Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lecce 2nd with 74 points, Melfi 19th with 35, 39 apart. On recent form Lecce sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Lecce 1.63 scored and 0.95 conceded per game, Melfi 1 and 1.79, with the league averaging 1.19.
Stadio Comunale Via del Mare staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,800. Lecce led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Lecce: Marco Mancosu (90'), A. Doumbia (21'), S. Caturano (27') · Melfi: Ciro Foggia (43')