Lecce take on the visitors AS Roma in the round 30 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, April 1st at Stadio Via del Mare (Lecce).
Lecce had to change their coach involuntarily. The Yellow and Reds weren't particularly highly rated in Italian football. Yes, they occasionally made it to Serie A, but rarely stayed there. Their last promotion lasted a year, with decent play. Returning to 2022, the newcomer only gathered 36 points in 38 matches, but still managed to finish in a comfortable 16th place – enough to surpass significantly weaker opponents. However, the architect of their success, Baroni, moved to coach Verona. He was replaced by d'Aversa, and initially, things went well. But then the results declined, and towards the end of winter, they lost to almost everyone, only drawing with Frosinone, a direct competitor. After losing 0-1 to Verona at home, the nerves of the yellow-reds coach snapped, and he headbutted an opponent's player after the final whistle. Roberto was immediately dismissed and replaced by Gotti. Moreover, Luca started with a win, defeating Salernitana 1-0. But that was against a bottom-ranked team; let's see what happens now.
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Roma dream of returning to the Champions League. After several failures, they banked on Jose Mourinho. For the Special One himself, returning to Italy, a place he always remembered fondly, was a good chance to restore his reputation. This period wasn't entirely fruitless, with a victory in the Conference League, bringing their first international trophy. However, the Giallorossi didn't achieve the main goal mentioned earlier. They fell just short: reaching the Europa League final, where they lost on penalties to the eventual champions, Sevilla. In Serie A, the Giallorossi were essentially stuck in one place, slightly above or below, but outside the top 4. Amid new failures, in 2023/2024, they parted ways with the coach and decided to look for a full replacement in the summer. For now, they appointed local legend De Rossi as interim coach. And suddenly, Daniele led them to victories over Feyenoord and Brighton in the Europa League, not the easiest opponents. In Serie A, the capital club won four out of their last five matches, drawing one, pulling closer to the top 4. And, of course, they want to at least try to catch up with their neighbor above, Bologna.
Last season, in February 2023, Lecce managed to draw with the Roman giants. But then the Roman Wolves won again. They don't believe in success for the home team, not even at the level of not losing. Let's agree that De Rossi and his team should win.
Prediction for the match: AS Roma to win.
