Serie A | Pisa 1-2 Lecce – Banda & Cheddira keep Lecce afloat as Pisa officially relegated

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Sam Wilson | Last updated May 1, 2026 4:43 PM ET

Lecce secured a vital 2-1 win away to Pisa, a result that confirms the hosts’ relegation from Serie A while boosting the visitors’ survival hopes.

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Pisa’s fate is now sealed after just two wins and 18 points from 35 matches, while Lecce move four points clear of 18th-placed Cremonese, who still have to face Lazio on Monday.

The home side started brightly and created the better openings early on, with Filip Stojilkovic and Simone Canestrelli both denied by sharp goalkeeping from Wladimiro Falcone. Lecce, however, grew into the contest, with Lameck Banda a constant threat down the flank.

It was Banda who broke the deadlock shortly after the restart. Lecce struck on the counter, and the Zambian winger showed composure to control before firing past Adrian Semper from mid-range to make it 1-0.

Pisa responded well and found an equaliser on 56 minutes through Mehdi Leris, who reacted quickest inside the box to fire a first-time finish into the bottom corner.

With the game finely balanced, Lecce regained the lead just after the hour mark. Santiago Pierotti slipped in Walid Cheddira, who showed determination to reach the ball ahead of the defence and calmly slot home what proved to be the winner.

Pisa pushed late on, going close through Gabriele Piccinini, but Lecce held firm despite late pressure and an offside goal ruling out a third.

The final whistle confirmed a painful outcome for Pisa, whose relegation is now mathematically certain, while Lecce take a significant step towards Serie A safety.

ITALY – MAY 1: Isak Vural in action against Oumar Ngom of US Lecce during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and US Lecce at Arena Garibaldi on May 1, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Pisa 1-2 Lecce

01-05-2026 19:45 MatchDay 35 Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani

Pisa

Lecce 1 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

Antonio Caracciolo

43'

2nd half

	52'	Lameck Banda (Assist: Walid Cheddira)
Mehdi Léris	56'
Michel Aebischer	61'
	65'

Walid Cheddira (Assist: Santiago Pierotti) 66' Walid Cheddira Rafiu Durosinmi 82' 88' Santiago Pierotti Henrik Meister

90'

Match statistic

58 Possession % 42 18 Total shots 7 7 Shots on target 4 5 Shots off target 2 6 Blocked shots 1 6 Corners 1 6 Offsides 2 15 Fouls 13 Pisa Lecce

Starting lineups

Adrian Šemper Goalkeeper 4 Antonio Caracciolo Defender 2 Rosen Bozhinov Defender 81' 3 Samuele Angori Defender 64' 5 Simone Canestrelli Defender 14 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro Midfielder 81' 21 Isak Vural Midfielder 70' 20

Michel Aebischer Midfielder 81 Filip Stojilkovic Attacker 70' 7

Mehdi Léris Attacker 32 Stefano Moreo Attacker 30

Wladimiro Falcone Goalkeeper 25

Antonino Gallo Defender 17 Danilo Veiga Defender 5 Jamil Siebert Defender 44 Tiago Gabriel Defender 29

Lassana Coulibaly Midfielder 79 Oumar Ngom Midfielder 20

Ylber Ramadani Midfielder 19

Lameck Banda Attacker 71' 50 Santiago Pierotti Attacker 90' 99

Walid Cheddira Attacker

71'

Substitutes

Simone Scuffet Goalkeeper 33

Arturo Calabresi Defender 12

Nicolas Goalkeeper 39

Raúl Albiol Defender 23

Calvin Stengs Attacker 19

Samuel Iling-Junior Attacker 26 Francesco Coppola Defender 8 Malthe Höjholt Midfielder 35 Felipe Loyola Defender 99 Lorran Midfielder 15 Idrissa Touré Midfielder 64' 36 Gabriele Piccinini Attacker 70' 9 Henrik Meister Attacker 70' 11

Juan Cuadrado Midfielder 81' 17 Rafiu Durosinmi Attacker 81' 14 Thórir Jóhann Helgason Midfielder 32 Jasper Samooja Goalkeeper 1

Christian Früchtl Goalkeeper 36

Filip Marchwinski Midfielder 11

Konan N’Dri Attacker 9 Nikola Stulic Attacker 13 Matías Pérez Defender 3 Corrie Ndaba Defender 28 Olaf Gorter Midfielder 80 Niko Kovač Midfielder 6 Álex Sala Midfielder 22

Francesco Camarda Attacker 71' 18 Gaby Jean Defender 71' 16

Omri Gandelman Midfielder

90'

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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