Lecce-Inter is a match valid for the twenty-sixth day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 6:00 pm: odds, predictions, live TV, streaming.
Don’t mind the more superstitious, but a little piece of the Scudetto Inter sewed it up a week ago at San Siro against Salernitana, consolidating the lead and moving to +9 from Juventus (with one match less). Embarrassingly, the Nerazzurri’s superiority over the Granata, overwhelmed 4-0 and forced to stay holed up in their own penalty area for the entire match.
In the week, then, Simone Inzaghi’s team won the first of its two challenges with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, and in three weeks’ time, in the Spanish capital, Lautaro Martinez and his teammates can be satisfied with even a draw to advance to the quarters. With a little more cynicism, the gap could have been wider and instead Inter had to “settle” for a 1-0 win, thanks to Arnautovic’s goal ten minutes from the end that unlocked a game that seemed almost bewitched. Before the league rematch with Atalanta, scheduled for next Wednesday, the Nerazzurri will attempt to further widen the gap from their pursuers in the away match in Lecce, against a team coming off two ugly defeats against Bologna and Torino, in which they conceded a total of six goals without scoring any. Roberto D’Aversa’s men have undoubtedly taken more than one step backward since the disastrous victory against Fiorentina, which remains the only one in the last two months. Salvation is still all to be won, as only four points separate the Giallorossi from third-last place.
Lecce-Inter: the latest lineup news
Ben two disqualified for D’Aversa, both in defense: they are Dorgu and Pongracic, whose place in the center of the rearguard will be taken by Touba and Gallo. In midfield Kaba is favored over Gonzalez, while in attack we will witness the usual ballot between Krstovic and Piccoli.
Inzaghi on Wednesday lost Thuram, who will be forced to miss at least a couple of games. Flanking Lautaro will be one of Arnautovic and Sanchez, while in midfield Frattesi will play Mkhitaryan. Sommer, struggling with the flu, is not at his best: if the Swiss goalkeeper cannot make it, Audero is ready.
The prediction
Inter, fresh from a costly cup match, could play with the handbrake pulled in Salento, aiming not to take any risks and to bring home the three points by doing the bare minimum. Reason why the Nerazzurri should also manage to keep their goal inviolate, a hypothesis that is far from remote in light of Lecce’s offensive difficulties.
The probable formations of Lecce-Inter
LECCE (4-3-3): Falcone; Gendrey, Baschirotto, Touba, Gallo; Kaba, Ramadani, Oudin; Almqvist, Krstovic, Banda.
INTER (3-5-2): Audero; Pavard, de Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez, Arnautovic.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 0-2
