 Together with Lecce teammate Elvis Abbruscato, in 2007–2008 he formed one of the best "duos" of strikers in the Serie B tournament and managed to end the regular season with 16 goals.Tiribocchi played all four play-offs matches and scored 2 goals as Lecce regained a spot in the Serie A.Here he was one of the key-players for the "salentini" with another 11 goals, but his team was eventually relegated.