The verdict has arrived, hard and without appeal. Pisa Sporting Club says goodbye to Serie A after one season and returns mathematically to Serie B with three games in advance. The decisive defeat at home 2-1 against Unione Sportiva Lecce not only condemns the Tuscan team but also drags Hellas Verona Football Club with it: the Venetians, 13 points behind, can no longer reach the salvation zone. For Lecce, it's a crushing victory: the Salentines temporarily lead +5 over Unione Sportiva Cremonese, fueling hopes of staying in the top division. ### A match worth a season The match was fought, but the Pisa's fate was written in the second half. After a balanced first half and a 0-0 score, with opportunities from both sides and some spectacular mistakes under the door, the game ignites in the second half. It's Lecce who finds the right blow at 53': an action built by Cheddira and finalized by Banda, which puts the yellow and reds in the lead. Pisa reacts immediately, driven by pride and desperation. A few minutes are enough to find the equalizer: Leris, with a flying conclusion, rekindles the hopes of the nerazzurri fans. It's 1-1 that deceives the entire stadium. But it's just an illusion. At 65' comes the blow that breaks the game – and the season. Pierotti bursts onto the wing and serves Cheddira: the diagonal is precise, cold, deadly. It's 2-1 that weighs like a sentence. ### Pisa fights, but it's not enough In the final, Pisa makes a desperate assault. Piccinini almost scores the equalizer with his head, but Falcone responds as a great goalkeeper. It's the last real opportunity. The triple whistle seals the reality: Pisa is relegated. Twenty-one defeats in the championship are a weight too heavy to bear. Serie A closes like this, after just one year, leaving a bitter taste in the mouth of a city that had hoped for a different season. ### Double condemnation and salvation still open Pisa's fall is not the only verdict. Hellas Verona is officially relegated, unable to bridge the gap that has become insurmountable. The story is different for Lecce, which with this victory changes its own destiny. The Salentines take a decisive step towards salvation, putting direct pressure on Cremonese and reopening scenarios that seemed complicated. Pisa's relegation leaves questions. Errors, structural limitations, difficulties in coping with the jump in category. But also a team that, at times, has tried to play. In football, however, attempts are not enough. Points are needed. And Pisa, this year, has collected too few. Serie A goes on. Pisa starts from B.