

After Lecce's 6-0 loss against Fiorentina, President Saverio Sticchi Damiani and Coach Luca Gotti had a crisis meeting, but both men maintain that they have made the decision to stick together. After this crushing loss at the Stadio Via del Mare, claims that the team was about to remove its coach eventually surfaced.
Fiorentina led 2-0 before the break and would go on to score 6-0 in tennis, even though Antonino Gallo was sent off before the half. People assumed the worst when the press conference following the game was postponed for a considerable amount of time in order for the club executives to meet with Gotti in a crisis. President Sticchi Damiani, however, discussed the circumstances with Telerama when they eventually came out. "It was a poor performance, made more difficult by the red card, but as the supporters correctly pointed out, I should bear full responsibility for today.”