There's no stopping Frosinone, who beat Lecce 5-1 to secure another night near the top of the table, three points behind Como and four behind Roma.
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What seemed like a fairy talereally could become reality. It is hard to even imagine talking about European qualification, but comfortably avoiding relegationis certainly becoming a very achievable goal.
Everything is clicking for Alvini's team: a great goalkeeperwho has already caught the eye of the big clubs; a mixof youth and experience; two wide playerswith bright futures and a striker who simply refuses to stop scoring.
And today, Frosinone have made history: their 17 points from the opening nine games represent the best start by a newly promoted side in the history of the Italian top flight, matching Juventus after Calciopoli.
Against Lecce, Alvini gives Cichellahis first start since the league opener against Juventus. And it is the 21-year-old who breaks the deadlock after 25 cagey minutes, meeting a trademark Ghedjemis run with a volley that beats Falcone.
Lecce try to stay in the game, but their resistance effectively ends in the 45th minute when Calò converts a penaltyfor a foul on Kvernadze. It is the moment that knocks the stuffing out of Di Francesco's men.
Kvernadze is again the providerfor the third goal in the 59th minute, cutting inside from the left and putting Raimondothrough on Falcone. The Bologna-owned striker now has eight league goals, a tally matched only by Monza's Varela.
At that point, Alvini gives his stars a breather, taking off Ghedjemi and Raimondo. Romanian striker Birligeareplaces the No. 9 and, two minutes later, finishes first time from a Calò-Schmid counterattack to beat the blameless Falcone once again.
Late on, a careless giveaway by substitute El Azzouzi allows Monteiro to reduce the deficit, but only briefly. Birligearounds off the scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time, capitalising on yet another Kvernadze runand Lecce's defence switching off at a corner.
After their win in Udine, two defeats have brought Lecce back down to earth, with a clash against relegation rivals Genoa up next.
Frosinone, meanwhile, face two games that look winnable on paper, against Torino and Cagliari, before a trip to San Siro to take on Milan. Those three matches will reveal plenty about the Ciociari's true ambitions, but for now they are deservedly enjoying a magic moment that has an entire fanbase dreaming.
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