Venezia, captained by Joel Pohjanpalo, lost 0–1 to Lecce, one of the bottom teams in the Italian Serie A.
Joel Pohjanpalo got responsibility in the 0–1 loss game 83 minutes, Venezia’s goalkeeper Jesse Joronen did not play in the match instead.
Venezia, which is at the bottom of the series, was the more dominant team in its home match, but fell into inefficiency. The goal expectation for Venezia was 2.53–0.66 and the scoring attempts 16–7.
Lecce scored practically from their first position when the defender Patrick Dorgu completed the decisive hit from the counterattack in the 70th minute.
Pohjanpalo had an opening to equalize just three minutes later, but Huuhkajie’s top player couldn’t hit the ball from a few meters from the back post.
Having scored four goals in the Italian premier league, Pohjanpalo has not found the back of the net in the last three league matches.
Series table (teletext) here