Week 27 brings us a match on Mar 19th where Lecce will travel to Firenze to battle Fiorentina in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Fiorentina recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Cremonese. Rolando Mandragora struck first for Fiorentina in the 27th minute on a feed from Jonathan Ikoné, then Arthur added another in the 50th minute In the end, Cremonese couldn’t muster any offence and Fiorentina ran away with the shutout win. Fiorentina is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lecce recorded a 0-2 loss against Torino. Wilfried Stephane Singo struck first for Torino in the 20th minute, then Antonio Sanabria added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Nemanja Radonjić In the end, Lecce was frustrated by Torino’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Torino ended the match with the shutout victory. Lecce looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 17th of October, Lecce hosted Fiorentina in their last match together. Lecce and Fiorentina battled to a 1-1 draw in front of almost 25000. Assan Ceesay scored the first goal for Lecce in the 43rd minute, then Christian Kouamé tied it up for Fiorentina in the 48th minute earning Fiorentina a comeback draw.
Lecce hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Ibañez and Alexis Blin, and they each have 1 goal. Fiorentina’s most prolific scorer has been Arthur. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.