Lecce drew 1-1 with Fiorentina, keeping their hopes of avoiding relegation alive. Tiago Gabriel's equalizer was crucial as Lecce remains in contention with five matches left in the season.
Key points
Lecce drew 1-1 with Fiorentina
Tiago Gabriel scored the equalizer
Lecce's relegation hopes remain alive
Fiorentina is eight points clear of relegation
Five matches left in the Serie A season
LecceFiorentinaCremoneseVerona
Serie A | Lecce 1-1 Fiorentina: Big goal keeps slender hope alive
Serie A | Lecce 1-1 Fiorentina: Big goal keeps slender hope alive
Tiago Gabrielâs equaliser kept hope alive for Lecce and caught Cremonese, but Fiorentina maintained their eight-point cushion from the relegation zone with five rounds to play.
What was the final score of the Lecce vs Fiorentina match?
The final score was 1-1.
How does this draw affect Lecce's relegation hopes?
The draw keeps Lecce's hopes alive of avoiding relegation, but they still face a tough battle with five matches remaining.
Who scored the equalizer for Lecce against Fiorentina?
Tiago Gabriel scored the equalizer for Lecce.
What is Fiorentina's current position regarding relegation after the match?
Fiorentina maintains an eight-point cushion above the relegation zone.
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It was a very aggressive start from the hosts, as Lassana Coulibaly hit the side-netting, then Robin Gosens was forced off with a left thigh problem, replaced by youth team talent Luis Balbo.
Lecce had a series of corners, including one with Walid Cheddiraâs looping header cleared off the line by Fagioli.
LECCE, ITALY â APRIL 20: Danilo Veiga of US Lecce competes for the ball with Robin Gosens of ACF Fiorentina during the Serie A match between US Lecce and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Via del Mare on April 20, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
Cheddira also failed to make the most of a hard and low Ylber Ramadani cross, with almost all their attacks coming down the right flank.
The first real Fiorentina attack was on 28 minutes, as Wladimiro Falcone flew to parry the Rolando Mandragora screamer from the edge of the box.
It was only a warning, as they took the lead moments later. Mandragora threaded through down the right for Jack Harrison, who cut inside to bend a wonderful left-foot finish into the far corner from 12 yards. Not only was it his first goal for Fiorentina, it ended a drought of over a year in league games.
It shouldâve been 2-0 when the Viola went on a rapid counter-attack, Roberto Piccoli sliding onto the Dodo assist from six yards only to prod it inches wide.
A Mandragora header and Oumar Ngom effort were both too weak to really trouble the goalkeepers from promising positions, then Cheddira couldnât connect with a Lassana Coulibaly cross at the back stick.
Coulibaly also failed to make the most of a Konan NâDri pull-back after the restart, then there was a mad scramble on another NâDri assist, this time Marin Pongracic with the crucial block on Coulibaly in the six-yard box.
LECCE, ITALY â APRIL 20: Walid CHeddira of US Lecce competes for the ball with Nicolò Fagioli of ACF Fiorentina during the Serie A match between US Lecce and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Via del Mare on April 20, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
Ramadani drilled wide, then substitute Lameck Bandaâs swerving strike forced a great fingertip save from David De Gea to push it round the far post.
Lecce got their equaliser on the resulting corner, Tiago Gabriel getting in front of Cher Ndour to nod in Antonino Galloâs set play, ending a three-game drought for his team.
LECCE, ITALY â APRIL 20: Tiago Gabriel of US Lecce celebrates his teamâs equalizing goal during the Serie A match between US Lecce and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Via del Mare on April 20, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
Ndourâs header on a corner moments later was inches over the bar, but Lecce really shouldâve gone 2-1 up when Pierotti got it all wrong on the Banda pull-back, ballooning over from six yards.
The hosts threw everything forward in a desperate bid to get all three points, but their inability to convert chances has been a problem all season.
