Italian Serie A Sunday: Napoli Find 93rd Minute Winner Over Lecce Through Edinson Cavani

Lecce fell 1-0 to Napoli today, the latest victim in a string of last-minute wins for the Partenopei. Edinson Cavani is once again the hero for Napoli, just as he was midweek when he scored a 93^rd minute header against Steaua Bucharest to put his team into the next round in the Europa League. This time Cavani’s right foot stole the show. The Uruguayan forward, probably tired of watching the number of misplayed passes executed by Napoli, took matters to his own feet, taking the ball upfield before firing in a shot from 25 yards out. Lecce goalkeeper Antonio Rosati could only watch as the ball flew into the back corner of the net.

According to OptaPaolo, the last-minute winner is becoming routine for the forward, as five of Cavani’s 10 league goals for Napoli have been scored in the last five minutes of play. But Lecce almost grabbed all three points themselves, with a 92 minute shot being cleared off the line by Napoli defender Gianluca Grava. Instead, Napoli take the spoils and move into second place in Serie A.

Sunday in Serie A started off with a bit of a thriller, with Udinese twice coming back from behind to equalize, only to score a last minute own-goal to give Lazio all three points. That moves the Biancocelesti into second place, just three behind league-leaders AC Milan. However, neither Juventus or Napoli have played yet, and three points for either club means that Lazio will not be alone in second place.

SBN Soccer will be bringing you live updates of Napoli v Lecce, while you can catch Chievo Verona v Juventus on Fox Soccer Channel.We’ll also have coverage of the Derby della Lanterna later on, as Sampdoria host Genoa