Serie A Preview: Lecce vs Roma

Lecce welcome Roma on the Through del Mare Stadium on Saturday evening, March 29 at 8.45 PM in an all-Giallorossi contest. Marco Giampaolo’s quest to save lots of Lecce for an unprecedent third time in a row suffered some laborious blows just lately because the Salentini squandered a two-goal result in lose 2-3 to Milan, then have been additionally crushed by Genoa 1-2 earlier than the worldwide break.

Roma, however, have a six-game successful streak open and shall be seeking to furtherly strengthen their claims to a Champions League spot subsequent season. That appeared unthinkable only some months in the past, after a turbulent season begin that resulted within the axing of two coaches, Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Juric. Claudio Ranieri managed to regular the ship and renew the capital metropolis’s facet’s ambitions.

Match Preview

Lecce

These are although instances on the Through del Mare. Lecce come from 4 losses in a row, which have been preceded by two attracts. Their final W got here at Parma on January thirty first. Since then, the Giallorossi of Salento have scored solely three objectives – all with Nikola Krstovic.

The Montenegrin has scored ten objectives and notched three assists this time period up to now. After firing clean between the sixth and thirteenth matchdays, Krstovic recovered his kind and Giampaolo will rely closely on him to assist Lecce obtain salvation for the third time on the trot. That will imply for the Salentini to play in Serie A for 4 consecutive seasons, a feat they by no means achieved.

Lecce at present sit seventeenth within the Serie A desk, three factors away from the drop zone. They’ve a troublesome string of video games forward of them. Venezia, which they may meet after Roma, is the one different membership embroiled within the relegation battle that they need to face earlier than season finish.

Nonetheless, their third and second-to-last video games towards Verona and Torino, who could be already protected and never preventing for any European slots by then, could possibly be a superb likelihood to seize some elementary factors.

Roma

Claudio Ranieri’s return introduced a breathe of recent air at Roma, who are actually nicely in rivalry for a Champions League spot. At present ranked seventh within the league, however simply 4 factors behind 4th-placed Bologna, the Lupi are having fun with an enviable run of kind. They notched six wins in a row, eight out of the final 9 video games, and are unbeaten in Serie A since December 15, after they slipped 0-2 at Como.

Nonetheless, this has come at a price since they crashed out of the Coppa Italia and, furthermore, of the Europa League just some weeks in the past.

Paulo Dybala’s latest damage, which can hold La Joya at bay till the tip of the season, will take a toll on the Giallorossi‘s offensive prowess. For the ultimate dash, Ranieri might want to depend on Artem Dovbyk, hoping that the Ukrainian can replicate his unbelievable season end from one 12 months in the past (he scored ten objectives out of his final 9 video games at Girona…), and on Matìas Soulé, who’s lastly discovering some house in Roma’s lineup after spending the primary half of the season on the sidelines.

An “straightforward” sport on paper at Lecce shall be just like the calm earlier than the storm for Roma, because the Roman Giallorossi‘s final eight league opponents will embody Juventus, Lazio, Inter, Fiorentina, Atalanta, and Milan.

Staff Information

There isn’t a massive information in relation to the Lecce vs. Roma anticipated lineups. Marco Giampaolo will probably affirm the identical formation that misplaced 1-2 to Genoa two weeks in the past. Among the many Roma traces, Manu Koné will in all probability take Leandro Paredes’ spot within the midfield for the reason that Argentine is simply again from his worldwide duties and may have a while to get better.

Lecce vs Roma Potential Beginning Line-ups

Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Gallo; Coulibaly, Berisha, Helgason; Pierotti, Krstovic, Morente

Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka; Saelemaekers, Koné, Cristante, Angelino; Soulé, Pellegrini, Dovbyk

Lecce vs Roma Prediction

Although the worldwide break may need halted Roma’s momentum, Ranieri’s facet’s run of kind must be sufficient to make quick work of the house Salentini. Plus, Roma can not afford any slip up right here contemplating that their upcoming video games shall be rather more difficult. We anticipate Roma to have the higher hand. Lecce might want to look elsewhere for the factors they should keep away from relegation.

Prediction: Roma to Win