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Youssef Maleh - Reports back to Lecce Maleh wasn't retained by Cremonese following the relegation.

Impact Maleh would have likely stayed permanently had the team avoided relegation, as he was a cornerstone and notched 15 shots (three on target), 40 crosses (six accurate) and 27 tackles in 14 appearances from January on. It remains to be determined whether he'll stay at Lecce, as he didn't have a consistent role before leaving during the winter.

JULY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Lameck Banda - Leads team in goals and assists Banda scored one goal to go with three shots (three on goal), four crosses (one accurate) and one corner in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Genoa.

Impact Banda secured Lecce's survival with an unstoppable strike and played a huge role in the team's three wins from their last four games during the survival battle, contributing two goals and one assist across those victories. Banda ends the season with career highs in both starts and league goals, making 21 starts across 32 appearances while recording five goals and four assists, finishing as the team's top scorer and joint assist leader alongside Antonino Gallo.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Wladimiro Falcone - Ends season with clean sheet Falcone made one save and allowed zero goals in Sunday's 1-0 win against Genoa.

Impact Falcone was called into action just once, a second half effort he handled comfortably to preserve the clean sheet. The goalkeeper ends the season with 10 clean sheets, his highest tally across four seasons with Lecce, a remarkable achievement given the team's battle for survival in the final stretch, which they ultimately succeeded in. Across his 38 starts he allowed 50 goals and made 110 saves during the campaign.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Antonino Gallo - Career best creative campaign Gallo generated one shot (zero on goal), one cross (one accurate) and two chances created in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Genoa.

Impact Gallo helped preserve a clean sheet in the final game of the season and created two chances, capping off his most creative campaign to date with a career-high four assists and enough to finish as Lecce's joint top assister in the league this season alongside Lameck Banda. The left-back created 36 chances and delivered 136 crosses over the season, while also contributing defensively with 58 tackles, 15 interceptions, 125 clearances and six blocks. He recorded nine clean sheets across 37 appearances (34 starts), as he helped his side secure survival.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Santiago Pierotti - Assists in finale Pierotti assisted once to go with one shot (zero on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and one chance created in Sunday's 1-0 victory versus Genoa.

Impact Pierotti set up Lecce's only goal for Lameck Banda and also came close to scoring himself, with his only effort of the game hitting the post. The Argentine spent the season mainly on the right wing and, despite modest attacking numbers, remained an important part of the lineup, finishing with a career high 31 starts for Lecce and recording one goal and two assists while helping his side secure top flight survival.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Jamil Siebert - Key defensive role in survival run Siebert registered two tackles (zero won) and nine clearances in Sunday's 1-0 victory versus Genoa.

Impact Siebert kept a clean sheet in the final game of the season, a fitting end to a three month spell where he stepped up following Kialonda Gaspar's serious injury and delivered big defensive performances that played a crucial part in his side securing survival. The center back finished with 27 tackles, 16 interceptions, 143 clearances and 21 blocks across 21 appearances (18 starts), alongside three clean sheets and one goal.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Ylber Ramadani - Two key passes in Genoa fixture Ramadani created two scoring chances, had one tackle (zero won) and was cautioned for the 10th time in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Genoa.

Impact Ramadani didn't have a particularly noteworthy performance but helped Lecce stave off relegation in the final round and notched at least one tackle for the 23rd game in a row, totaling 63 (35 won) over that span. Instead, he snapped a 16-game streak with one or more shots. He will sit out next season's opener due to yellow-card accumulation. He scored once and tallied 19 chances created, 47 interceptions and 57 clearances in 37 fixtures this season.

MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Como caps stunning rise with a Champions League spot as Milan and Juventus miss out

Como’s remarkable rise continues as Cesc Fàbregas’ team qualifies for the Champions League along with Roma on the last day of the Serie A season

MAY 24 • Associated Press

Santiago Pierotti - Earns starting role Pierotti (knee) is in the starting XI for Sunday's match against Genoa.

Impact Pierotti will miss no time due to his knee injury, as the attacker is instead in the starting XI for the season finale. This gives the club their starting attacker on the right flank, although he has only earned one goal and one assist in 36 appearances (30 starts) this season.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Lameck Banda - Starting Sunday Banda (thigh) is in the starting XI for Sunday's match against Genoa.

Impact Banda was likely to be an option for Sunday and is back in the team sheet for the season finale, earning a starting role immediately. He has recorded four goals and four assists in 31 appearances (20 starts) heading into the season finale.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Lameck Banda - Selected for Genoa contest Banda (thigh) has been inserted in Lecce's squad list to face Genoa on Sunday.

Impact Banda isn't 100 percent, but isn't dealing with a severe muscular problem, and coach Eusebio Di Francesco suggested that he had better chances of starting than Santiago Pierotti (knee). Konan N'Dri is the next man up on the wings. Banda has notched at least one key pass in seven straight rounds, totaling nine, scoring and assisting once and adding 12 shots (five on target), 32 crosses (seven accurate) and eight corners over that span.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Santiago Pierotti - Late call for Genoa game Pierotti (knee) "will be called up for Sunday, but we'll see how he feels closer to the match," coach Eusebio Di Francesco announced.

Impact Pierotti escaped without serious consequences after tweaking his knee last week, but it remains to be seen whether he'll manage to keep starting, while Lameck Banda (thigh) is said to be in better shape. Konan N'Dri would eventually fill in for one of the starting wingers.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Riccardo Sottil - Absent for Genoa fixture Sottil (back) has continued to train on the side in recent weeks and won't return for the season finale, Lecce relayed.

Impact Sottil has missed the final three months of the season because of an unspecified back problem and will most likely return to Fiorentina at the end of the loan spell. He scored once, assisted twice and added 20 shots (three on target), 24 chances created and 100 crosses (25 accurate) in 21 appearances (23 starts).

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Masked man: Milan's Champions League push gets unexpected boost from Modric in Serie A finale

AC Milan will look to a masked Luka Modric as the battle for the last two Champions League spots goes down to the final day in Serie A

MAY 21 • Associated Press

Omri Gandelman - Assists in win Gandelman assisted once to go with zero corners and one chance created in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Sassuolo.

Impact Gandelman had a huge assist Sunday, helping get a goal during the win. He's only started twice through nine appearances, totaling an assist with seven clearances, four tackles and three chances created in that span.

MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Walid Cheddira - Nets brace Cheddira scored two goals to go with four shots (three on goal) and one chance created in Sunday's 3-2 win against Sassuolo.

Impact Cheddira played a huge part in the win Sunday, scoring two goals against Sassuolo. He's recorded three goals with an assist in the last five appearances, totaling 12 shots with three tackles in that span.

MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Wladimiro Falcone - Allows two Falcone recorded four saves and allowed two goals in Sunday's 3-2 win over Sassuolo.

Impact Falcone saw two goals go while making four saves during the win over Sassuolo. He"s conceded six goals in the last seven league appearances, making 22 saves with a clean sheet in that span. The keeper will face off with Genoa for the final game of the season on Sunday, who have scored just three goals in the last five contests.

MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Sadik Fofana - DNP in Sassuolo contest Fofana (knee) didn't get minutes in Sunday's 3-2 win over Sassuolo.

Impact Fofana was an option after being sidelined for a month, but he's not 100 percent, and he has a few players ahead of him in the depth chart, primarily Ylber Ramadani, Lassana Coulibaly, Oumar Ngom and Omri Gandelman. He has been fielded five times (one start) since joining in January, recording two shots (zero on target), two chances created and two tackels (two won).

MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Kialonda Gaspar - Unused sub in Sassuolo match Gaspar (knee) didn't play in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Sassuolo.

Impact Gaspar completed his rehab from a major knee injury, but the coach stuck with players in better form in a key game, primarily Jamil Siebert. He's a long shot to play much in the season final against Genoa on Sunday as well, but he'll be fully healthy heading into the summer.

MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 17 • YOUTUBE

Santiago Pierotti - Helped off in Sassuolo fixture Pierotti generated one shot (zero on goal) and two crosses (zero accurate) in Sunday's contest versus Sassuolo before leaving at the 79th minute because of a potential knee issue,...

Impact Pierotti had a subdued showing for the most part and had to be carried off the pitch by the medical staff after banging knees with an opponent, laboring very heavily. Lameck Banda (thigh) also subbed off early in this one. Konan N'Dri, Omri Gandelman and Thohir Helgason would be the next men up if both wingers didn't recover for next week's match versus Genoa.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Lameck Banda - Assists and bows out in Sassuolo game Banda assisted once to go with two shots (two on goal), five crosses (one accurate) and one chance created in Sunday's game match versus Sassuolo before leaving at the 63rd minute...

Impact Banda teed up Walid Cheddira with a quality cross in the first half and was the runner-up in crosses within his team, but left the match early because of muscular discomfort and will have to be assessed ahead of the season finale against Genoa. The coach inserted Gaby Jean and switched to a three-man defense in this one. Konan N'Dri and Omri Gandelman would be the fallbacks in the standard scheme.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Napoli secures spot but Serie A's final-day Champions League math is still wide open

Napoli secured a spot in next season’s Champions League but the other two remaining places in Europe’s elite club competition could go to any of four teams in Serie A

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Kialonda Gaspar - Back available Sunday Gaspar (knee) has been named in the squad for Sunday's clash against Sassuolo, according to the club.

Impact Gaspar's inclusion in the matchday squad is a significant milestone after being sidelined since late February with the knee injury. The defender's rehabilitation has progressed well, and while his involvement may be limited given the length of his absence and the performances of his replacements, his return to the squad is a welcome development for Lecce heading into the final two matches of the season.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Sadik Fofana - Available against Sassuolo Fofana (knee) has been included in Lecce's squad list to face Sassuolo on Sunday.

Impact Fofana has recovered from a knee injury that sidelined him for four weeks and will provide some depth behind the starters in the midfield. He has started once in five outings since joining in January, registering two shots (zero on target), two chances created and two tackles (both won).

MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE

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