FC Lugano vs FC Luzern 4-0

FC Lugano beat FC Luzern 4-0 at Cornaredo, pulling away after Daniel Dos Santos Correia scored twice and Dereck Moncada added the fourth late on. The home side also benefited from an own goal, while Luzern were left with nothing after a second half in which they briefly levelled.

Lugano went ahead in the 12th minute when Daniel Dos Santos Correia scored from Lars Lukas Mai's assist to make it 1-0. The hosts then picked up three first-half bookings, with Behruzjon Karimov cautioned in the 4th minute, Dos Santos Correia in the 15th and Renato Steffen on 35 minutes. Stefan Knezevic was booked for Luzern in the 43rd minute before the break, and the score stayed 1-0 at half-time.

Luzern equalised in the 61st minute through Rúben Dantas Fernandes' own goal, but Lugano replied in the 78th minute when Dos Santos Correia struck again from Beckham Castro's assist, his second of the match, to make it 2-1. Beckham Castro had come on in the 57th minute, while Moncada, also introduced on 57 minutes, sealed it in the 87th minute from David von Ballmoos' assist to make it 3-1. Lugano had made two changes on 57 minutes and later sent on Ahmed Kendouci for Dos Santos Correia on 83 minutes, while Luzern made two changes on 67 minutes and continued to chase the game after the leveller.

The numbers backed Lugano's edge. They had 60% possession, 544 passes to Luzern's 365, and more shots, 18-15, with 7 on target to 4. Lugano also led xG 2.69 to 0.95, corners 8-7, and saves were level at 4 each.

Lugano collected three yellow cards, with Karimov, Dos Santos Correia and Steffen booked. Luzern had two cautions, for Knezevic and Leonardo Bertone, and there were no red cards.