16
Omri Gandelman
Midfielder
46′
11
Konan N’Dri
Attacker
67′
29
Lassana Coulibaly
Midfielder
68′
9
Nikola Stulic
Attacker
78′
10
Lazar Samardžić
Midfielder
57
Marco Sportiello
Goalkeeper
5
Mitchel Bakker
Defender
6
Yunus Musah
Midfielder
69
Honest Ahanor
Defender
98
Albert Navarro
Defender
99
Piotr Pardel
Goalkeeper
8
Mario Pasalic
Midfielder
63′
18
Giacomo Raspadori
Attacker
63′
16
Raoul Bellanova
Defender
70′
3
Odilon Kossounou
Defender
70′
7
Kamaldeen Sulemana
Midfielder
80′
