Cremonese – Lecce

Lecce will take advantage of their opponents’ busy schedule and try to get three points

Cremonese are on a very difficult schedule. "The Grigiorossi are unlikely to regret sensationally beating Napoli in the Italian Cup semi-final, but they have more work to do. In addition to facing Inter in the last round, the team will have to face Roma in the coppa in the middle of the week. Davide Ballardini seems happy for the chance to match his team's strength against such formidable opponents, but he was brought in to save the club in the league. And in it, the situation remains not the best. In the round before last, Cremonese managed to earn the long-awaited points. In the match against Bologna, the team managed to score, but failed to keep their goal intact - 1-1. Then, there was the encounter against Inter, which Ballardini's men lost 1-2, although they managed to score first. After 20 rounds, Cremonese remain the only team without a single win. And the eight points the Grigiorossi have at their disposal are clearly insufficient for positive predictions. The gap from the saving 17th place at the moment is ten points. Lecce, after an excellent start to the year, have disappointed twice. "The Giallorossi lost first to Verona and then to Salernitana. Remarkably, in both cases, the results of the matches can hardly be called expected. The xG scoreline echoes this. The away game against Hellas, meanwhile, was 0.63-0.84 (in reality 2-0), the home game against the Seahorses was 1.39-0.77. The scoreline at the Stadio Via del Mare, on the other hand, was 1-2. It is worth recalling that previously, Marco Baroni's charges had been more than successful. Thus, the Wolves thrashed Lazio 2-1 and also managed to separate the scores with La Spezia (0-0) and AC Milan (2-2). After 20 rounds, they have 20 points under their belt. It is important to note that Lecce have lost fewer than all the teams in the top ten (not counting Empoli and Juventus) - eight times. Fiorentina have the same number of defeats. Their meeting in the first leg ended in a 1-1 draw. Lecce's last two results were largely unfair. Now they have an excellent chance to make amends for their defeats and improve their position in the standings against potential contenders for next season's Serie A title.