Prediction Of Roma Vs Lecce: I Giallorossi Wants To End Bad Trends At Stadio Olimpico

JAKARTA - AS Roma, a club that is currently slumping in crisis, will host Lecce in Serie A on Saturday night, December 7. After recording six defeats to the last seven league games, Claudio Ranieri's side desperately needed a win to end their negative trend. Meanwhile, Lecce, who has just changed coaches, came hoping to bring momentum to the positive.

Roma are in a gloomy season with just 13 points from Serie A's first 14 matches this season. This is one of their worst startes in history, only better than the 1978 season. The presence of Claudio Ranieri as the new coach has not been able to lift the team's performance, where Roma have yet to win in the last six matches in all competitions.

Roma's last defeat came last Monday when they bowed 2-0 to Atalanta BC at Stadio Olimpico. The result extended their streak of defeats to four consecutive matches in Serie A. If they lost against Lecce again, Roma would match their poor record in 1951 with five consecutive league defeats.

Despite being in bad shape, Roma still had a historical advantage against Lecce at home. Of the 18 Serie A meetings at the Stadio Olimpico, Roma won 14 times and only lost once.

Meanwhile, Lecce has shown signs of a revival since appointing Marco Giampaolo as the new coach. In the last two games, they beat Venezia 1-0 in an away game and held Juventus 1-1 at home with a dramatic goal from Ante Rebic in stoppage time.

Lecce now has the same points as Roma in the standings, but they are also still in a dangerous zone. With the defense starting solidly under Giampaolo, Lecce is determined to put more pressure on the convex Roma.

In this match, Roma received good news with the possibility of returning veteran defender Matsxides after missing several training sessions due to minor injuries. In addition, Mario Hermoso is also expected to return to strengthen the defense, while Niccolo Pisilli can be played after serving a ban on playing.

On the front lines, Paulo Dybala will be the mainstay. The Argentine has an impressive record against Lecce, with four goals in the previous six meetings. He will duet with captain Lorenzo Pellegrini to support Artem Dovbyk in attack.

Lecce will lose several important players as a result of injuries, including Lameck Banda, Antonino airing, Kevin Bonifazi, andter Pierret. Filip Marchwinski is also doubtful after suffering an ankle injury in training.

His absence is likely to make Patrick Dorgu, who usually plays on the wing, return to the left-back position. On the front lines, Nikola Krstovic will lead the attack, although the Montenegro player has only scored two goals in Serie A this season.

With both teams needing a win, this match is expected to be fierce. Roma are under great pressure to get a positive result in front of their own supporters, while Lecce can play more freely thanks to the positive momentum under Marco Giapaolo.

If Roma can take advantage of the advantages of player quality such as Dybala and Pellegrini, they have a great opportunity to end the negative trend. However, Lecce, who began to find stability in the back line, could be a difficult opponent to beat.

Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar, Mancini, tonight, Ndicka, Celik, Kone, Cristante, Angelino, Dybala, Pellegrini, Dovbyk

Lecce (4-2-3-1): Falcone, Guilbert, Gaspar, Baschirotto, Pelmard, Coulibaly, Ramadani, Dorgu, Rafia, Pierotti, Krostovic

Score Prediction: Roma 1-0 Lecce

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