📉 Empoli, Venezia relegated, Parma, Verona stun, Lecce heroic 🤯 | OneFootball

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The 2024/25 Serie A season has come to an end, and it did so by giving us excitement until the very last moment. The 38th matchday was needed to determine the last two relegated teams: Venezia and Empoli are going down to Serie B, while Parma, Verona, and Lecce can breathe a sigh of relief at the bottom of the standings.

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Nothing could be done by Di Francesco. The Abruzzese coach, after being relegated with Frosinone last season, is forced to accept Serie B again this year. A heroic performance at Penzo was not enough: Juventus won 3-2 and went to the Champions League, but even with a win, nothing would have changed.

The results of Lecce and Parma would have condemned the Lagunari anyway, and the same applies to Empoli. The wins of Lecce (third consecutive salvation) and Parma against Lazio and Atalanta also condemned the Tuscans: D'Aversa failed to achieve success in the direct match against Verona, and Empoli returned to Serie B after four seasons.

📊 SALVATION ZONE: final standings

14. Verona 37 pts.

15. Cagliari 36 pts.

16. Parma 36 pts.

17. Lecce 34 pts.

18. Empoli 31 pts. 🅱️

19. Venezia 29 pts. 🅱️

20. Monza 18 pts. 🅱️

ATALANTA-PARMA 2-3

🅰️ The salvation goal is by Ondrejka! Parma celebrates

Extraordinary reaction from Parma! Chivu's boys overturn Atalanta in the second half with the substitutes: Ondrejka scores the goal that gives Parma salvation.

⚽️ Ondrejka gives Parma a breath of fresh air

The changes made at the end of the first half are decisive for Parma: Ondrejka beats Carnesecchi and ties Atalanta at minute 71. The equalizer gives Chivu's boys a breath of fresh air.

☄️ Hainaut reopens the match

Just four minutes after coming on, Hainaut immediately reduces the deficit: the French right-back's great shot beats Carnesecchi and reopens the match.

🤯 Deadly one-two by Maldini: Parma under

After a good start by Parma, Daniel Maldini takes the stage in one minute. First, he scores the 1-0 goal with a sliding shot, then, a minute later, he scores the second goal with a great curved shot.

RANDOM STAT:  This is Daniel Maldini's first double in the top flight: third goal in two games for the son of art.

EMPOLI-VERONA 1-2

✈️ Verona takes the lead again with Bradaric

Verona takes the lead again at Empoli: perfect cross by Tchatchoua and header by Bradaric: the 1999-born player scores a crucial goal 20 minutes from the end.

RANDOM STAT: This is the first Serie A goal for the Croatian winger

💪 Fazzini ties it up, but Empoli still third from last

Fazzini is always present: the blue midfielder responds and ties Verona with a shot at the end of the first half. The Tuscans remain third from last.

🎱 Billiard shot by Serdar

Verona starts strong: it takes Serdar just 4 minutes to put the Scaligeri ahead and momentarily condemn Empoli to Serie B. The angled right-footed shot leaves no chance for Vasquez.

RANDOM STAT: Serdar finds a goal that had been missing since November: this is the second goal in Serie A for the Verona midfielder.

LAZIO-LECCE 0-1

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