Playout: Lucchese defeated in Sestri. The Rossoneri lose 2-1

Sestri Levante, May 10, 2025 – Lucchese lost 2-1 in the first leg against Sestri Levante . Gorgone will have to do without Selvini , who suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee.

After three months, he finds the captain Giorgio Tumbarello , who thus returns to lead the Rossoneri midfield. And the Rossoneri do not start in the best way, they are tense and in the 19th minute the home team takes the lead with Brunet. Nunziatini paints a cross to the second post where Brunet beats Melgrati.

The Rossoneri struggle to get out of their own half and Sestri tries to take advantage of this in the 33rd minute with Podda, who serves Piu, but this time Melgrati saves the goal. But the doubling is in the air and arrives in the 36th minute with Nunziatini. Free kick from the three-quarter line by Clemenza and Nunziatini scores a very important header. The break is with Ruvo's men in the lead and with Lucchese who has never managed to be dangerous. In the second half Gorgone's team appeared more aggressive, with the Rossoneri coach who decides to send Fedato onto the pitch in place of Magnaghi.

In the 13th minute Saporiti tries a free kick, but the ball ends up just over the crossbar. Sestri Levante almost scores a third goal with Pane, but Melgrati saves twice. Lucchese closes the gap in the 38th minute with Podda in the penalty area with Fedato, the referee awards a penalty. Saporiti steps up to take the spot, beats Frusci with a great right-footed shot and then goes to celebrate with the Rossoneri bench, showing the number ten shirt of the injured Selvini . Fedato is once again in a great mood in the 43rd minute, forcing Frusci to make a providential save. The match ends like this and now everything is postponed to Saturday with the return match against Lucchese, who will only need to win 1-0 to maintain their category.

Sestri Levante Lucchese 2 – 1

SESTRI LEVANTE (4-4-2): Fusci; Primasso, Pane, Valentini, Podda; Piu, Parravicini (46' st Cominetti). Subs: Sias, Guadagno, Furno, Durmush, Goglino, Pavanello, Nenci, Giorno, Di Giorgio, Fedele, Piazza, Raggio Garibaldi). Coach: Ruvo.

LUCCHESE (3-5-2): Melgreti; Gucher, Benedetti, Rizzo; Magnaghi (11' st Fedato), Saporiti. (Subsidized: Coletta, Allegrucci, Da Silva, Gasbarro, Salomaa, Badje, Welbeck, Cartano, Moschella, Gheza). Coach: Gorgone.

Referee: De Angeli from Milan.

Goals: 19' pt Bruneti, 36' pt Nunziatini, 39' st (pen.) Saporiti

Note: Furno sent off in the 40th minute of the second half for protests; Pane, Visconti and Ballarini cautioned; 1st minute of the first half and 4th minute of the second half added time.