Verona 1-0 win against Lecce

Because Cremonese had recently improved and were pushing Spezia back into the bottom three, recent results had made this a key confrontation to avoid the drop. Following their 6-0 loss against Inter in the middle of the week, Kevin Lasagna, Thomas Henry, and Ardian Hrustic were all out due to injuries for Hellas. Within the first 90 seconds, the visitors had a golden opportunity when Milan Djuric's header from a cross from the left by Darko Lazovic hit the crossbar.

Djuric again presented a threat, this time with a looping header that Lorenzo Montip was less than thrilled with Adrien Tameze's back throw and Wladimiro Falcone somehow managed to paw out of the far top corner. On the cusp of halftime, Federico Di Francesco's spectacular overhead kick missed its mark, while Remi Oudin's header almost eluded Alexander Blin.