CHIPOLOPOLO international Lameck Banda etched his name into US Lecce folklore on Sunday night, scoring the decisive goal that secured the club’s Serie A survival in a nerve-shredding 1-0 victory over Genoa CFC at the Stadio Via del Mare on the final matchday of the 2025-26 season. With everything on the line and the spectre of relegation looming over the Giallorossi, the 25-year-old Zambian winger stepped up when it mattered most, delivering a moment of composure and quality that preserved Lecce’s top-flight status for a fourth consecutive season, the longest uninterrupted Serie A stay in the club’s history. The decisive moment arrived after just seven minutes. Genoa goalkeeper Nicola Leali parried Walid Cheddira’s initial effort into the path of Banda,...