Overview
A week after a dramatic win over Torino - with Wladimiro Falcone blocking the penalty in the last minute - Lecce collapsed and suffered a defeat in the first match of December.
With just one shot on target, the Salento team conceded two goals after a break at Zini Stadium, where they lost to Serie A's Cremonese.
While the home team rose to the top half of the rankings, Lecce dropped to 17th place, just a very fragile distance from the relegation zone.
The attack has declined in form and lacked confidence, making it impossible for the Southern Italian club to score in nearly half of the matches this season (34 matches) in the national championship.
However, Eusebio Di Francesco's team has only lost one of their last five home games and is proving to be much more unlikely to be defeated when playing at via del Mare.
Lecce will have to make the most of their home advantage, when they close 2025 with two matches to welcome rookie Pisa and the team in good form Como.
Although Lecce won their last meeting with Pisa - in Serie B three years ago - it has been a long time since the two teams met in the top flight of Italy.
In fact, it has been more than 30 years since the last Serie A meeting between the two sides, the match ended in a 1-1 draw at via del Mare.
More than three decades have passed, Pisa has just returned to Serie A and is fighting to reject the pessimistic predictions before the season.
Despite losing their last two games - both at home - Pisa have maintained their solidity away from home, with three consecutive draws.
Therefore, after the 2-2 results against AC Milan, Torino and Sassuolo, Alberto Gilardino's team will aim to extend their unbeaten streak away from home when traveling to Lecce.
Personnel situation
There is no change from last week, the home team's injury list still includes Gaby Jean, Filip Marchwinski and Balthazar pierret. In addition to these three cases, Di Francesco has enough force to choose from.
Expected to start in midfield, Ylber Ramadani will coordinate with conductor Medon Berisha - who directly contributed to 4 of Lecce's last 5 goals in Serie A.
Berisha's outstanding contribution is in complete contrast to the decline in performance of Giallorossi's attack, when both Nikola Stulic and striker Francesco Camarda (lowning from AC Milan) are going through a long period of inactivity.
On the opposite side, Pisa will be without key striker M'Bala Nzola, as the striker has to serve a suspension after a late red card in the match against Parma.
Therefore, Henrik Meister will likely be the leader of the away team, supported by Stefano Moreo or Matteo Tramoni.
Expected lineup:
Lecce: Falcone, Veiga, Gaspar, Gabriel, Gallo, Ramadani, Coulibaly, pierotti, Berisha, Sottil, Stulic.
Pisa: Scuffet, Calabresi, Caracciolo, Canestrelli, Toure, Aebischer, Akinsanmiro, Marin, Angori, Tramoni, Meister.
The match between Lecce and Pisa takes place at 2:45 am on December 13 (Vietnam time).
