Pisa, Verona relegated as Lecce secure big win in fight against drop

PISA, Italy (AP) — Lecce beat Pisa 2-1 and sent the Tuscan club into the Italian second division on Friday.

Pisa was promoted from Serie B a year ago but goes down after a woeful season in Serie A in which it won only two of its 35 games so far.

The result also meant relegation for second-from-bottom Verona. It has 19 points, one more than Pisa, but it cannot catch Lecce, which is fourth-to-last in the table with 32.

Lameck Banda put Pisa 1-0 up in the 52nd minute but Mehdi Léris equalized for the home side four minutes later.

However, Walid Cheddira scored a 65th-minute winner for visiting Lecce to lift it four points above the relegation zone with three matches left to play.