Overview
With positive results in recent times, both Lecce and Como have temporarily escaped the danger zone in Serie A.
As for Lecce, they won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 in the last 5 rounds. Good results against direct competitors for relegation tickets such as Venezia or Monza helped Lecce rise to 14th place, but only 2 points above the danger zone.
Lecce will next travel to Como, another relegation contender. The problem for Lecce is that they are terrible away from home.
They have only won 1, drawn 1 and lost 6 away games. Lecce have also only scored 2 goals in those 8 games. Therefore, the away game at Como promises to be very difficult for Lecce.
Meanwhile, Como just lost to Inter Milan with a score of 0-2. That was not a surprising result because the strength between the two teams was too different. Before that, Como had 3 unbeaten matches, including 2 draws and 1 win.
Como's good results so far have been largely due to their home games. They have won 2, drawn 3 and lost just 2 when playing at home. Coach Fabregas's team have also scored more goals and conceded fewer when playing at home. That will give them the foundation to believe in a good result against Lecce.
In terms of head-to-head record, Lecce has always been a very difficult opponent for Como. In the last 5 encounters, Lecce is unbeaten with 2 wins and 3 draws.
Human resources situation
Maximo Perrone, Alessandro Gabrielloni and Marco Sala from the home side will still be absent due to not recovering from injury.
On the other side of the front line, Lecce is without Lameck Banda and Kialonda Gaspar due to injury, while Antonino Gallo has returned to training. As for Frederic Guilbert, this player is suspended.
Expected lineup:
Como: Reina, Van der Brempt, Dossena, Kempf, Moreno, Da Cunha, Roberto, Strefezza, Paz, Fadera, Belotti.
Lecce: Falcone, Dorgu, Baschirotto, Bonifazi, Gallo, Coulibaly, Berisha, Rafia, Pierotti, Krstovic, Morente.
The match between Como and Lecce takes place at 0:30 am on December 31 (Vietnam time).
