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2023/24 Italian Serie A
Matchday 23
US Lecce v ACF Fiorentina
Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Lecce, Italy
Friday, 2 February 2024
Kick-off is at 21h45
US Lecce will play host to top-four hopefuls ACF Fiorentina in an
Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare on 2 February.
Current Form
The Yellow and Reds lost 2-0 to Genoa CFC away on 28 January and they are now winless in their last six games in the Italian top tier.
Lecce are also winless in their last two home matches in this competition having recorded one draw and one defeat as the hosts.
On the other hand, Fiorentina succumbed to a 1-0 loss to Inter Milan at home on 28 January as they extended their winless run to three matches in the Serie A.
Viola also lost to US Sassuolo in their last away match and the defeat ended their two-match unbeaten run on the road in this competition.
Teams News
Lecce star Kastriot Dermaku is currently injured while Ahmed Touba, Hamza Rafia and Lameck Banda are back from national duty, and the club has no suspension worries.
Meanwhile, Gaetano Castrovilli, Dodô and Riccardo Sottil are on the Fiorentina injury list while Christian Kouamé is on national duty and there are no suspension issues.
Quotes
"It was the usual issue, we created lots of chances and caused Inter huge problems, but didn't pick up any points. We're dropping too many now," Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Italiano said after their loss to Inter.
"The offside trap worked well this evening, we knew that we had to take a few risks against Inter. We could've done more against Juventus and Inter, but generally we lose because these teams are stronger than us
"And it is already impressive to cause them this many problems. We will eventually get closer to them, maybe even beat them, having made life very difficult for the top two in the table."
Head-To-Head
Lecce drew 2-2 with Fiorentina in their last meeting in Serie A with the match taking place at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on 27 August 2023.
Therefore, Viola are undefeated in their last four matches in the league against the Yellow and Reds having registered two wins and two draws.
Serie A matchday 23 fixtures
Friday 02 February
21:45 - US Lecce v ACF Fiorentina
Saturday 03 February
16:00 - Empoli FC v Genoa CFC
16:00 - Udinese Calcio v AC Monza
19:00 - Frosinone Calcio v AC Milan
21:45 - Bologna FC v US Sassuolo
Sunday, 04 February
13:30 - Torino FC v US Salernitana
16:00 - SSC Napoli v Hellas Verona
19:00 - Atalanta BC v SS Lazio
21:45 - Inter Milan v Juventus FC
Monday, 05 February
21:45 - AS Roma v Cagliari FC
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