Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Lecce
Match Time & Date:
23/10/2021
14:00
Prediction: 2-0
Perugia
After sharing the spoils with Ascoli at the weekend, Lecce will look to return to winning ways in the Serie B when they take on Perugia on Matchday 9. The Giallorossi are eyeing their third consecutive win at home ground, and the bookies see them as favourites to win Saturday’s football match. Experienced attacker Massimo Coda should continue to lead the line for the hosts despite failing to find the net in the draw with Ascoli.
Perugia, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Brescia. The newcomers have been impressive at the back of late, but preventing Lecce from scoring at Stadio Via del Mare is easier said than done. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be winger Manuel De Luca, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late.
Highlighted Player (Fabio Lucioni):
Fabio Lucioni is a product of Ternana football school. Lucioni played for the youth team of Ternana from 2002 to 2005 and he eventually made 14 appearances for the first team. The 185-cm-tall defender played for the likes of Monopoli, Noicattaro, Gela, Barletta, Spezia and Reggina in the past as well before joining Benevento in 2014.
Lucioni has established himself as a first-team regular at the club and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 46 appearances for Benevento in the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign. The Stregoni secured promotion to the Serie A by beating Carpi in the play-offs final, meaning that Lucioni will have a chance to test a top-flight football in the 2017/2018 season.
Lucioni’s main position is centre-back and his contract with Benevento expires on June 30, 2018. The left-footed defender, who was born in Terni on September 25, 1987, has yet to earn a call-up for the Italian national football team.
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