In the end Lecce decided to play, but in its own way. Too risky not to show up in Bergamo, with the threat of a 0-3 forfeit and a delicate ranking. So the Salentini took the field regularly against Atalanta, drawing 1-1, after struggling to the last to get the postponement of the match, requested following the tragic death of physiotherapist Graziano Fiorita. A match "of trampled values", however, the club had written on X: no colors, no crest, just an anonymous white jersey "that does not represent us". The Giallorossi will return to the field, Lecce let it be known, only "when Graziano returns home and is honored by his people". Lecce had left for Bergamo only yesterday morning, hoping to the last for another postponement. In a lengthy statement, the club explained that "Graziano's memory is not honored by deserting the field or fielding the Primavera team: a grave injustice is not answered by breaking the rules". With bitterness, the club also pointed out that "in other, equally painful cases, more reasonable decisions have been made", denouncing a "hierarchy of death" based on the crest of the club or the role of the person who passed away. In observance of mourning, Atalanta's Curva Sud also chose to remain silent for the entire 90 minutes. The guest sector of the Gewiss Stadium remained empty, adorned only by a black jersey and a banner with the name "Graziano". As the Giallorossi entered the field for warm-up, the whole stadium gave a long applause.